Darien Cop Chases Store Burglary Suspect: Police

DARIEN, IL – A Darien police officer decided to check on the vape shop at Brookhaven Plaza early one morning last week after a report of a burglary at a vape store in another town, authorities said.

The officer got there shortly after 2 a.m. Friday and saw a Dodge Charger leaving the area, police said. The driver was at Cass Avenue and Plainfield Road when the officer tried to make a traffic stop.

The driver refused to stop, sped east on Plainfield Road and entered southbound Interstate 55, police said. The officer then stopped the pursuit.

The store's video showed two men throw a block through a front door, then fill up bags with merchandise and leave, police said. The loss was estimated at $2,900.