Farmington reports multiple vehicle burglaries

By NICK VLAHOS
For The Weekly Post

FARMINGTON – A single-day spree in Farmington resulted in multiple stolen and burglarized vehicles.
The incidents took place June 3, according to Farmington police reports. At least three vehicles were reported stolen and later recovered, and at least four others were burglarized.

Shortly before 8 a.m., officers received a report about two parked vehicles damaged in a hit-and-run collision in the 400 block of S. Apple St. The suspect vehicle, a 2008 Dodge Nitro with Missouri license plates, was located in the parking lot of Dollar General, 816 E. Fort St.

When police attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver crashed it into a fence, a police report stated. The driver then abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot into a trailer park. A subsequent police pursuit came up empty.

The Nitro was reported stolen from the thoroughfare where the hit-and-run wrecks took place. A gray 2016 Chevrolet Malibu sustained a crushed rear end, according to the report. A black 2013 Dodge Journey was sideswiped.

No suspect information was available, but police believe that incident relates to others that happened that day in Farmington.

A blue 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe was reported stolen between about 3 and 5 a.m. from a residence in the 400 block of Idlewhile Drive.

The vehicle was recovered June 4 in the 2400 block of W. Millman St. in Peoria. It had a flat tire and damage to both driver’s-side doors, according to a police report.

Reported stolen from the 200 block of N. East St. was a red 2015 Toyota Corolla. It was found with a flat tire about 8:30 a.m. June 3 at Vernon and Poplar streets.

Among burglarized vehicles were two parked at the same location, in the 300 block of N. Main St.

The owner of a blue 2016 Chevy Equinox said someone broke into her garage, then into the vehicle and stole about $15 in change from the center console.

Another victim said a wallet inside his black 2005 Dodge Magnum was stolen. The wallet was recovered, but a debit card inside it was missing.

Another burglarized Chevy Equinox, a gray one parked in the 400 block of E. Vernon St., was missing a bottle of perfume valued at $10. One block to the east, the owners of a white 2015 Jeep Cherokee reported about $20 in cash was missing.

Investigations were in progress as of last week, according to police.