Justin Cortes (law enforcement photo).

Rolling Meadows police say that about 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday June 28, 2016 a group posed as a church group asking for donations at the front door of a home on Cardinal Drive in Rolling Meadows. After being greeted at the front door, they allegedly forced their way into the house, knocked the woman to the floor, demanded money, and took items from her house. They fled in a vehicle that was not described by police.

CORRECTION: Earlier it was reported that a Cook County prisoner transport bus driver discovered the suspects’ vehicle, but a Streamwood Police prisoner transport van driver put “the eye” on the vehicle.

A Streamwood Police prisoner transport van driver in the area matched the description of the vehicle and/or the suspects described inside the vehicle, which were believed to be connected to the home invasion and robbery. Additionally, the area — as usual — had a large presence of police vehicles in the area because the victim’s home is only 3,800 feet from the front driveway of the Cook County Rolling Meadows Courthouse. There are usually 15-30 police cars from area police agencies at the courthouse or on the way to the courthouse for court dates or other court duties at that time of day.

A chase developed from Rolling Meadows to Schaumburg, where the suspects’ vehicle crashed into a tree after exiting southbound Route 53 to Higgin Road. Some or all of the suspects then fled north on foot through the Streets of Woodfield parking lot and were captured near Dick’s Sporting Goods, 601 North Martingale Road. Schaumburg police and Streamwood police were also involved in the chase that ended near Streets of Woodfield.

Three of the suspects in the group are men, and have been charged with Home Invasion/Armed/Force charges on $1 million bond or no bond. They were booked today and remain in Cook County jail.

A fourth suspect is a woman, who was charged with Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding from Police, and was held on $200,000 bond. She also remains in Cook County jail.

A fifth person with the group, a 24-year-old woman, was detained and released without charges.

Justin Cortes, age 20, a male/black, 5’11” 150 LBS of Chicago was charged with Aggravated DUI and possibly Home Invasion charge. Court documents are possibly in error showing two charges for Aggravated DUI with no bond. His next court date is July 1, 2016.

Robert Cutler, 31, a male/white, 5’9″ 188 LBS of Hoffman Estates was charged with Home Invasion/Armed/Force and held on $1 million bond. His next court date is July 21, 2016.

Vladimir Georges, age 21, male/black, 6’1″ 185 LBS of Palatine was charged with Home Invasion/Armed/Force and held on $1 million bond. His next court date is July 21, 2016.

Sarah Wendy, age 22, 5’4″ 115 LBS of Glenview was charged with Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding from Police, and was held on $200,000 bond. Her next court date is July 21, 2016.

The fifth person — the woman who was released and not charged — was not named by police.

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Cardinal Note: As of June 5, 2013 — up to and including the date of this article — police incidents related to the above police agency are not reported in real time or within a prompt time period. Police protecting their realm of investigation and police activity, have chosen to use secret military-grade encrypted radios to withhold their police communications, which were previously open to the public and news media via monitoring of public safety scanning radios — with no known negative results locally.

The delayed knowledge or entirely blacked out knowledge resulting from encrypted police communications may protect certain police operations and investigations, but it also puts the public at risk in situations such as when armed and dangerous offenders are at large and when other similar situations occur, such as when desperate offenders of property crimes are eluding police. In other cases, the delayed or blacked out information inhibits or prohibits the possibility of the public providing early witness accounts before a criminal trail goes cold. Citizens are much more likely to recognize or recall suspicious or criminal activity if they are aware of the criminal incident within minutes or hours of its occurrence. The most serious incident involving dire results would be a trail that is allowed to go cold in the case of child abduction.

The lack of real time information from public police dispatch also weakens an effective neighborhood watch program mostly working to prevent property loss, but also working to prevent possible violent crimes.

Lack of real time information from police dispatch also delays public awareness or eliminates public awareness of general hazards and traffic or other situations in everyday living in an otherwise economically thriving community.

Police have alternate ways to transmit tactical, operational or investigative information, while still keeping their main public dispatch channels open for the best balance of public safety and police safety.

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Robert Cutler (law enforcement photo).

Vladimir Georges (law enforcement photo).

Sarah Wendy (law enforcement photo).

Saul Salazar (police photo).

