Sledgehammer-Swinging Suspect in Target Smash and Grab Arrested: Police

ORLAND PARK, IL — Orland Park police have arrested one of three suspects they say stole more than $10,000 in goods from a Target store earlier this month.

The trio walked into Target, 15850 94th Ave., mid-day on August 11, headed straight to the Apple display case and smashed into it with a sledgehammer, police said Tuesday. They then loaded up bags with nearly $11,000 in products, before fleeing the store in two different cars. Police later curbed them at 159th and Park Hill Drive, but the drivers fled and dodged arrest.

The driver of one of the vehicles was later identified as Alonzo Gee. Gee, 27, of Gary, Indiana, was also identified as the suspect wielding the hammer inside the Target store. On August 25, Gee was arrested at Markham courthouse after a court appearance on an unrelated case. The other two suspects remain unidentified.

Gee was charged with retail theft, a class 3 felony, in addition to aggravated fleeing and eluding, a class 4 felony.

His bond was set at $10,000 on August 27. His next court date is September 29.

Photo Courtesy of Orland Park Police