Posted on 01/20/2024 11:45:57 PM PST by lowbridge
A band of newly arrived migrants who may be part of a bigger crime ring are allegedly behind a string of retail thefts and burglaries plaguing a Chicago suburb, police said.
In all, 47 migrants have been arrested since October in the village of Oak Brook, about 20 miles west of the Second City, Chief of Police Brian Strockis told Fox News, adding many of the incidents have targeted a Macy’s in the local mall.
On Jan. 13, Jaime Ubaldo Obando-Andrade, 32, allegedly tried on a $395 jacket at the department store and walked out without paying for it, according to a news release from DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin’s office.
Police found approximately $3,000 worth of suspected stolen goods in Obando-Andrade’s car, as well as rolls of tin foil and a fake driver’s license, they said.
Shoplifters will sometimes line bags with tinfoil to get around theft detection devices in stores, authorities said.
Officers also found an I.C.E. electronic monitoring device that Obando-Andrade allegedly cut off, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office. Obando-Andrade was denied pre-trial release.
“These retail crimes involving migrant offenders are part of a bigger criminal enterprise and we are working closely with our federal partners to thoroughly investigate these cases,” Strockis said in the release.
In October, Venezuelan migrants Luis Mendez-Gomez, 28, and Frank Montez-Davila, 23, were arrested after they allegedly stole nearly $3,000 in high-end cosmetics from Macy’s and granted pre-trial release.
A week before that, another pair of Venezuelan migrants were arrested and charged with burglary and retail theft after they separately stole clothes from the store, authorities said.
“We want everyone to be aware of the increase in criminal activity from the migrant community coming from Chicago,” Oak Brook Deputy Chief of Police Reid Foltyniewicz said at the time.
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Shitcago reaping what it’s sown! Sanctuary City, huh?
And these are the least problematic of the hundreds of thousands of illegals crossing the border.
Just heard a preacher say the Arab terrorist country illegals have hateful, determined looks on their faces when questioned. They hate America and are waiting for their time to pounce.
This can happen to any suburbs around a democrat city. Hardly the only example.
Theyre not sending their best...
They’re illegal aliens and shoplifters.
That’s a dual protected class.
Spreadin’ the wealth, baby!
Brought to you by the Hussein/Biden Regime.
A ‘migrant’ is someone who moves from place to place, usually taking advantage of environment/conditions at the time. The KEY is that they eventually move on to greener pastures. Not so with the illegal third world slags we are infested with. They are here to STAY and this post is an example of all the good and right (ha!) they bring with them.
Of course he did.
If national borders don’t mean anything to him, why would price tags?
“Jaime Ubaldo Obando-Andrade”
At least that is the name he gave Cops. Zero way of knowing for sure. Real names when illegally crossing the boarder are of no concern for Brandon and his clown show administration.
And this is the destruction of America that the filthy Biden administration is doing!!
Keep voting Democrat 😉
INVADERS stealing? There are enough Americans stealing stuff. Why bring more?
Jail then for their full sentence and then send them back to their Marxist run country.
Aw...
I used to like the crepe place at Oakbrook Mall, but that was 50 years ago.
I just read that they get $2000 when they cross the border and now they zig zag across it, collecting $2000 several times a week.
Alex, I’ll take things you won’t hear about on the NBC Nightly news for $1000
This is the "better life" we're told that came here for. We, no doubt , have gotten the cream of their society.
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