When a thief broke into a car in Illinois, he got a lot more than he expected from the victim, and I doubt he'll try to do that again. Car Theft Victim In Illinois Gets The Thief Back In A Big WayI remember when my daughter was in preschool, I would go to pick her up in the afternoon. oleg-brovchenko-zlcxobaoo38-unsplash oleg-brovchenko-zlcxobaoo38-unsplash loading...Over the weekend in Joliet, a man didn't make a good decision. When the thief tried to escape, the car owner beat him up and held him down until the cops could arrive to arrest him. Malito's confrontation with one of his victims turned violent for him, the arrest logs from Joliet police show.