GENESEO, Ill. (WTVO) — Police in Geneseo, Illinois, arrested a woman found hiding within the walls of several businesses, authorities said.

On Wednesday, November 5th, officers with the Geneseo Police Department were called to a business in the 100 block of South State Street, where the owner reported hearing a "loud noise originating from the ceiling or attic area."

Officers searched the interior for 17 minutes and said they also heard a noise, but couldn't determine where it came from. Police left at 5:52 p.m.

Around 6:10 p.m., the business owner called back, saying they were hearing additional suspicious noises coming from a different location of the business.

Officers returned to the scene and began checking the complainant's business along with other businesses on the same block.

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