Crime & Safety
July Crime Report: Burglaries Up in 2011, but 2 Result in Arrests
The New Lenox Police Department released its monthly crime statistics for June, including seven felony arrests, and we break down some cases of interest.
New Lenox police made seven felony arrests in July, according to monthly statistics released last week by the department, including investigations that led to arrests in two home burglaries and one theft.
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 July, click on the PDF to the right of this article. See below for cases of interest, a breakdown of all July arrests and links to previous monthly reports.
Cases of Interest
Two people were arrested last month in connection to separate home burglaries. Michael C. Ely, 33, of Chicago, was charged with burglary of a home April 20. Carlos Ortiz, 20, of Aurora, was also charged with burglary for a June 14 incident in which an Xbox system and laptop were taken.
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A during the middle of the night July 26, though nothing was reported missing from the home.
Earlier in July, in the area near the Windermere West subdivision, near Joliet and Illinois highways. Electronics were stolen from most vehicles.
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By the Numbers
Crime/Incident
July 2011July 2010
2011 YTD 2010 YTD Homicide 0 0 0 0 Criminal sexual assault 0 0 0 1
Robbery
6 Burglary 3
3 18
9
Theft 30
18 130
146 Motor vehicle theft 0 0 1 2 Arson 0 0 1 1 Simple assault/battery 13 4 47 35 Deception/forgery 7 15 63 74 Criminal damage or trespass 20 14 73 121 Deadly weapons 0 1 2 2 Other sex offenses 1 0 3 3 Offenses w/ juveniles 2 6 11 10 Drug offenses 2 14 36 52 Liquor violations 0 4 15 19 DUI 1 7 33 45 Traffic citations 312 376 2,736 2,599 Parking citations 106 235 885 1,193 Ordinance citations 12 17 78 144 Traffic crashes 65 50 345 368
Previous Crime Reports:
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