Crime & Safety
September 2011 Crime Report: Armed Robbery, Property Damage
The New Lenox Police Department released its monthly crime statistics for September, including six felony arrests, and we break down some cases of interest.
New Lenox police made six felony arrests in September, according to monthly statistics released last week by the department, including an arrest of two men believed to be involved with an armed robbery at a local gas station.
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 September, view the PDF attached to this article. See below for cases of interest, a breakdown of all September arrests and links to previous monthly reports.
Cases of Interest
Armed robbery: Two men were gas station in New Lenox on Sept. 15. A Speedway employee was threatened by a masked man holding a knife, who fled before police arrived.
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Cars damaged: Police were called to . Later that week, more reports of smashed windows came in. Crime Stoppers of Will County is offering up to a $5,000 reward if information leads to a successful arrest
Construction site theft: Someone stole a pallet of building supplies from the Provena Medical Arts Pavilion construction site in the 400 block of East Lincoln Highway. A week later, about $3,000 in tools was taken from the Aldi Foods construction site and a Route 30 construction site.
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By the Numbers
Crime/Incident
Sept. 2011Sept. 2010
2011 YTD 2010 YTD Homicide 0 0 0 0 Criminal sexual assault 0 0 0 1
Robbery
8 Burglary 3
0 22
11
Theft 23
21 185
187 Motor vehicle theft 1 1 3 3 Arson 0 0 1 1 Simple assault/battery 5 6 58 45 Deception/forgery 6 7 78 93 Criminal damage or trespass 28 8 114 142 Deadly weapons 0 1 2 3 Other sex offenses 0 0 4 3 Offenses w/ juveniles 3 1 16 13 Drug offenses 3 16 49 85 Liquor violations 2 2 20 24 DUI 2 10 43 63 Traffic citations 468 366 3,579 3,329 Parking citations 127 169 1,183 1,569 Ordinance citations 15 11 106 175 Traffic crashes 62 69 460 492
Previous Crime Reports
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