By Jeff Kolkey
Staff writer
Posted Feb. 25, 2016 at 4:09 PM
Updated at 10:50 PM
ROCKFORD — Rock Valley College police on Wednesday arrested a former director of its disbanded Small Business Development Center over an apparent dispute involving a laptop computer.
Brian McIntyre, 54, of Rockford, was charged with the Dec. 21 theft of a Rock Valley College laptop. The Class 3 felony charge covers theft of property valued between $500 and $10,000.
McIntyre is the CEO of Thames Management Ltd., a consulting firm recently hired for $19,500 by the Rockford Housing Authority to conduct a feasibility study for a west side industrial laundry that could provide jobs and possibly wealth-building capacity for low-income residents.
McIntyre did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment. He posted $500 bail and was released.
Rock Valley College spokeswoman Nancy Chamberlain said no information beyond a blotter entry was available.
It is unclear what steps, if any, were taken to recover the laptop before charges were sought.
Theft is a Class 3 felony punishable by probation or by three to seven years in prison.
Jeff Kolkey: 815-987-1374; jkolkey@rrstar.com; @jeffkolkey
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