Crime & Safety

Downers Grove Man Accused In Bolingbrook Carjacking: BPD

Joe Irby, 36, of Downers Grove, has been charged in connection with a carjacking in Bolingbrook.

Police say Joe Irby, 36, was found at the scene of a vehicular hijacking.
Police say Joe Irby, 36, was found at the scene of a vehicular hijacking. (via Bolingbrook Police Department)

BOLINGBROOK, IL — A Downers Grove man was arrested in connection with a vehicular hijacking in Bolingbrook.

Police were called to South Bolingbrook Drive around 4:30 p.m. Sunday for a report of a car burglary in progress. When they got to the scene, officers say they found Joe Irby, 36, and took him into custody.

Irby was charged with vehicular hijacking, vehicular invasion, aggravated battery, resisting a peace officer and criminal damage to property.

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Patch Editor Andrea Earnest contributed reporting.

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