Villa Park police surprise 9-year-old with new bike after thief steals birthday present

The Villa Park Police Department (VPPD) stepped up after a thief spoiled a 9-year-old boy’s birthday.

Iker Ochoa was riding to a local dollar store on a brand-new bicycle Tuesday — a gift from his parents for his ninth birthday.

"I put it somewhere and then I went in and when I came out, it wasn’t just there," Ochoa said. "I thought just like, my birthday was ruined and that I wasn’t going to get a bike."

After the unexpected theft, Ochoa ran home and told his dad about what had happened, who then filed a police report.

WGN’s Andrea Medina brings you the rest of the story.