3 arrested after stolen SUV from another suburb found in Naperville, police say
NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Three suspects were arrested in Naperville on Saturday after police tracked down a stolen SUV linked to a carjacking in another suburb.
Authorities said one of the three suspects was found hiding in a backyard shed.
What we know
Police responded at 7:11 p.m. Saturday to the 1800 block of South Washington Street after receiving reports of a stolen black GMC Acadia that was allegedly carjacked an hour earlier in another suburb.
When police arrived, they found the Acadia parked and running outside an apartment complex. Squad cars were used to block the vehicle to prevent it from leaving the lot.
Three suspects exited the vehicle and fled on foot. After a brief chase, officers apprehended two suspects.
The third, seen fleeing while armed with a firearm, scaled several fences and initially evaded police, authorities said.
Officers established a perimeter and used a K9 officer to help track the suspect, who was found hiding in a shed in a resident's backyard. He was identified as 22-year-old Ezequiel Lopez-Bey, of Palatine, authorities said.
Lopez-Bey faces multiple charges, including:
- Resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor
- Receive, possess or sell a stolen motor vehicle or essential part, a Class 2 felony
- Aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a Class 4 felony
- Aggravated fleeing and eluding, a Class 4 felony
One of the other two suspects was identified as 19-year-old Andrew De Lance, of Arlington Heights, police said.
(From left) Ezequiel Lopez-Bey and Andrew B. De Lance.
He was charged with receive, possess or sell a stolen motor vehicle or essential part, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor, authorities said.
Both Lopez-Bey and De Lance were taken to the DuPage County Jail, where they await their first court appearances.
The third suspect, a juvenile, was released pending a direct file with the court system, police said.
What remains unclear
Naperville police have not released information on when Lopez-Bey and De Lance are expected in court. Details about the initial carjacking also remain unknown.
Updates will be provided as they become available.