Police have arrested two men in connection with a residential burglary in Zion on Tuesday.
At around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, police said that an alert citizen called the Zion Police Department to report two suspects in the act of burglarizing a home in the 3400 block of Colgate Avenue in Zion.
Officers responded and were able to arrest the two offenders and recover electronics stolen from the home. Police said that the burglary was no longer in progress when officers arrived however they were able to locate the suspects.
The offenders, Raymont Davis, 25, who police said is homeless, and Robert Hollins, 27, of Waukegan, were both charged with residential burglary, burglary, and theft (enhanced). Both were taken to Lake County Bond Court on Wednesday.
Davis was held on a $100,000 bond and Hollins was held on a $150,000 bond. Preliminary hearings for both Hollins and Davis are scheduled for October 16 in Lake County Circuit Court. Both have been appointed public defenders, according to court records.
“This is a great example of what happens when citizens report suspicious behavior,” the Zion Police Department said in a statement.