North Aurora police ask for help in stolen trike case - North Aurora - Chicago, IL

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North Aurora police ask for help in stolen trike case Daily Herald

North Aurora police have asked for the public's help in recovering a resident's recumbent electric trike and identifying the man who they say stole it Monday.

The crime took place about 3:40 p.m. on the 100 block of South Lincolnway Avenue.

The trike is a black Eco delta SX worth nearly $3,000. The owner has mobility issues and needs the trike to get around.

Police described the thief as a white, possibly Hispanic man in his late 20s or early 30s. He is tall and thin with a tattoo on his left forearm and was wearing blue jeans, a white T-shirt, a hat and a black backpack.

The thief left a blue mountain bike with a flat tire at the scene, police said.

Anyone with information about the case should call the North Aurora Police Department Investigations Division at (630) 897-8705 or leave an anonymous tip at (630) 897-8705 and choose option 2.

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Search on for man who stole electric tricycle in North Aurora CBS News

NORTH AURORA, Ill. (CBS) -- Police in North Aurora are asking the public to help find a missing trike – and the man who stole it.

The $3,000 electric recumbent Tricycle was taken from the 100 block of South Lincolnway in downtown North Aurora around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday.

Police said the trike belongs to a local resident who has limited mobility and needs it to get around.

The trike is described as a black electric Eco Delta SX, valued at nearly $3,000.

The suspect is described as a male white, possibly Hispanic, in his late 20's to early 30's. Police said the suspect is tall and slender, with a tattoo on his left forearm.

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He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white T-shirt, a hat, and a black backpack. He arrived at the scene walking a blue mountain bike with a flat tire, and he left it behind after stealing the trike, police said.

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Anyone with information is asked to call North Aurora Police Investigations at (630) 897-8705. To leave an anonymous tip, call the same number and choose option 2.

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Aurora man charged in theft of motorized trike Shaw Local

NORTH AURORA – After seeking the public’s help on social media, North Aurora police made an arrest Monday of an Aurora man suspected in the theft of a motorized recumbent electric trike belonging to a local resident with limited mobility, police said in a news release.

The theft of a black electric Eco Delta SZ, valued at nearly $3,000, was reported June 12 from the 100 block of South Lincolnway, according to the release.

It belonged to a local resident who has limited mobility and relies on the device to get around. The stolen trike has not yet been recovered and its location is unknown, according to the release.

On Monday, police were called to Messenger Public Library, 113 Oak St., North Aurora, for a suspicious person whom the caller believed was involved in the trike theft, based on images posted on the North Aurora Police Department’s Facebook page on June 14, according to the release.

Police approached Arturo Curiel-Barraza, 28, of Aurora, at the library, found an unrelated warrant for his arrest from Aurora police, according to the release.

Curiel-Barraza refused to identify himself and resisted arrest when taken into custody, according to the release.

Curiel-Barraza later was charged with felony theft of property valued more than $500 but less than $10,000 and misdemeanor charges of obstructing and resisting a police officer.

Curiel-Barraza is currently in the Kane County jail awaiting a bond hearing.

“The North Aurora Police Department received several actionable tips from the public in this case after sharing details and still photos on social media,” according to the release. " This demonstrates the importance of the public and police working together.”

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of the stolen trike is asked to call the Investigations Division at 630-897-8705. Anonymous tips may be left by calling 630-897-8705 and choosing option 2.

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