Schaumburg police report that the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office approved charges of Home Invasion and Attempted Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault against Saul Salazar — 5’5″ 150 LBS male/hispanic; born July 16, 1976. Salazar resides in the 2000 block of Sycamore Ave., Hanover Park, IL. Salazar was book for the felony charges on July 1, 2016.

On May 29, 2016, Schaumburg Police responded to the 2700 block of Odlum Drive for a report of a Criminal Sexual Assault. The offender, unknown to the victim, allegedly entered the victim’s residence without permission, and groped the victim while she was sleeping. The victim woke up while this was taking place and the offender fled the residence. A Community Alert was sent out following the incident to inform the residents. Fingerprint evidence recovered from the scene was confirmed by an independent laboratory to be a match for Saul Salazar.

Schaumburg Detectives notified Streamwood Police due to a previous arrest of Salazar by their agency in 2009. Streamwood Detectives worked closely with Schaumburg Detectives in a joint effort to investigate additional similar Streamwood cases.

On June 29, 2016, Schaumburg Police Detectives, Special Operations Investigators, Streamwood Detectives, and Elgin Detectives all worked together to locate Saul Salazar near his home in the 2000 block of Sycamore Ave. in Hanover Park, IL. Schaumburg Special Operations Investigators took him into custody without incident.

Streamwood Police Department has charges approved for Home Invasion and Aggravated Sexual Assault for one incident in Streamwood. Streamwood continues to investigate other similar incidents.

Court records indicate Salazar (birth year 1977) was held on $2 million bail and that his next scheduled court date is July 21, 2016 at Rolling Meadows Circuit Court.

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Skokie police responded about 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday July 13, 2016 to a report of a home invasion, vehicle burglaries and garage burglaries. First found a man rifling through personal items in her bedroom. Soon neighbors realized six people breaking into vehicles and garages near Harvard Terrace and Park Avenue.

One neighbor saw the offenders flee in the woman’s white Nissan Pathfinder (license # H595187) after the home invasion. The neighbor called police.

A red minivan was also stolen, and the offender driving the minivan slammed into a Skokie police car that was responding to the home invasion call. The female police officer was injured and transported to a nearby hospital and released.

Three suspects were arrested, but at least three offenders are at large.

Police discovered the crime spree involving the six suspects ranged from north suburban Skokie to the South Side of Chicago.

Skokie police urge citizens with information about the crime to call Skokie Police at 847-982-5900.

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Buffalo Grove police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:09 AM Wednesday to a report of a stabbing at 478 St Mary’s Parkway, Buffalo Grove, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a 47-year-old male, a 19-year-old male, and a female were stabbed.

VIDEO: Crime scene at home where four people were stabbed on St Marys Parkway near Lincoln Terrace in Buffalo Grove just after midnight.

Initially there was a report of two people stabbed. A few minutes later a report was received that a woman was stabbed.

Several minutes later a fourth victim was discovered stabbed with apparently minor injuries.

The offenders were reported to have fled toward the backyard.

Two patients were transported to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville — not confirmed. Two people were transported to Northwest Community Hospital — not confirmed. All stabbing patients are expected to survive.

A dog was also stabbed and was carried out of the house about the same time the fourth stabbing victim was transported away from the scene.

Police have confirmed that four people were stabbed, and that three people are in custody for questioning and investigation early Wednesday morning.

Patrol officers broadcast descriptions of the attackers to area police departments, and two men matching the descriptions were apprehended up by Wheeling police officers near Lake Cook and Weiland roads about 4,000 feet, or three quarters of a mile — east of the crime scene.

Buffalo Grove police reported there is no existing threat to the community related to the stabbing incident, and believe the stabbings were a targeted attack. The home invasion with aggravated battery (stabbing) are under investigation. A knife was recovered by police officers, according to police.

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Mount Prospect Police Department responded approximately 2:45 PM Monday, September 5, 2016 to a report of a robbery at a house in the 300 block of North Main Street (Route 83) near Isabella Street and about halfway between US 14 and US 12. While enroute, officers learned the offender(s) had fled, southbound on Main Street in a black Lincoln sedan. Upon arrival at the scene, police say they located a female and male victim who stated Javier Noveron — the female’s ex-boyfriend — had unlawfully entered the house and confronted them in the basement.

