Man Steals Hundreds Of Items Totaling Thousands From Orland Store: PD

ORLAND PARK, IL — A Homer Glen man faces several charges after police said he stole not once, not twice, but three times—that they know of—from an Orland Park retail store.

Stevo Stojsavljevic, 30, of the 16100 block of Codo Drive in Homer Glen, was arrested May 1 just after 1 p.m. at Target, 158th and 94th Avenue, after an employee witnessed him loading up and then leaving the store with a cartful of nearly 200 items—totaling nearly $4,000—he had not paid for.

Police were called to the scene after employees spotted the man in the pharmacy putting items inside his jacket, then walking around the store, grabbing clothes and groceries and throwing them into his cart. He then doubled back to the pharmacy and added more items to his collection.

Stojsavljevic ran from police in the parking lot, before being arrested. An employee identified him as the person they'd seen stockpiling the items. As police were examining surveillance footage, an employee said they recognized the man from a previous incident of retail theft on April 26. That time, the employee said, he took 38 items totaling nearly $1,700, according to police reports.

As police were filling out a report, Stojsavljevic was identified as responsible for more retail theft at the store, weeks earlier on April 10. Police said that time, he took a "basket full" of 17 items worth more than $1,100, according to reports.

When interviewed, Stojsavljevic said he intended to resell the stolen merchandise.

With previous arrests for retail theft on his record, he was charged with felony continuing financial crimes enterprise, and resisting or obstructing a peace officer.