2nd Burglary Suspect Arrested After Stolen Lottery Tickets Cashed In: Peotone PD

PEOTONE, IL — A second man has been arrested in connection with the robbery and burglary of both a New Lenox gas station and the Peotone Travel Center in January, Peotone police said Thursday.

On Thursday, Feb. 6, the US Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Terrell L. Ferrell, 26, of the 11900 block of S. Stewart St., Chicago, for robbery and burglary stemming from incidents that occurred Jan. 4 in Peotone and Jan. 10 in New Lenox.

Police were called just before 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, for a report of theft at the Peotone Travel Center, 601 S 88th Ave., police said.

Four suspects entered the fuel station and one, wearing a mask and gloves, removed a lottery scratch-off display full of tickets and exited the building. The four fled the area in a silver or gray Lincoln SUV. No one was injured during the theft, police said.

Peotone police learned the same suspects were linked to similar crimes in New Lenox, Matteson, and Chicago, using both a red pick-up truck and a Lincoln SUV. Detectives determined the vehicles used by the suspects were rented through an online service and identified the renter, according to police.

With the assistance of Chicago Police, detectives learned the identity of Ferrell. Video of Ferrell was also collected from multiple locations where stolen lottery tickets were cashed in.

On Jan. 30, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Ferrell and on February 6, the Task Force located and arrested Farrell at the Days Inn Hotel in Calumet Park. He was then transported to the New Lenox Police Department, where he was charged with robbery, burglary, and theft. He was transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility.

Late last month, police arrested Leonard Hunter, 27, of the 1100 block of N. 112th Place in Chicago, on charges of robbery and burglary in both incidents.

The investigation is ongoing.