DUI, Car Burglary: New Lenox Police Reports

The following information is from the New Lenox Police Department. An arrest or charge is not an indication of guilt.

Oct. 16

• A man stole $292 worth of items from Walmart, 501 E. Lincoln Highway, and fled.

Oct. 18

• Anthony Brown II, 30, of Country Club Hills, was charged with illegal transportation of cannabis at 8:04 p.m. at Washington Street and Essex Lane. According to police reports, the officer conducted a traffic stop after the vehicle committed a traffic violation. The officer met with the driver, Brown, and learned he was smoking cannabis while driving the vehicle and in unlawful possession of less than 10 grams of cannabis.

Oct. 19

• Someone spray-painted graffiti on the building and construction equipment at the Metra station, 201 N. Prairie Road.

Oct. 20

• A man paid for items using a counterfeit $50 bill at Speedway, 939 S. Cedar Road. The man was provided change from the sale and left the store.

Oct. 21

• Someone took multiple items from the cosmetics department at Walgreens, 466 Nelson Road, and left the store without paying.
• Brandon Santoro, 27, of Lockport, was charged with DUI at 9:09 p.m. at Lincoln Highway and Gougar Road. According to police reports, the officer walled call to the scene of an accident between two vehicles. The officer learned a third vehicle was involved in the crash, but had left the scene. The third vehicle was found a short time later in Lockport, and the officer learned the driver, Santoro, had been driving under the influence of alcohol.

Oct. 22

• The victim had set up a sale for shoes via Snapchat. They met with the offender and provided two pairs of shoes. The man took the shoes and did not give the agreed upon $400.
• Someone entered an unlocked vehicle parked at Jewel, 475 N. Nelson Road, and stole a purse.

Oct. 24

• A vehicle was damaged after it was struck with a pumpkin in the 2800 block of Northwind Drive.