Couple Arrested for Stealing $27,000 Worth of Snap-On Tools in Crystal Lake

A McHenry County couple has been arrested for stealing more than $27,000 worth of Snap-On Tools in Crystal Lake.

Liliana Bravo and her husband, Milton Chapa, of 3207 S. Cherry Ave., McHenry (close to Island Lake), were arrested and each charged with theft over $10,000, a Class 2 felony, according to McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren.

Nygren said his department received anonymous information from Snap-On that Liliana Bravo, an employee of the tool company located at 3009 Route 176 in Crystal Lake, had been facilitating thefts through her position at the company, Nygren said.

Bravo's husband, Milton Chapa, received the stolen items and then sold them.

Sheriff’s Office investigators looked into the alleged thefts, and, during the course of their investigation, found a majority of the stolen items at the couple’s home in unincorporated Nunda Township, according to Nygren.

Chapa and Bravo were arrested without incident and transported to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Adult Correctional Facility, where they remained at the time of this release.

Bond for Bravo was set at $20,000, and bond for her husband was set at $40,000, Nygren said. Both were waiting for a court date to be set.