Prosecutors say a Chicago man stole approximately $8,000 in Newport cigarettes by regularly turning North Side Walgreens stores into smash-and-grab tobacco stops, vaulting counters, and emptying secured display cases after clerks unlocked them.
The claimed cigarette frenzy is consistent with Dontrell Willis’ long-standing relationship with tobacco. Court records show that the 31-year-old has had over 40 complaints filed against him in Cook County since 2011, several of which include ordinance violations for allegedly selling cigarettes on CTA property.
Willis, also known as Dontrell Williams and Dawayne Jones, is now suspected of carrying out eight Walgreens raids since July, most of which occurred in recent weeks…