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LOMBARD, Ill. – A Chicago man who allegedly fled from police after stealing more than $800 worth of alcohol from a suburban Mariano’s grocery store on Wednesday has been charged with multiple felonies.
Michael Howard, 43, appeared in court Thursday morning where a judge granted a request by the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office for him to remain in custody ahead of his trial, according to a statement from prosecutors. Howard had been on pre-trial release for an incident on March 15 when he allegedly stole 26 bottles of liquor from a Jewel-Osco in Elmhurst.
About 7:40 p.m., Lombard police responded to a theft in progress at Mariano’s, 345 W. Roosevelt Rd., and located Howard pulling out of the parking lot in his vehicle, the statement said. Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Howard’s vehicle, but he sped away.
During the pursuit, prosecutors said Howard reached speeds of 65 mph in a 35 mph zone, before Oak Brook police successfully stopped his vehicle using spike strips near 25th Avenue and I-290, prosecutors said.
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