Crime & Safety
4 Charged With Stealing From Oak Brook Stores
One duo made off with $2,378 in clothing, police said.
ELMHURST, IL – Four Chicago residents were charged last week with stealing items from Oak Brook stores in separate incidents, authorities said.
The suspects were identified as Talia Martinez-Pacheco, 23; Santiago Rojas-Galea, 18; Cheryl Gryer, 26; and Daiveon Watson, 21.
Early Wednesday evening, Martinez-Pacheco and Rojas-Galea stole $2,378 worth of clothing from Macy's department store in the Oakbrook Center mall, DuPage County prosecutors said in a news release.
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Shortly before, Gryer and Watson made off with $834 in clothing from Nordstrom department store in the mall, police said.
All four suspects were arrested without any problems, police said.
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"These two cases exemplify the Oak Brook Police Department’s commitment to keeping our community safe," Oak Brook Police Chief Brian Strockis said in a news release. "It also shows how strong our partnership with loss prevention continues to be."
Each suspect is facing burglary and retail theft charges.
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