Crime & Safety

Unlocked, Running SUV Shockingly Stolen From New Lenox Gas Station

A man left his Chevy Silverado unlocked and running at a New Lenox gas station, and somebody stole it.

A brazen thief somehow made off with an unattended SUV left running and unlocked at a New Lenox gas station Wednesday afternoon.

Police responded to the Speedway station on Route 30 about 2:45 p.m. to investigate the crime.

An "officer was dispatched to Speedway reference to a report of a stolen vehicle," police said. "The complainant advised that an unknown person stole his White 1994 Chevrolet Silverado after he left the truck running and unlocked in the parking lot."

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