Stolen Jeep Draws Police Interest: Burr Ridge Cops

BURR RIDGE, IL — A Burr Ridge police officer followed a Jeep that was listed as stolen about 5 a.m. Sunday, but the driver sped away and the officer decided against giving chase, police said. A little earlier, another officer checked a law enforcement database for the license plate number of the 2017 gray Jeep, which he saw at Briarwood Drive and Clynderven Road. The officer learned the Jeep was stolen, turned around and tried to find the Jeep, but was unsuccessful.

A few minutes later, another officer noticed the Jeep in the 6200 block of Garfield Street and saw four people inside, police said. The Jeep proceeded through a red light and went east on Plainfield Road from Garfield, then sped away. The officer said he did not try to follow the Jeep because of "overall dangerous conditions."

Here's more information from the Burr Ridge Police Department's latest blotter:

• Ten LED lights were removed from a ballroom at Marriott at Burr Ridge between Jan. 2 and Jan. 3. The theft was reported by a Marriott events subcontractor on Jan. 9. He said he just needed to file a report for insurance purposes.
• A domestic battery was reported about 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at Hampton Inn and Suites, 100 Harvester Drive. A man said his wife threw a whiskey bottle, iron and coffee maker at him during an altercation. He said she hit him with two open hands on the head.
• Denarius L. Stewart was arrested shortly before 2 a.m. Jan. 10 at Central Avenue and Village Road on charges of driving with a suspended license and improper use of registration.
• A resident reported that two men checked the door handles of her cars about 3 a.m. Jan. 10 on 94th Place. She said the men left in a black Lexus. She said she had video.
• A 2019 BMW on Andrew Court was burglarized. The report was made about 5 p.m. Jan. 10, but the police indicated the report was delayed. Three suspects found the garage door opener and entered the garage. The suspects apparently tried to get into an unlocked 2017 Porsche in the garage. The report did not indicate whether anything was stolen.
• Timothy J. Gleason Jr., 25, was arrested at 12:30 a.m. Jan 13 in the 6300 block of South County Line Road on a charge of DUI. This was after he rear-ended another car.

Police report information is provided by local police departments. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.