Naperville police find two stolen cars, arrest three men in Chicago carjackings Tommie J. Coleman
Updated 2/12/2021 4:40 PM
Naperville police found two stolen vehicles and arrested three men on felony charges stemming from armed carjackings in Chicago, authorities said.
Damien C. Plummer, 21, of Chicago, and Hammond, Indiana, residents Tommie J. Coleman, 18, and Karl Erwin Brown III, 20, were each charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, according to a news release.
Naperville police found an unoccupied car Thursday on the 1400 block of Fairway Drive and started conducting surveillance after determining it had been taken in an armed carjacking in Chicago, officials said. Officers watched the three men enter and start the vehicle before taking them into custody, police said.
UpdatedFri, Feb 12, 2021 at 6:45 pm CT
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The incident took place Thursday in the 1400 block of Fairway Drive. (Shutterstock)
NAPERVILLE, IL An unoccupied car in Naperville that turned out to be stolen led police to recover guns, ammunition, drugs and another stolen car Thursday. Three men were arrested in connection with the incident.
Police say they found the car, which had been reported stolen in an armed carjacking in Chicago, in the 1400 block of Fairway Drive. After observing the vehicle, police saw three men get into the car.
Police approached the car and searched it, along with the three occupants. According to a news release, police found two handguns, ammunition and prescription medication in the search. Police later found that the other car in the parking lot had been stolen in another armed carjacking in Chicago.
The second vehicle had also been reported stolen in an armed carjacking in Chicago, police said.
Tommie J Coleman, 18, of Hammond, Indiana was charged with one felony count each for possession of a stolen motor vehicle, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and possession of a controlled substance, as well as one misdemeanor for possession of ammunition.
Karl Erwin Brown III, 20, of Hammond was charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, both felony charges.
Damien C Plummer, 21, of Chicago, faces two felony counts of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
All three men have been held at the DuPage County Jail as they await trial.