Police say Noveron allegedly took the female’s phone as she attempted to call 9-1-1. The victims went upstairs to the kitchen to get away from Noveron, but he followed them, grabbed a knife in the kitchen and threatened the male victim with it. The male victim was able to escape the residence without any injury. Noveron followed the female victim back downstairs, where he grabbed the female around the neck with his hands and began strangling her, releasing her after several seconds. Noveron exited the residence and got into a black Lincoln sedan, fleeing southbound on Main Street (Route 83) toward Northwest Highway. The female suffered minor injuries as a result of the attack. The female victim was assessed by Mount Prospect Fire Department firefighter/paramedics at the scene.

Meanwhile, Mount Prospect police officers observed the black Lincoln sedan in the area of Main Street (Route 83) and Northwest Highway (Route 14) where a high risk traffic stop was conducted with police officers surrounding the Lincoln. Officers took five occupants of the Lincoln into custody without incident and transported them to the police station. Upon further investigation, it was determined four of the occupants of the Lincoln were not involved in any criminal activity at the house and were released without being charged. The fifth occupant, Javier Noveron, was charged after all of the parties involved were interviewed by a representative from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.

On Tuesday, September 6, 2016, the Mount Prospect Police Department charged Javier Noveron, 19 years old, of 2 Whipple Tree Road, Wheeling, with two counts of Home Invasion, one count of Aggravated Domestic Battery, and one count of Robbery from an incident on Monday, September 5.

On Wednesday, September 7, 2016, Noveron was transported to a bond hearing at the 3rd District Courthouse of Cook County in Rolling Meadows. He appeared before the Honorable Judge Cataldo, where his bond was set at $500,000. “D”. Noveron’s next court appearance is scheduled for September 29, 2016 in room 108 of the 3rd District Courthouse of Cook County in Rolling Meadows.

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Skokie police responded about 12:24 PM Friday to a report of a home invasion and abduction in the block of 8600 Saint Louis Avenue Skokie, IL. Police received a report that a home invasion and a kidnapping of a teenage girl occurred about 12:24 p.m. Friday on Saint Louis Avenue Near Greenleaf Street.

The offender was reported to be armed with a knife and was apparently known by the victim. The offender fled with the victim in a black Audi. The offender possibly had an accomplice in a black BMW.

The 16-year-old female victim was located and the offender was in custody by 1:43 p.m.

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McHenry County Sheriff’s police responded about 9:50 AM Wednesday to a report of a home invasion at 2413 Michael Wonder Lake, IL. The home invasion suspect is described as a male/black 5’8″ age 40 with black hair, brown eyes, and possibly armed with a handgun.

The suspect is possibly known by the victim.

The suspect fled in a black 2012 Chevrolet Camaro.

The crime is reported to have occurred at 9:50 a.m.

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Rolling Meadows police responded to a report of a home invasion and sexual assault in the early morning hours of Saturday, January 14, 2017 in the area of Algonquin Road and Algonquin Parkway.

According to police, the man knocked on the door of the victim’s apartment, forced himself in and sexually assaulted the woman while armed with a knife.

The suspect is described as a male Hispanic, 5’0″ to 5’1″ approximately 160 lbs, wearing dark clothing. After the assault, the offender was only known to have fled the area on foot.

Rolling Meadows police are aware that the offender may be the same person who entered an apartment in the block of 5000 Weber Drive through an unlocked and partially open bedroom window on December 28, 2016 at 6:45 a.m. The unarmed offender demanded money from a victim who had been sleeping, but another resident in the apartment interrupted the crime. The suspect to jump out of the window and flee when the other apartment resident walked into the room.

Police received a report that the offender in both cases wore dark clothing and attempted to conceal his face.

Citizens with information about the attacks or who might identify the person shown in the sketch are urged to call Rolling Meadows police Crime Tip Hotline at 847-506-6024, or the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 847-590-7867. Crime Stoppers tips are anonymous and include a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

Rolling Meadows police are reminding residents to use caution when answering doors. Residents should not open doors until the person outside is verified as a safe individual. Residents should not open a door for someone who is not recognized. Residents should call 911 if a suspicious person is near your residence.

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Indian Head Park police responded about 6:32 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a home invasion at a townhouse in the block of 0-99 Briarwood Court. The residence is located just east of Blackhawk Park.

