A 48-year-old Aurora man is in custody after allegedly stealing a cash register from an Oswego grocery store and subsequently fleeing from police Thursday afternoon.
The suspect has been charged with burglary, theft, and resisting/obstructing a peace officer.
According to police, at approximately 2:18pm Thursday, Oswego Police were dispatched to the Jewel Food Store in the 2500 block of Route 30 in Oswego, where it was reported that a man had removed a cash register from the store, broken it open in the store parking lot, and then fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Officers located a man matching the suspect’s description in a marshy area northeast of Route 30 and Douglas Road in Montgomery and established a perimeter. Officers were able to maintain visual contact while the man continually refused repeated commands to surrender. After officers announced that a police canine would be deployed if he failed to comply, the suspect continued to be noncompliant and attempted to flee. The canine was deployed and the suspect was quickly apprehended by police and taken into custody.
Store employees identified the suspect as the person who stole the cash register, after which the subject was arrested. He was processed at the Oswego Police Department and transported to the Kendall County Jail to await a hearing.
