Three Chicago woman have been charged with making off with more than $300 in stolen merchandise from the Nike store in downtown Naperville.
Two of the suspects are alleged to have gone into Nike Well Collective at 217 N. Main St. about 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, picked up about 20 clothing items and fled to a waiting car driven by the third, according to a news release from the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Naperville Police Department.
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A Naperville police officer tried to pull them over, but the driver — identified as Martasia Barney, 27, of the 3500 block of South Rhodes Avenue — refused to stop. With the assistance of a Chicago Police Department helicopter, the three were tracked into Chicago and taken into custody, the release said.
Emiaya Shannon, 27, of the 300 block of West 42nd Street; Shawanda Outlaw, 28, of the 3700 block of South Indiana Avenue; and Barney were charged with one count each of felony burglary and felony retail theft. Barney also faces a misdemeanor fleeing and eluding a police officer charge.
The women were released pending future court proceedings with the condition that they not enter any Nike store, the release said
“The apprehension of the defendants in this case sends the simple message to would-be thieves that if you come to DuPage County to steal, we will work together and use every tool available to us, including air support, to arrest, charge and prosecute you,” State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement. “Retail theft is not a victimless crime and results in lost profits for business owners, lost wages for employees and higher prices for consumers.”
The defendants’ next court date is scheduled for May 5.