Initially there was some confusion about the time of the home invasion, as 7:32 p.m. has also been reported as a time of the incident.

The offender was described as a male/white, tall, athletic build, wearing a black ski mask and black clothing. The offender is reported to have used a butcher knife on a victim, and the butcher knife was found at the scene.

Neighbors have told local media that a woman and a child live in the house. There is also a report from neighbors that a pre-teen was injured with non-life-threatening injuries.

Authorities sent out a reverse 9-1-1 text message alerting residents in the area.

REVERSE 9-1-1 TEXT ALERT

Home invasion on Briarwood in IHP w/injuries. Suspect is still at large. You are urged to lock their doors and keep outside lights on. Area police alerted.

— Indian Head Park Police (IHP)

As of Thursday morning at 6:20 a.m. the offender is still at large. Indian Head Park police and Cook County Sheriff’s deputies were on the scene Wednesday night.

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Mount Prospect police responded about 3:00 a.m. Saturday, February 11, 2017 after an attempted sexual assault of a female resident in a Mount Prospect apartment. Initially, about 1:30 a.m. Saturday, a 25-year-old woman returned home from work and discovered an open window. After closing and locking the window and bolting the front door, she changed clothes, ate and went to bed.

About 3 a.m., she awoke with a man on top of her. Allegedly, the man was also striking her head. The offender squeezed her throat and covered her face with a pillow, making it difficult for her to breath, according to police. The woman was able to defend herself, and the offender fled. Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney David Mennie explained details of the attack at the suspect’s bond hearing

The woman locked her bedroom door and called police, and when police arrived, they found a suspect, Luis Del Peral-Velazco, 28, according to Mennie. Mount Prospect police encountered Del Peral-Valazco walking outside the apartment wearing bloodstained clothing. He also had fresh scratches on his face, neck and chest and fresh blood on his hands, according to Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney David Mennie. Del Peral-Valazco was “unable to explain to police on the scene how he sustained the injuries, or where he was coming from,” according to Mennie. Del Peral-Valazco was subsequently charged with aggravated attempted sexual assault, home invasion and aggravated battery.

Mennie said, during Del Peral-Velazco’s bond hearing, that Del Peral-Velazco used a piece of clothing to tie the woman’s hands and attempted to sexually assault her. The victim broke free, punched and scratched Del Peral-Velazco, and screamed as he fled the room, Mennie said.

Del Peral-Velazco was ordered held on $1 million bail Tuesday, and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday, March 3, 2017.

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Glendale Heights police responded about 4:27 p.m. Tuesday May 2, 2017 to a report of a home invasion in the 1000 block Spruce Street. Four teenage girls on broke into a Glendale Heights apartment and attacked a young resident and his friends with a taser/stun gun, according to police.

The four high-school-aged girls forced their way into the apartment and used a taser/stun gun to attack about eight other teens, Glendale Heights Police Sgt. Michael Pentecost said. The girls took off in a black 2017 Nissan Sentra sedan.

The boy’s parents were not home at the time, and it was unknown whether the two groups of teenagers knew each other. The girls were described as four female/Hispanic subjects, described as high school age or slightly older. They were last seen near Shorewood Drive/2nd Street and Cedar Street.

The four girls are wanted for home invasion and battery.

There is no risk to the community, according to Pentecost.

Glendale Heights police urge any citizens with information about the home invasion to call 630-260-0078.

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Vernon Hills police responded about 9:12 PM Friday to a report of a home invasion in the block of 1200 Georgetown Way Vernon Hills, IL. Police received a report of a home invasion at a townhouse in a neighborhood northwest of Milwaukee Avenue and Old Half Day Road.

The suspect is described as a male/white 6’1″ 160 LBS wearing a red shirt and dark pants and one brown boot because one was left at the scene.

The crime is reported to have occurred at 9:12 p.m.

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Chicago Police responded about 10:35 a.m. Thursday June 15, 2017 to a report of a home invasion in the block of 6800 West Hobart Avenue. Police received a report that two men broke into the home while three young girls were inside the home. The three girls — two age 11 and one age 8 — ran upstairs, hid in a locked bathroom and called 911 after they hear a window break, and heard people entering their house. When the offenders knocked on the bathroom door, the girls remained silent in the bathroom.

