Oak Brook Perfume Theft Yields Arrests: Cops

OAK BROOK, IL – Two men were arrested last week after stealing perfume from an Oak Brook store and then leading officers on a high-speed chase, authorities said.

The men were identified as Kovadis Stewart, 29, and Antwan Davis, 46, both of Chicago.

About 6 p.m. Thursday, Davis entered Ulta Beauty, 2155 22nd St., alone, went directly to the fragrance section and filled a tote bag with nine perfumes, totaling $1,250, prosecutors said.

Davis left the store without paying for the fragrances and got into a car driven by Stewart, according to a news release from the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office.

Officers found the men a short distance away and activated their emergency lights and sirens, but the men did not stop, police said. They led officers on a high-speed chase on Butterfield Road, reaching speeds of 78 mph in a 35 mph zone, prosecutors said.

The car was stopped at Interstate 290 and Mannheim Road after officers deployed spike strips, police said.

The men were charged with felony counts of burglary and theft.

"Incidents like this are becoming far too common but will not be tolerated in our community," Oak Brook Police Chief Brian Strockis said in the news release. "Sooner or later the word will spread to the criminal element that the Oak Brook Police Department is committed to being proactive in combatting retail crimes."