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Multiple ruse burglaries, attempted burglaries reported recently in Lake, McHenry counties

Police are warning residents in Lake and McHenry counties about multiple recent ruse burglaries where the suspect entered or attempted to enter homes while pretending to be a worker. The Lindenhurst Police Department responded around 4:10 p.m. Friday to a residence on Old Farm Court in Lindenhurst for a report of a suspicious incident. A […]

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Lake County sees increase in ruse burglaries where offenders distract homeowners, steal from homes

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has issued an alert to residents warning that ruse burglaries, where offenders distract homeowners and other suspects enter their homes to steal, have increased recently. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said the increase has been seen throughout Northeastern Illinois, not just Lake County, in the last several […]

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Police release surveillance photos of ruse burglary crew wanted for multiple burglaries in Cary, Algonquin

Police released surveillance photos of the vehicle used by two suspects who have committed numerous ruse burglaries in Cary, Algonquin and Barrington Hills. The Cary Police Department responded around 4:50 p.m. Tuesday to the 700 block of Bayberry Drive in the Fox Trails subdivision for a call of a residential burglary. Cary Deputy Police Chief […]

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Lake County Sheriff’s Office warns of increase in ruse burglaries in the county

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents that ruse burglaries, which typically target the elderly by distracting them, are on the rise in the county. Lake County Sheriff Chief of Staff Anthony Vega said that Northern Illinois tends to see an increase in ruse burglaries during the summer months. Ruse burglars have already been […]