Officers responded immediately, and were engaged in a short foot chase and apprehended two suspects. No injuries were reported involving anyone involved in the case.

Michael Alarcon, 29, and Marcos Alarcon, 25, were each charged with one felony count of residential burglary, police said.

Michael Alarcon was released with electronic monitoring, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. Marcos Alarcon remained held in jail on a $90,000 bond Saturday morning. Both suspects are scheduled to return to court Thursday June 22, 2017.

Michael Alarcon, home invasion suspect Norwood Park, Chicago.

Marcos Alarcon, home invasion suspect Norwood Park, Chicago.

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McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputies and Cary Fire Protection District firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:40 a.m. Sunday July 2, 2017 to a domestic disturbance at a home on the block of 7300 Swan Way in unincorporated McHenry County.

When sheriff’s deputies arrived, they found a victim outside the home bleeding from the head and face. Zegers was inside a bedroom in the home with injuries to his face, according to authorities.

Police said Zegers forcibly entered the home and attacked a person with a construction style nail gun. The two men fought and both men were injured during the struggle.

Edward J. Zegers, 52, of Cary, is charged with one count each of attempted murder, home invasion, and residential burglary. He was being held on $3 million bail and is due in court at 9 a.m. Friday.

The victim was transported by paramedics to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, where he was treated and released. Initially, Zegers also was also transported to the hospital for treatment of his facial injuries, and was released Monday to the custody of the sheriff’s office.

Edward Zegers, attempted murder suspect (McHenry County Sheriff’s Office photo).

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Rolling Meadows Police are looking for a man they say forced himself into a home and sexually assaulted a victim.

Rolling Meadows police issued an alert to residents Friday, July 7, 2017 regarding a home invasion and sexual assault that occurred in the area of Algonquin Road and Algonquin Parkway during the early morning hours of July 1, 2017. The precise time (near dawn or near midnight) was not specified.

According to Rolling Meadows, the male suspect knocked on the victim’s front door. When the victim opened the door, the offender forced himself inside and sexually assaulted the victim. Residences in the area of Rolling Meadows are 3-story apartment buildings.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, 5’0″ to 5’1″ tall and weighing about 160 pounds.

In the alert, police advised residents not to open their doors until they verified the person outside is safe to enter.

Police also advise residents not to allow entry if they do not recognize the person.

Police also recommend residents call 911 regarding any suspicious people near their homes.

Rolling Meadows police urge anyone with information to call the Crime Tip Hotline at 847-506-6024 or the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 847-590-7867.

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East Park apartment complex site of several rapes.

FOUR CRIMES IN 6 MONTHS

Rolling Meadows police said Monday July 11, 2017 that they believe the man responsible for a home invasion and sexual assault on the city’s south side at East Park apartments on June 30, 2017 is the same person behind at least three similar break-ins and another sexual assault since December 2017 at nearby apartments.

The most recent attack involved a home invasion and sexual assault that occurred in the early morning hours of June 30, 2017 at the East Park Apartments in the block of 4800 Algonquin Parkway. Police said the male offender knocked on the victim’s front door, forced his way inside when the victim answered the door, and sexually assaulted the victim at knife point.

The attack is similar to an attack that occurred January 14, 2017 in the same apartment complex. In that case, a man knocked on the door of the victim’s apartment about 6:45 a.m., forced his way in, and assaulted the woman while armed with a knife.

In both cases, the offender was described as a Hispanic male about 5-foot to 5’1″ 160 LBS.

Police believe the same male offender broke into nearby residences in December 2016 and February 2017.

On December 28, 2016, a man entered an apartment in the block 5000 block Weber Drive through an unlocked and partially open bedroom window. The offender demanded money from a victim who had been sleeping. Another person living in the apartment walked into the room, and the suspect jumped out of the window and fled.

Police say residents should not open their doors to someone who knocks without first verifying who is outside. They also should call 911 about any suspicious people near their homes.

Anyone with information about the crimes are urged to call the Crime Tip Hotline at 847-506-6024 or the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 847-590-7867. Crime Stoppers tips are anonymous and callers can receive rewards of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

Police in the northwest suburbs are looking at a series of violent break-ins. CBS 2’s Jeremy Ross reports.

