Crime & Safety

Officers Arrest Man Trying to Steal Car, Police Say

St. Charles police said officers arrested Lacombe after he broke in and was trying to steal the vehicle.

A St. Charles man is accused of breaking into a car and attempting to steal it Thursday.

Joseph Quran Lacombe, 21, of the 800 block of Marina Drive in St. Charles was charged Thursday with tampering with a motor vehicle and misdemeanor theft.

St. Charles police said Lacombe pried open the lock on the car in the 800 block of Marina Drive. Police said Lacombe tampered with the vehicle’s steering column and took a Crowne Royal bag with $12 in quarters from the car.

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Officers arrested him at the scene, according to a court document.

Lacombe is being held in St. Charles County jail. Bail was set at $10,000.

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