Tiskilwa man sentenced to 3.5 years prison for thefts

A 31-year-old Tiskilwa man was sentenced July 11 to 3½ years in prison and ordered to pay $13,957 in restitution for theft and unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle.

After an investigation by the Princeton Police Department, Dean W. Blair admitted that in October 2023 he stole a 26-foot trailer filled with commercial sound equipment and a Chevrolet Express van. The value of the stolen equipment was determined to be more than $10,000.

Both charges were Class 2 felonies. Bureau County State’s Attorney Thomas Briddick served as the lead prosecutor, and Judge Geno Caffarini issued the sentence.