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2 accused of stealing tranquilizer known as club drug ‘Special K’By David r. KazakIktih tlniiltt I rgitl Affuin WhirrIWo men were charged Wednesday with burglarizing Northwest suburban animal hospitals and stealing the animal tranquilizer Ketamine, a popular club drug also known asSpecial K.Joseph Gokmka, 21, of Jianover Park, and David Kraus, 19, of Carol Stream, were charged by Stream-wood, Schaumburg and Arlington Heights police with four burglaries that took place in August.Both men remained in custody at (look County jail lateTuesday. Golon-ka was ordered held on $40,(XX) bond and Kraus on $30,000 bond.The first burglary occurred Aug. 15 at a Schaumburg animal hospital on West Irving Pant Hoad. Police said Ketamine and the tranquilizer Diazepam were taken.Ketamine has gained popularity as a club drug, because in small doses it can produce out-of-body sensations and hallucinations for users, according to government authorities.(iolonka and Kraus are accused of burglarizing another Schaumburganimal hospital on Aug. 23, prosecutors said. They also are charged with breaking into a Streamwood rental store, where police say Kraus worked, and stealing an undetermined amount of cash, prosecutors said.In Arlington Heights that same night, police said, the pair tried to rob an animal hospital located in the 300 block of West Northwest Highway, but failed when the door they pried open turned out to be a utility closet, prosecutors said.Instead, the pair climbed onto the building's roof and entered an adjacent business through a vent, prosecutors said. Inside, the two tried, but failed, to cut a hole in the wall to enter the animal hospital, authoritiesThey left the next-door business after stealing two World War II handguns mounted on the wall, prosecutors said.Besides die Cook County charges, police said Golonka and Kraus are being questioned about similarbreak-ins in DuPage and Kendall counties. As ofWednesday, however, no other charges had been filed.
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Arlington Heights Daily Herald Suburban Chicago
Arlington Heights, Illinois, US
Thu, Sep 20, 2001
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