Three men have been charged with breaking into a Costco store in north suburban Mettawa, (Illinois) Saturday and stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry, police said.
Joseph D. Page, 24; Cortez R. Morrow, 37; and Clarence D. Blanchard, 26, are each charged with felony counts of burglary, criminal damage to property and possession of burglary tools, according to a statement from the Lake County sheriff’s office.
Deputies responded to a burglary alarm about 2:20 AM at the Costco, 25901 N. Riverwoods Road in Mettawa, the sheriff’s office said. They arrived to find broken glass and a security door propped open.
While the deputies and officers from neighboring police agencies worked to establish a perimeter around the store, Illinois State Police received a call about three men running eastbound across the Tri-State Tollway nearby, according to the sheriff’s office… ABC7 Chicago