Crime & Safety

Car Burglary Suspect Tracked To Indiana, Charged

The Lincolnshire man was allegedly seen on video surveillance using stolen credit cards.

A man accused of burglarizing a parked car on Waukegan Road in Lake Forest in May has been tracked down in Indiana and charged with several counts of burglary to motor vehicle.

According to Lake Forest police, Clayton A. Kosky, 25, Lincolnshire was observed on several surveillance videos performing transactions with several credit cards that were reported stolen in the incident, which occurred on May 17 around 7 p.m. The alleged transactions occurred in Lake County.

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The credit cards had been used immediately after the alleged burglary and throughout the next day.

On June 1, detectives obtained a warrant for Kosky’s arrest on six counts of burglary to motor vehicle, improper use of credit card and identity theft, all felonies. He was tracked to a hotel in Bloomington, Indiana and taken into custody before being returned to Lake Forest on June 12.

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