Police Arrest Two Suspected of Stealing Packages, Another for Obstructing Police
River Forest police arrested two men suspected of stealing packages from residents in River Forest.
A River Forest police officer arrested two men on Nov. 29 who were later charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing packages from residents in River Forest. An officer on patrol in an unmarked car in the 1000 block of Franklin at about 3:21 a.m. reported seeing a car with two occupants inside that was driving slowly and repeatedly stopping in the road. The officer followed the car until it stopped in the 800 block of Keystone, turned off its lights and then drove into the driveway of a home. When the car re-emerged a short time later, the officer followed the car to Chicago Avenue and the Des Plaines River where one of the passengers threw a box out of the car window. The officer stopped the car on Chicago Avenue and Second Avenue in…
