Three men who allegedly crashed a car into a Naperville Apple store in order to rob it last fall are in custody after Naperville Police arrested the third subject yesterday.
A 30-year-old Chicago man, a 30-year-old Rockford man and a third male suspect from Maywood, who was a juvenile at the time of the incident, have each been charged with Burglary, Theft and Criminal Damage to Property, all Class 2 felonies.
Early in the morning on November 6, Naperville police officers were called to the Apple store in the 100 block of West Jefferson Avenue in response to reports of a vehicle crashing into a building there. Officers found the vehicle – a beige Hyundai Elantra – halfway through the glass storefront of the business. The vehicle, which was unoccupied and still running, showed evidence of having been stolen.
Investigators found that three male offenders allegedly entered the business, stole approximately $34,000 in electronic devices, and fled in another vehicle prior to police arrival.
The estimated damage caused to the business exceeded $300,000.
“This was a very brazen and high-profile burglary, and we’ve had residents asking about arrests since the day it happened,” said Police Chief Jason Arres. “This just goes to show that investigations can take some time, but we do get results.”
