WILMETTE – The Wilmette Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred the morning of Friday, Feb. 5 at 7:40 a.m. in the 1500 block of Forest. An unknown offender entered a home by removing a screen and crawling through a ground floor window. The offender encountered an 11-year-old girl in the hallway of the home and subsequently left. The offender apparently observed an adult leave the home a few moments prior to the burglary.
The offender was described as a male/ white in his 20s, approximately 6’2 and 240 lbs, with light brown hair and a light brown goatee.
Also, on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 3 a.m., Wilmette police responded to the 2200 block of Elmwood for a reported burglary to a garage that was in progress. Responding officers located the offender who led them on a foot pursuit through several yards. The offender, a 27-year-old resident of Chicago, was taken into custody after a short struggle with the police. Property from unreported burglaries to cars and garages was recovered from his person.
From the Wilmette Police Department