By Kathy Whitaker, The Chicago Times
January 11, 2022
ORLAND PARK, IL — A Chicago man on federal probation was arrested for stealing items from vehicles in Orland Park.
According to Orland Park police, officers responded to a vehicle burglary that occurred in the parking lot of Orland Square Mall on Sunday afternoon. Police reports indicated that a man entered a vehicle and stole a purse. The suspect then fled in a silver-colored Volkswagen.
Orland Park police issued an ABP on the Volkswagen which was later stopped going eastbound on 151 Street near Harlem Avenue. Police identified the driver as 21-year-old Erik Baez of Chicago.
According to investigators, police were contacted by another victim who reported a phone missing from his car, which was later located inside Baez Volkswagen.
Baez was charged with two counts of burglary from a motor vehicle and is being held on a $20,000 bond. Baez is expected back in court on January 27.
According to reports, Baez in on probation from a federal arrest by the United States Secret Service.
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