3 accused of stealing from stores in DuPage, crashing into Chicago police car

Three people are accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from stores in Wheaton and Elmhurst and then crashing into a Chicago police car while trying to escape.

Victor Williams, 30, of the 2600 block of East 77th Street in Chicago, is charged with felony burglary, retail theft and fleeing and eluding police. Bail was set Monday at $350,000.

Joshlyn Allen, 19, of the 7600 block of South Yates Boulevard, Chicago, is charged with felony burglary and retail theft. Bail was set at $50,000.

Emiaya Shannon, 22, of the 500 block of West 77th Avenue in Merrillville, Indiana, is charged with felony burglary and retail theft. Bail was set at $50,000.

Prosecutors also have asked that Shannon's probation on a November 2018 retail theft case out of Naperville, and a December 2018 retail theft case out of Willowbrook, be revoked. In the Willowbrook case, she was charged with stealing more than $4,600 of items, including perfume, from an Ulta store. In Naperville, she was charged with stealing items from an Ulta store.

Shannon and Allen also are wanted in Jackson County, Missouri, for failure to appear for January court dates related to October 2019 theft charges against them, according to Missouri court records.

Authorities said the trio entered the Ulta beauty store at 112 Danada Square in Wheaton around 4:50 p.m. Saturday and stole $4,000 worth of merchandise, including bottles of Chanel Chance Eau De Parfum.

They then went to the Kohl's department store at 310 S. Route 83 in Elmhurst and took $6,000 worth of items, including Nike- and Adidas-brand clothing, reports said.

Elmhurst police tried to stop them in the parking lot, but Williams drove into oncoming traffic, authorities said.

Police chased them by car and helicopter until the defendants' car crashed into a Chicago police squad car.

The three are next due in court March 16.