Batavia police: Person robbed during motorcycle sale
Posted April 27, 2026 3:07 pm
Batavia police are reporting that a person was robbed of a motorcycle they were selling Sunday night.
Officers responded around 7:10 p.m. to the 300 block of Orion Road.
The victim reported they had arranged, via Facebook Marketplace, to sell a black-and-yellow Kawasaki motorcycle with an Illinois license plate MCYGM703.
Three men showed up in a black passenger car, possibly a Chevrolet Cruze. They were armed with a handgun.
The victim said the men were wearing black T-shirts and faded black jeans, and appeared to be of Hispanic descent.
One of them had a red tattoo on his neck; another had a black tattoo on his neck.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (630) 454-2500.