East Moline, IL : 18-year-old accused of stealing vehicle, crashing it in East Moline on Tuesday, 3rd September 2019

A teen has been accused of stealing a vehicle and being illegally armed in East Moline.

D’Angilo Davis, 18, of Rock Island, has been charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer and possession of a stolen vehicle, according to court records.

East Moline police officers were called about 3:50 a.m. Tuesday to the 2300 block of 5th Street to respond to a report of suspicious people in the area, the East Moline Police Department said in a news release. When they got to the area, the officers saw a vehicle leaving that they deemed suspicious, and it sped away when they attempted to stop it.The vehicle crashed and the driver, who was alone, tried to run, the department said. That person, whom police identified as Davis, was caught not long after that, and the department alleges he was carrying a loaded firearm.

Further investigation determined the vehicle had been stolen shortly before from a driveway nearby, and another vehicle had been taken at about the same time, police said. The second vehicle was later found parked and unoccupied in East Moline.


No one was reported hurt during the incident, police said.

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