
Two burglaries and an attempted burglary were reported at vape shops in Grayslake and Mundelein early Tuesday morning, with the suspects fleeing from police at a high rate of speed.
The Grayslake Police Department responded around 4:55 a.m. Tuesday to Wise Guy Vapes, 1227 North Route 83 in Grayslake, for a burglary.
Grayslake Police Chief Jeff Myhra said that officers spotted the suspected vehicle involved, a white Cadillac, but it fled from them at a high rate of speed.
No arrests have been made.
Around 20 minutes later, Mundelein police officers responded to Blue Dream Vape & Tobacco, 621 North Lake Street in Mundelein, for a burglar alarm.
Mundelein Police Department Commander of Investigations Rick Wilfenger said that officers arrived to find the store’s glass door broken and evidence that a burglary occurred.
Vape products were stolen, Wilfenger said.
Mundelein police officers did not locate the suspects at the scene and learned of the Grayslake burglary that occurred just prior.
A Mundelein police officer quickly went to another vape shop in town – Vape N Juice located at 1500 South Lake Street – and saw a white sedan with no license plates fleeing from the business.
Officers learned that the suspects attempted to gain entry into the store through a glass door, but were unsuccessful, Wilfenger said.
The sedan fled at a high rate of speed southbound on Route 83 towards the Long Grove area.
Alerts were broadcast to area police departments via the Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network (ISPERN) for the burglaries in both towns.
The Cadillac in the Grayslake burglary is believed to be the same vehicle involved in the Mundelein burglary and attempted burglary, according to the alerts.
The incidents remain under investigation by the Grayslake and Mundelein police departments.