Police looking for local aggravated battery suspect

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Joseph A. Linscott
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DIXON – Police are asking the public’s help finding a 22-year-old Dixon man suspected of battering a teenage girl on Dec. 31.

Joseph A. Linscott is wanted for aggravated battery. He is 6 feet 1 inch tall, about 150 pounds with brown hair.

Police say Linscott and the girl got into a fight, and she suffered facial injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 815-288-4411 or the anonymous tip line, Crime Stoppers, at 888-228-4488.

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