DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. - A Downers Grove man was back in handcuffs just hours after his release—accused of stealing from the same Macy’s store two days in a row.

What we know:

On Tuesday morning, Eric Hart was released from custody following allegations that he stole $300 worth of merchandise—including cologne and a massage gun—from the Macy’s at 1 Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook the day before, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Just a few hours later, Oak Brook police responded to the same Macy’s store after a person, later identified as Hart, allegedly entered and stole four boxes of cologne valued at $511, prosecutors said.

Officers spotted Hart outside the store and ordered him to stop, but he ran. During the brief foot chase, Hart allegedly pulled a large

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