A popular attraction in the west suburbs has been the scene of guns, drugs and stolen vehicles recovered like never before.
There have been 14 arrests in the Topgolf parking lot since last July: One for a stolen vehicle, another for possession of narcotics, and 12 arrests for illegally possessed firearm
Like in one case last September, when Naperville officers looked through the driver-side window of a parked car and reported seeing a black Glock firearm with a laser sight and "red switch," a device that converts a handgun into a machine gun. Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres says the Topgolf parking lot has become an unexpected priority for his department.
After a short pursuit, one of the suspects got away, while another was taken into custody. Inside the stolen vehicle, Naperville police reported finding fentanyl, cocaine and a drug scale.Police Chief Arres said Naperville's "strategic response team" of officers patrol areas where crime data shows illegal activity taking place. Naperville's Topgolf parking lot is on that list.
Naperville isn't the only TopGolf facility in metro Chicago, there's also a TopGolf in Schaumburg, But police records obtained by the I-Team show no gun or drug arrests taking place there in the last year.
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