Couple Caught In Bizarre Target Theft Spree In Illinois

A couple in Illinois was arrested after trying to steal from the same department store on back-to-back days.

An Illinois Couple Returns To Scene Of The Crime The Next Day After Robbing It.

Some experts say for a successful relationship with your significant other, find a fun hobby that you both enjoy, and do it together. There are so many choices to choose from, but crime isn't one of them. A couple in Illinois went the breaking the law route and all it did was get them thrown in jail.

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For the guy, this is his 4th arrest in just a couple of years. Him and his girlfriend went into a Target store in Joliet. They loaded up a cart with $2,000 worth of merchandise and took off without paying. The next day, while the police were there to fill out a report. The couple returned and tried doing the same thing.

This time, the cops spotted them on the security cameras. The guy ran out a emergency exit and attempted to hide behind a bush. Yeah, he was caught. The woman tried to run to their getaway vehicle but was busted before she could escape.

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By the way, the van they were driving was stolen. This brilliant couple also had illegal drugs on them. Some rules of crime broken with this incident, but the main one is to never return to the scene of the crime.

According to Patch...

For the fourth time since 2022, 39-year-old Rockdale citizen John Planinsek has found himself in the Will County Jail.

 

 

This time, he was arrested with a woman from Godley named Kattie Ryle, 34, in connection with criminal activity at the Target store on Plainfield Road.

 

According to the Joliet police summary, and it's a long one, on September 24, at 9:11 p.m., the officers responded to the Target at 2701 Plainfield Road for a past tense retail theft.