2 Businesses Lose More Than $20K Each in Separate Thefts: Police Blotter

Two businesses in Downers Grove reported two separate incidents of theft worth more than $20,000 each, according to police.

A business on the 2500 block of Ogden Avenue reported a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer stolen worth $20,000. The other business, located on the 1300 block of Butterfield Road, reported a stolen trailer with a disassembled kitchen worth more than $30,000, according to police.

Both thefts were reported May 10, but the Butterfield Road theft took place between Jan. 15 and Jan. 31, a police report said.

"Due to a miscommunication amongst the six partners … the trailer was gone for several months before being noticed," the report said.

The trailer was parked on the west side of the business surrounded by an eight-foot construction fence. The trailer contained parts that were temporarily stored while the business' old building is being remodeled. The ovens, cooler, grill, other parts and the actual trailer have a total value of $32,950.

The Lancer stolen from the Ogden Avenue business was purchased on March 5 at an auction, according to police. The vehicle's engine had extensive after-market upgrades.

The black and red-colored Lancer was last parked along Ogden Avenue next to an entrance at 8:15 p.m. May 9. At 8:30 a.m. May 10, someone found in its place broken glass, a broken license plate frame and rubber or plastic molding from a broken window. The items were collected as evidence, the report said.

The Lancer and the semi-trailer were each entered into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System as stolen.

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