Crime & Safety

December 2011 Crime Report: Gun Shop Burglarized Twice

New Lenox police made seven felony arrests in November, according to monthly statistics released last week by the department.

New Lenox police made seven felony arrests in November, 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 December, view the PDF attached to this article. See below for cases of interest, a breakdown of all December arrests and links to previous monthly reports.

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Cases of Interest

Police were called to a home in the 700 block of Stonegate Road last month. The homeowner said three people broke the back window of the home but left after he confronted them. The suspects were found a few blocks away from the home. 3 Charged With Burglary After Break-In

Downrange Sports was burglarized twice last month, losing a total of 16 guns. That's led police to consider a new village ordinance that would require stricter security measures at gun shops. Police Hope to Prevent Gun Shop Burglaries With New Ordinance

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Patch continued a new monthly feature that maps burglaries and property damage incidents as well:

By the Numbers

Crime/Incident

Dec. 2011
Dec. 2010
2011 YTD 2010 YTD Homicide 0 0 0 0 Criminal sexual assault 1 0 1 1

Robbery

0 0 1 2 Aggravated assault/battery 1 0 11
8 Burglary 3
1 30
16
Theft 25
13 262
255 Motor vehicle theft 1 0 4 3 Arson 0 0 1 2 Simple assault/battery 12 5 86 66 Deception/forgery 9 10 103 119 Criminal damage or trespass 18 6 169 170 Deadly weapons 0 0 3 3 Other sex offenses 0 2 4 5 Offenses w/ juveniles 0 1 18 15 Drug offenses 12 7 70 111 Liquor violations 0 2 24 34 DUI 3 5 50 86 Traffic citations 355 330 4,709 4,453 Parking citations 115 137 1,571 2,099 Ordinance citations 2 3 128 209 Traffic crashes 69 72 652 669

Previous Crime Reports


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