Four charged with burglarizing Batavia vehicles
Four teen boys accused of burglarizing nearly a dozen unlocked vehicles in western Batavia last weekend are in jail, police said, thanks to an alert resident.
Christopher A. Rogers, 17, of 613 S. Batavia Ave., was arrested Saturday morning. Rogers, facing several felony counts, appeared in Kane County bond court Monday and his bail was set at $200,000.
A 15-year-old was arrested Saturday and two other teens were arrested Monday.
All three will be charged through, and appear before a judge at, the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center, where it will be determined whether they should be held in the JJC or released to the custody of their parents, police said.
A resident out walking a dog near Sauk Drive and Banbury Road in southeast Batavia around 1:22 a.m. Saturday called police to report a sport utility vehicle was driving through the neighborhood with its lights off, and that several people had gotten out of the vehicle and were checking vehicles in driveways.
When officers approached the SUV, it sped up, but police were able to stop it near Adams and South River streets. The driver was arrested immediately, but Rogers and two others ran off. He was found with the help of Geneva police and a Kane County Sheriff's Department police dog.
Rogers was charged with 11 counts of burglary to a motor vehicle, each a Class 2 felony.
The juveniles face up to 40 counts of burglary to a motor vehicle, based on 10 events, Batavia police said.
Rogers and two others are from Batavia, and the fourth person is from Aurora.
The burglarized vehicles were all unlocked and on Alberosky Way, Duncan Lane, Trout Lane, Kickapoo Trail, Poole Court, Lusted Lane and Anderson Drive, police said. Among the items taken were a telephone, two GPS devices, a duffel bag, a Nintendo DS video game player, an iPod, a wallet, a cell phone car charger, change, a money clip, two electric shavers, two I-PASS toll devices and an iPod Touch telephone.
Police are investigating to see if there are additional victims. Those with information can call Detective Sgt. Glenn Autenrieth at (630) 454-2500.