Information sought on Saybrook water plant break-in

Posted on May 26, 2017
An image from a security video at the Saybrook water plant shows someone in the vicinity at about the time water was shut off. (Photo/video courtesy McLean Co. Sheriff’s Office)

By Greg Halbleib

SAYBROOK – The McLean County Sheriff’s Department is looking for the person or persons who broke into the Saybrook water plant and shut off water to the entire village.

The department’s Facebook page reports the break-in and shut-off occurred on May 14. A security video shows someone at the water plant at about the time the water was shut off.

The video is on the McLean County Sheriff’s Department Facebook page as well as below. Anyone with information is asked to contact Deputy Bryan Hanner at 309-434-6185.

Click here for the security video provided by the McLean County Sheriff’s Office through its Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/McleanCountySheriffsOfficeIL/videos/442053012824230/

Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected].

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