Two Venezuelan migrants residing in Chicago were charged with stealing nearly $3,000 in merchandise from a suburban Macy’s on Tuesday and prompted authorities to warn of an uptick in migrant criminal activity coming from the city.
Luis Mendez-Gomez, 28, and Frank Montez-Davila, 23, left the Macy’s store in Oak Brook, Illinois, around 1:40 p.m. carrying a “happy birthday” bag and a backpack containing merchandise, DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office said.
Oak Brook police officers on patrol spotted the men’s “suspicious behavior” and saw them enter a car that left the scene, prosecutors said.