Crime & Safety

Bond Hearing for Woodridge Ex-Cop Charged with Theft Wednesday

Scott A. Webb will appear in a DuPage County bond hearing Wednesday morning.

A Woodridge ex-cop  will appear in DuPage County court Wednesday morning. 

Scott A. Webb, 39, of Romeoville, is a 10-year veteran of the . 

Webb is charged with taking $30,000 from Crawlin' for the Fallen fundraisers, a bar crawl he helped organize to benefit C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors). The organization benefits family members of police officers killed in the line of duty. 

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 on two counts of theft and was sought on a $250,000 bail arrest warrant. Webb could face up to seven years in prison if convicted. He disappeared and never contacted his family. 

Following a five-month search, in his home in Branson, MO, after police received a tip as to his whereabouts. He was transported to Illinois early this week. 

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Darrah said the thefts occurred between June 2007 and August 2010, totaling $30,000. 

The village learned of "potential wrongdoing" by Webb in August 2010, . He was placed on administrative leave while the village launched an internal investigation and notified the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office. 

Webb submitted his resignation in March. 

Webb's family insists he is innocent. Read what they have to say here. 

Concerns of Police Survivors, or C.O.P.S., hosts support meetings and organizes retreats and camps for kids, teens and spouses of those who have died.

C.O.P.S. also sends families to National Police Week in Washington D.C. to see their loved one honored and put on the National Law Enforcement Memorial.  

"It's never happened before," said Craig Figgins, president of the Illinois chapter of C.O.P.S. "We're very disappointed and sad that it had to come to this." 

Figgins said the organization relies entirely on public support, and $30,000 is significant portion of money donated to C.O.P.S.

According to the C.O.P.S. website, the Woodridge Police Association has donated $47,000 to C.O.P.S. to date. 


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