Crime & Safety
Villa Park Gym Stops Feds Pursuing Suspect Into Building: Cops
The agents chased a person, but the fitness center's staff denied access, police said.
VILLA PARK, IL – A Villa Park business stopped federal agents from pursuing a suspect who entered the building Wednesday, police said.
About 9 a.m., Villa Park police said they responded to the area near Vasa Fitness on North Avenue after being informed a federal law enforcement agency attempted to apprehend a "wanted individual."
Federal agents tried to conduct a traffic stop, but the suspect ran to Vasa Fitness, police said.
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Staff at Vasa Fitness denied the agents access, police said.
"Villa Park Police officers responded to ensure public safety and maintain scene security," the police department said in a news release. "After a brief period on scene, the federal agency concluded its operations and departed the area without taking the individual into custody."
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Villa Park police said no one was reported injured.
The department did not identify the federal agency. Patch left a message for comment.
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