Dead Bolingbrook Cop's Camaro Stolen

BOLINGBROOK, IL - In December, the Bolingbrook Police Department suffered a tremendous loss. One of their veteran police officers, 17-year department veteran Steve Alexander, was killed in Ireland along with his brother and their parents. Their rental car collided with a truck and all four died. The tragedy left thousands of people devastated particularly in the Will County police community. And at the Bolingbrook Police Department, everyone knew that Steve Alexander was proud of his Camaro.

"Steve ... enjoyed racing his vintage Camaro drag racing car and talking to children about vehicle and driving safety," Bolingbrook Police officials announced in December. "Steve recently hosted and organized a Squad Car Night at the Bolingbrook Promenade in partnership with the Illinois Special Olympics which attracted police vehicles from all over the state."

Now, the late Bolingbrook officer's Camaro has been stolen.

This week, a popular public safety Facebook group, Radioman911.Com, informed its nearly 25,000 followers the Camaro of the late Bolingbrook Police officer was stolen.

Alexander's "Beat the Heat Chevy Camaro is missing and has been reported stolen. Please contact the police if you know the whereabouts of this vehicle. Steve left behind two young daughters who would benefit by its recovery," the group alerted its social media followers.

After learning of the apparent crime, Patch reached out to the Bolingbrook Police Department for comment. Police officials responded the theft did not happen in Bolingbrook, and they did not know what agency was investigating the crime.

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Word of Alexander's stolen Camaro left many of the Facebook group's followers just livid.

Here's a sampling of comments:

• "Bottom dwellers! That's terrible!"
• "That's horrible."
• "Unbelievable!!"
• "Is this true?"
• "This is a sick thing to do. Honestly this car has about a 5 percent chance of being found. Most likely is already apart and distributed."

File images provided via Bolingbrook Police Department