Police Find $2,500 In Stolen Items In Stolen Car: Cops

LAKE COUNTY, IL — Authorities arrested three women after a police chase, crash and subsequent discovery of $2,500 worth of stolen merchandise in the group's stolen getaway vehicle, according to a news release from the Lake County Sheriff's Office. Two Lake County Sheriff's Office deputies spotted the trio driving a Chevrolet Impala in Deer Park Friday evening and recognized them from law enforcement bulletins regarding retail thefts across the Chicago area, police said.

The Impala was reported stolen from Bloomington, Illinois, and deputies attempted to pull the vehicle over. The driver of the car, Jonva Vivetter, 18, of the 6500 block of South Morgan Street in Chicago, did not stop, continuing south on Route 12, police said. As the car approached Lake Cook Road it hit three vehicles and a sheriff's office squad car, according to the news release.

Even after the collision, police said Vivetter continued driving east on Lake Cook Road before heading onto southbound Highway 53. She then allegedly drove into a ditch. Vivetter and two other passengers, Jamesha J. McChristine, 21, and Dezire Cashay Ann Parker, 20, both of Chicago, fled on foot.

Authorities quickly caught up to McChristine, of the 7900 block of South Langley Drive, arresting her, police said. Deputies tracked down Vivetter and were able to take her into custody after using a taser to subdue her, according to a news release. Parker, of the 3200 block of North Clark Street in Chicago, was also arrested.

While searching the Impala, deputies said they found $2,500 worth of retail merchandise, which they believed to be stolen. Vivetter was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle and fleeing and eluding police, while McChristine and Parker were both charged with resisting arrest.

Vivetter was also wanted on several warrants, including for shoplifting charges out of Kane County, Skokie, Arlington Heights and Cook County; a retail theft warrant issued by the Skokie Police Department; and a warrant on retail theft, aggravated battery and aggravated assault out of Lake County.

The incident remains under Investigation.