An Aurora man is in custody for allegedly stealing money from a local Boy Scott troop in Naperville.
The 59-year-old suspect was arrested on Tuesday on felony theft charges following an investigation into unauthorized checks being written from a Naperville Boy Scout troop’s bank account.
In February 2023, Naperville Police received a report of thousands of dollars missing from the bank account of Boy Scout Troop 1776. An investigation discovered that cash and unauthorized checks totaling $21,838 made out to the troop’s treasurer, the suspect, were allegedly deposited into his personal bank account between May 2021 and November 2022.
The accused has been charged with one count of Theft, a Class 2 Felony.