Judge Bans Bolingbrook Man From Visiting Meijer Stores

BOLINGBROOK, IL - A 29-year-old man who lives in Bolingbrook learned last week that he is not welcome to visit the Meijer stores in Bolingbrook or another Meijer store for that matter. For the third time since September, the Will County State's Attorney's Office has charged Patrick Cleary with committing retail theft. A felony retail theft charge was filed against Cleary in September and two misdemeanor charges were filed in October. Cleary was in the Will County Adult Detention Facility between October 17 and November 8 related to those criminal charges. Then, he was released on a personal recognizance bond.

Then, around 9 p.m. December 8, the Bolingbrook Police Department put Cleary in handcuffs once again. Bolingbrook police say that Cleary was busted for stealing merchandise at the Meijer on North Weber Road.

According to the criminal complaint, Cleary was convicted in 2009 over in Cook County of theft.

On December 8, he is accused of frequenting the Bolingbrook Meijer store and the complaint accuses him of stealing "razors, teeth whitening strips, digestive aids and gift presentation items, with the intention to deprive the merchant permanently of the benefit of such merchandise without paying the full retail value of such merchandise." The value of the stolen merchandise exceeded $300, the complaint states.

Bolingbrook police reports indicate that Cleary, who lives in the 400 block of King Arthur Way, was arrested on suspicion of retail theft as well as resisting a police officer and possessing drug equipment. As a result of Cleary's arrest at the Bolingbrook Meijer, Cleary now faces two more charges accusing him of retail theft and theft, both felonies.

Last week, Will County judge Ben Braun ordered Cleary to remain in the Will County jail on a $25,000 bond. Cleary has remained in custody since 2:50 a.m. December 9, unable to post bail. "As a condition of bond, the defendant is to have no contact with all Meijer locations," court records show.

In the event that Cleary comes up with $2,500 to bail himself out of jail, he will be forced to submit to drug testing on the date of every court hearing.

The judge ordered that Cleary can have one phone card while he remains in custody.

Mugshots of Patrick Cleary via Will County Sheriff's Department