Last week, Naperville police arrested an Aurora man for alleged possession of a stolen vehicle, which led to authorities allegedly finding multiple illegal firearms and almost 775 grams of cocaine, per a press release from the Naperville Police Department and the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Aurora man denied pre-trial
Dionte Neustadter, 46, was denied pre-trial release by a judge on Feb. 26.
He was charged with one count of aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle, one count of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance – cocaine between 400-900 grams, one count of possession of a machine gun, eight counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and one count of misdemeanor fleeing and eluding a police officer.
Report of stolen vehicle leads to police finding firearms and cocaine
In early January, the police department received information to be on the lookout for a 2024 Ford F150 Raptor with Tennessee license plates, which was “possibly stolen,” and had been spotted in Naperville multiple times.
On Jan. 15, officers saw the car at a gas station on North Aurora Road. As the car pulled away from the station, heading north, officers tried to stop the driver for an alleged traffic violation. As an officer approached the car, the driver drove off and escaped. The driver was later identified as Neustadter…