ELMHURST, IL – A man who stole kitchen appliances from an Elmhurst store also parked in a handicapped spot in front of the store's door, authorities said.
Shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday, Elmhurst police were called about a retail theft in progress involving a man later identified as 32-year-old Jrlani Williams of Chicago, prosecutors said.
At Kohl's, 303 S. Route 83, Williams selected a blender, removed an anti-theft device and placed the blender in a shopping cart, according to a news release from DuPage County prosecutors.
He then selected an electric griddle before staging the cart near the front door, police said.
After reaching the store, officers placed a tire-deflation device behind one of the back tires of Williams' Jaguar F-Type.
Williams then ran toward his Jaguar and entered it.
When officers ordered him to get out, Williams instead drove over the tire-deflation device and fled, police said.
Officers chased Williams, but lost sight of him. Shortly after, they found the Jaguar abandoned in a ditch near York Street and Butterfield Road, police said.
Williams was then discovered hiding in a nearby stand of trees. He ran away, but was quickly caught, police said.
Williams was charged with the felonies of burglary and aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer.
He also faces lesser charges, such as retail theft, resisting a police officer and driving with a suspended license.
A DuPage County judge ordered Williams detained until his trial.
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