DUPAGE COUNTY – Fifteen individuals have been charged with stealing from retail establishments over the last five days in DuPage County.
Gheorghe Poenaru, 23, of Baltimore, Maryland, and Maria Codreanu, 23, of Houston, Texas, allegedly stole $972 worth of merchandise – including cosmetics – from Kohl’s in Elmhurst on Dec. 23. They will both remain locked up and are due back in court on Jan. 22.
Victor Matamoros, 25, who is a Venezuelan migrant staying in Chicago, is accused of stealing about $777 worth of merchandise from Macy’s in Oak Brook on Dec. 24. He was fitted with a GPS monitoring device and released from custody. He’s due back in court on Jan. 22.
Christian Perez-Aguilera, 26, of Chicago, Jose Raphael Suarez-Silva, 25, of Chicago, and Deimar Elena Gomez Beomont, 27, with no known address, are accused of stealing $713 worth of merchandise from Macy’s in Oak Brook on Dec. 23. Perez-Aguilera was fitted with a GPS monitoring device and released from custody pending trial. The other two were also released. They’re all due back in court on Jan. 22.
(Clockwise) Yonathan Barrios-Hernandez, Maria Codreanu, Deimar Elena Gomez Boemont, Larry Hamersly, Kiara Harris, Jose Raphael Suarez-Silva, Maria Jeane Puentez, Gheorghe Poenaru, Christian Perez-Aguilera, and Victor Matamoros
Larry Hamersly, 49, of Willow Springs, allegedly stole less than $300 worth of clothing from Kohl’s in Elmhurst on Dec. 24. He has a prior conviction, but was released from custody and is due back in court on Jan. 22.
“The arrest of fifteen additional defendants accused of stealing from DuPage County businesses sends a strong message that DuPage County law enforcement is continually on alert for anyone who steals or otherwise breaks the law. Simply put, if you steal in DuPage County you will be apprehended, charged and prosecuted,” Berlin said.
