Crime & Safety
Feb. 2012 Crime Report: Burglary, Identity Theft and More
New Lenox police made eight felony arrests in February 2012, according to monthly statistics released last week by the department.
New Lenox police made eight felony arrests in February 2012, according to monthly statistics released last week by the department.
The monthly crime report, released by the , details types of crime, how they compare to the previous year and months, and other notable information.
To see the full report for February, view the PDF attached to this article. See below for cases of interest, a breakdown of all February 2012 arrests and links to previous monthly reports.
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Cases of Interest
Burglary, Identity Theft: On Feb. 13, a male subject was observed smashing a car window and stealing a purse from a vehicle at Premier Fitness. The male subject then entered another car driven by a second subject. The victim’s credit card was used at a Speedway Gas Station in Frankfort. An investigation led to warrants being obtained for husband and wife Daniel and Patsy Stephens. Daniel Stephens was charged with burglary and identity theft and Patsy was charged with burglary.
Theft of Services: Police say Felicia Remblake and her daughter received more than $230 worth of services from the Nail & Spa Salon on Feb. 25. Their credit cards were declined, police said, at which point they fled the salon. Felicia Remblake was later arrested and charged with a felony theft.
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Residential Burglary: A juvenile was charged with residential burglary after the victim reported noticing several items missing from her apartment over the past several months. A witness observed the juvenile offender in the victim’s apartment and provided the juvenile’s name. A subsequent investigation resulted in the arrest of the juvenile. The juvenile was also charged with violation of an order of protection from a separate case. The juvenile was sent to River Valley Detention Center as a result of these charges.
Crime Map: Patch continued a new monthly feature that maps burglaries and property damage incidents as well:
By the Numbers
Crime/Incident
Feb. 2012Feb. 2011
2012 YTD 2011 YTD Homicide 0 0 0 0 Criminal sexual assault 0
0 0
0
Robbery
Aggravated assault/battery 0 0
1
0
Burglary 1
3 2 5 Theft 14
12 36
20 Motor vehicle theft 0 1 0 1 Arson 0 0 0 0 Simple assault/battery 3 5 6 9 Deception/forgery 8 11 14 19 Criminal damage or trespass 11 3 24 13 Deadly weapons 0 0 0 0 Other sex offenses 0 0 0 2 Offenses w/ juveniles 3 3 3 4 Drug offenses 6 1 11 6 Liquor violations 1 3 2 6 DUI 1 8 8 13 Traffic citations 507 377 962 866 Parking citations 138 116 306 277 Ordinance citations 5 7 12 12 Traffic crashes 43 55 106 106
More Crime Reports
See previous monthly crime reports.
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