Crime & Safety

Car Stolen, Store Burglarized: Downers Grove Crime Blotter

A car was stolen, a tobacco store was burglarized and other crimes were reported on the Downers Grove crime blotter for early September.

A car was stolen, a tobacco store was burglarized and other crimes were reported on the Downers Grove crime blotter for early September.
A car was stolen, a tobacco store was burglarized and other crimes were reported on the Downers Grove crime blotter for early September. (Lisa Farver/Patch)

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — A car was stolen, a store was burglarized and other crimes were reported on the Downers Grove crime blotter for the first week of September.

Car Stolen from Parking Lot

A Dodge Charger was stolen from a parking lot in the 3300 block of Finley Road on Sept. 9. The victim told police he parked his car around 3:15 p.m. When he returned to the parking lot around 5:12 p.m., he saw that his car was no longer there and noticed broken glass on the ground.

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Car Burglarized in 2100 Block of Prentiss Drive

Police say a car was burglarized in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 2100 block of Prentiss Drive Monday. The incident took place sometime between 4 a.m. and 4:55 a.m. Wireless headphones were stolen, in addition to a wallet that contained $100 cash, a FOID card, a social security card and nine credit and debit cards.

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Tobacco Store Burglarized

Tobacco products were stolen when someone burglarized Big D Mart, 6310 Woodward Ave. on Sept. 10. Police say surveillance footage shows a man throwing a concrete block through the store window around 11:14 p.m.

Anyone who has information about these incidents is encouraged to call the Downers Grove Police Department at 630-434-5600.

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