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the new lenox patriot | March 21, 2019 | 13
Police Reports
Two men reportedly appear passed
out in car, officers discover heroin
Jessie M. Mitchell, 26,
of 201 Woodlawn Road
in New Lenox, and Matthew
Gilbert, 24, of 166
Orangery Court in Carol
Stream, were charged with
possession of a controlled
substance during a traffic
incident on March 1.
Police reportedly located
a vehicle parked
in front of a fire hydrant
near the 200 block of
Woodlawn Road, and it
appeared as if the two
males inside were passed
out inside. After further
investigation, police said
they discovered approximately
three grams of
heroin, drug paraphernalia
and illegally possessed
prescription drugs.
March 1
• A New Lenox resident’s
personal information reportedly
was stolen and
used to open a fraudulent
Sprint account.
Feb. 28
• A person’s wallet reportedly
was stolen while
dining at Portillo’s, on
the 2300 block of East
Lincoln Highway. The
stolen credit cards inside
the wallet were then used
to make fraudulent purchases,
police said.
• A New Lenox resident’s
personal information reportedly
was stolen and
used to open a fraudulent
Comcast account.
• A New Lenox resident
reportedly was scammed
after receiving a call from
someone claiming to be
from the DEA. Police said
the caller advised the resident
that their identity had
been stolen and numerous
fraudulent bank accounts
had been opened around
the world in the resident’s
name. The caller then
persuaded the resident
to withdraw money from
their bank and purchase
Google gift Cards and
provide the pin numbers
to clear up the matter. The
resident reportedly provided
pin numbers of the
gift cards before realizing
it was a scam.
• Corey B. Howard, 18,
of 3471 Huntington Terrace
in Crete, reportedly
was charged with theft
at Walmart, on the 500
block of East Lincoln
Highway, where he was
an employee. Walmart
staff reportedly told police
that Howard had
stolen food on multiple
occasions from the store
while on duty.
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Feb. 27
• A New Lenox resident
bank account information
reportedly was stolen and
used to attempt fraudulent
transactions with the
resident’s bank account
and credit cards.
• A wallet reportedly was
stolen from an unlocked
vehicle while it was
parked overnight at a residence
on the 600 block
of Lilas Court.
• A phone charger and
other items reportedly
were stolen from an unlocked
vehicle that was
parked on a driveway on
the 1000 block of Edmonds
Avenue.
Feb. 25
• A customer at Burker
King, on the 700 block of
West Lincoln Highway,
reportedly threatened an
employee, then left.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The
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Reports are compiled from
official reports found online
on the New Lenox Police
Department’s website or
releases issued by the
department and other agencies.
Anyone listed in these
reports is considered to be
innocent of all charges until
proven guilty in a court of
law.
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