Chicago man charged with stealing car, fleeing Arlington Heights police stop

Charges were filed Tuesday against a man accused of fleeing a traffic stop in Arlington Heights in a stolen car early Monday before crashing it in the city.

Alexander Payne, 27, of Chicago, was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of a stolen title or registration, resisting a peace officer, battery and criminal damage to government property, according to Chicago police.

Payne was driving a red Cadillac sedan that investigators later determined was stolen from Downers Grove.

Payne attracted the attention of police officers early Monday when a 911 caller reported a suspicious person trying to open car doors near Park Street and Dryden Place in Arlington Heights, according to Arlington Heights and Chicago police.

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