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Man Caught With Stolen Cellphones After He Refuses to Pay Cab Driver

By Erica Demarest | November 18, 2013 3:10pm
 Alejandro Galeana, 27, of the 5800 block of Broadway, was charged with four counts of felony theft.
Alejandro Galeana, 27, of the 5800 block of Broadway, was charged with four counts of felony theft.
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Chicago Police Department

CHICAGO — A man driven to the police station by a cabbie he refused to pay in Lakeview was busted when cops found four stolen cellphones in his pockets, police said.

Alejandro Galeana, 27, of the 5800 block of Broadway, was charged with four counts of felony theft after the driver brought him to the Town Hall police station, 850 W. Addison St., at 5:20 a.m. Sunday.

The driver told police Galeana had refused to pay for a ride — so he decided to drive him to the police station, police said.

When cops questioned Galeana, they discovered he was carrying four stolen cellphones — three iPhones and one Motorola Droid, police said.

Once the driver was paid, police said, Galeana was taken into custody.

He was slated to appear in bond court Monday.