Man Released After Being Charged In Connection With 6 Burglaries In Naperville

NAPERVILLE, IL — A man faces felon charges in connection with a string of retail burglaries that took place between July 24 and Sept. 7.

Prudencio Ugaban, 54, was in a car in the 1500 block of W. Ogden Ave., when he was arrested on Sept. 13. He has been charged with six counts of felony burglary. He was released from custody under the condition that he has no contact with and does not go into the businesses he is accused of having burglarized.

The charges are linked to the following burglaries, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office:

July 24: Spice Mart, 1552 N Aurora Rd., at 11:35 p.m.

July 28: Marathon gas station, 991 W. Ogden Ave., at 12:30 a.m.

Aug. 15: Spice Mart, 1552 N Aurora Rd., at 2:11 a.m.

Aug. 27: Ogden Wine and Spirit, 1568 W. Ogden Ave., at 4:35 a.m.

Sept. 5: Bombay Chopsticks, 1568 W. Ogden Ave. at 4:59 a.m.

Sept. 7: Marathon gas station, 991 W. Ogden Ave., at 2:10 a.m.

It is alleged that within a seven-week span, Mr. Ugaban broke into and burglarized four Naperville businesses on six separate occasions,” DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement.

He added, “This type of complete disregard for the rule of law will not be tolerated in DuPage County. Through the persistent efforts of the Naperville Police Department however, Mr. Ugaban’s alleged crime spree has been brought to an end. The identification and apprehension of the defendant in this case is a shining example of DuPage County law enforcement’s diligent efforts to protect our residents and businesses. What I find troubling however, is the fact that under the Safe-T-Act, this defendant was not eligible for detention even though he had allegedly committed six burglaries in a relatively short amount of time. This fact illustrates the need for changes to the State’s Safe-T-Act to give judges more discretion at a defendant’s First Appearance Court pre-trial detention hearing. As I have consistently stated since the inception of the Act, judges, not the legislature, are in the best position to decide whether a defendant in any particular case should be detained pre-trial."

Ugaban is set to appear in court again on Oct. 14.