BELLEVILLE – Residents from around the Riverbend have been charged with stolen vehicle possession in a series of unrelated felony cases.
Patsy N. Willis, 38, of Belleville, was charged on July 17, 2025 with offenses related to motor vehicles, a Class 2 felony. Willis allegedly possessed a 2007 Toyota Camry which she knew to be stolen on June 12, 2025.
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The Bethalto Police Department presented the case against Willis, and she was granted pretrial release from custody.
Amy E. Rives, 41, of Cottage Hills, was charged with a Class 2 felony count of offenses related to motor vehicles on July 17, 2025. Rives allegedly knowingly possessed a stolen 2009 Ford Flex bearing an Illinois registration number on June 16, 2025.
George Garcia-Flores, 22, listed as homeless out of Granite City, was charged on July 18, 2025 with offenses related to motor vehicles, a Class 2 felony. On July 3, 2025, Garcia-Flores was reportedly in possession of a stolen Jaguar X-Type which he knew had been stolen.
Vincent A. Plannette, 42, of Madison, Ill., was charged on July 17, 2025 with one Class 2 felony count of offenses related to motor vehicles. Plannette is accused of knowingly possessing a stolen 2019 Kia Optima with an Illinois registration number on June 7, 2025.
The Metro East Auto Theft Task Force presented each of the cases against Rives, Garcia-Flores, and Plannette, all of whom were also ordered released from custody.
All individuals charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
