The Chicago suburb of Oak Brook has seen an increase in retail thefts and robberies over the past year, with police saying the main suspects are recently arrived illegal border crossers who fled Chicago for the suburbs.
oak brook police department report Since October, 47 recently arrived illegal aliens have been arrested in connection with retail thefts and home and car burglaries, and more than 175 since last year, News Break said.
Just 25 minutes west of downtown Chicago and just minutes south of O'Hare International Airport, where hundreds of undocumented immigrants have been sheltering for months, officials in this suburb, which is frequently broken into by thieves, say He pointed out that use Bags lined with sheets of aluminum foil to thwart anti-theft devices at store entrances. new york post report.
This problem continues in the suburbs, especially within the Oakbrook Shopping Mall.
Back in 2021, the Oak Brook Police Department reported that a group of approximately 14 people broke into a store and stole all of their belongings.
But it wasn't until 2023 that the theft really took off.
In October, for example, two newly arrived illegal aliens were arrested on suspicion of shoplifting $2,000 worth of clothing from a Macy's store in Oak Brook.
Immigrant charged in Oakbrook Macy's theft released on electronic monitoring https://t.co/M4cjuUaWTB
— FOX 32 News (@fox32news) October 24, 2023
The two were identified as Venezuelan illegal immigrants Abel Barrios-Estaba, 20, and Rafael Mata-Torres, 25. Barrios-Estaba allegedly stole six items of clothing valued at more than $300. Mata-Torres is also accused of stealing 13 items of clothing valued at more than $1,400.
A few weeks later, in early November, Luis Mendez-Gomez, 28, and Frank Montez-Davila, 23, were arrested on suspicion of stealing more than $2,800 worth of merchandise from Macy's, also in Oak Brook.
Officers reported finding stolen items inside the backpacks the two men were carrying.
Also in November, DuPage County officials warned State Attorney Bob Berlin reported on a group of five illegal immigrants from Venezuela who were arrested for dash-and-grab robberies at Kohl's and Oak Brook Macy's stores.
A month later, two more Venezuelan immigrants seeking refuge in Chicago were arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise from Macy's.
More Venezuelan immigrants living in Chicago arrested for stealing from suburban Macy's store, authorities say https://t.co/NSKYPLLR5x
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 3, 2023
Edith Alberto Herrera Gotopo, 20, and Johan Gavidia Rojas, 18, were arrested Friday after they allegedly entered a Macy's store in Oak Brook at 7 p.m., ran toward the exit and grabbed clothing. It was done.
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