Five illegal migrants, all juveniles, face a mix of burglary and robbery charges for two incidents at the Oakbrook Center shopping mall on Monday, officials said. Judge Chantelle Porter ordered three of them detained.
“While the mall and the entire Oak Brook community is extremely welcoming, I want to emphasize that it is welcoming only to those who obey the law,” Oak Brook Chief of Police Brian Strockis said.
Three of the juveniles were arrested at the mall’s Nordstrom store around 3 p.m. after store employees said the group worked together to steal items. One of them entered a fitting room and the other two brought clothing items to him, the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office said.
A loss prevention officer noticed that merchandise worth $138 was missing, and he confronted the juveniles as they walked out. Officials said the juveniles struggled with the security officer and one of them threw a punch.
The trio ran into the mall, but they were subsequently arrested by Oak Brook Police Department officers after a foot chase.