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Naperville police responded about 9:49 AM Monday September 18, 2017 to to a home invasion and domestic violence incident at a townhouse near White Thorn Circle and Sheehan Drive Naperville, IL. Police also described an “aggravated battery to a police officer” related to the case but the nature of the battery was initially unknown. The crime scene location is a townhouse subdivision, which is just northeast of Route 59 and 95th Street.

The suspect was described as a male/black, last seen northbound from the location, driving a maroon 2006 Nissan Murano. The suspect was reported armed with a black semi-automatic handgun. Police announced the suspect was apprehended in Villa Park and in custody by 1:35 p.m. Monday.

Naperville firefighter/paramedics were dispatched to the scene about 9:49 a.m., but initially it was unknown why they were called to the scene; or whether a suspect, citizen or police officer was injured.

The Neuqua Valley High School, about one mile southeast of the crime scene, was secured by about 11:50 a.m. while police searched for the suspect. The Neuqua Valley High School resumed normal campus operations by 12:50 p.m.

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Naperville police responded before 9:49 AM Monday September 18, 2017 to a report of home invasion, domestic battery, and also an aggravated battery to a police officer near White Thorn Circle and Sheehan Drive Naperville, IL. The crime scene location was a townhouse subdivision, just northeast of Route 59 and 95th Street.

The suspect was described as a male/black last seen northbound from the location, driving a maroon 2006 Nissan Murano, and the suspect was reported to be armed with a black semi-automatic handgun.

Naperville firefighter/paramedics were dispatched to the scene about 9:49 a.m., after a police officer was injured trying to stop the suspect from fleeing the scene. However, the suspect fled the Naperville area, but was later captured in Villa Park, which is about 13 miles northeast of Naperville.

Suspect Quincy Devon Watson was located and arrested later the same day in Villa Park. The Naperville police officer injured at the scene remained at Edward Hospital at least through Tuesday, September 19, 2017 for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Naperville Police secured home invasion, aggravated battery and domestic battery charges against Chicago resident Quincy Devon Watson, who is accused of forcing entry into a Naperville home in a domestic-related dispute on Monday, September 18, and injured an officer while fleeing the scene.

Quincy Devon Watson, 36, of the 2000 block of West 68th Street in Chicago, is charged with the following:

Domestic Battery (2 counts) – Class A Misdemeanor
Home Invasion – Class X Felony
Aggravated Battery to a Police Officer – Class 2 Felony
Aggravated Obstructing a Peace Officer – Class 4 Felony
Criminal Trespass to Residence – Class 4 Felony
Aggravated Driving While License Revoked – Class 4 Felony

Allegedly Watson forced entry into a home on White Thorn Circle in a domestic-related dispute. Upon arrival of police officers, Watson fled the scene in a burgundy Nissan Murano, dragging an officer in the process and causing injury to that officer.

The Naperville Police wish to remind the public and the news media that a charge is merely an accusation, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

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Quincy Devon Watson, home invasion, domestic battery suspect, aggravated battery to a police officer suspect.

Antonio Jones, 32, of the block of 1000 West 14th Street, Chicago was arrested Monday December 11, 2017 by Arlington Heights police investigators with awareness and assistance of Chicago Department. Arlington Heights police kept Jones’ home and cell phone location under surveillance, before making an arrest in connection with an Arlington Heights home invasion in May 2017. Antonio Jones was also charged with possession of a controlled substance when illegal drugs were found at his home.

Antonio Jones is the alleged drug dealer of a drug-consuming relative of an elderly couple that were victims of a home invasion on Brittany Drive in Arlington Heights. The couple’s relative told Antonio Jones that a large sum of money was in the couple’s house. The relative was living with the couple at the time, and had mentioned a bag of cash to Jones only several days before the home invasion.

Shortly after learning of the large sum of money in the house on Brittany Drive, Jones and another man entered the home, wearing masks about 11:25 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Police and prosecutors say the two men held the 85-year old man and his 78-year old wife at gunpoint at their residence, forced them to the floor, and acquired $50,000 in the basement at their residence. The whereabouts of the relative at the time of the crime was not known, or was not revealed by police. The elderly residents were not injured, and the suspects were gone within five minutes. The men fled with the bag containing $50,000, and the couple were able to call police after they left.

Police have not mentioned whether the relative faced any charges or whether a plea bargain was involved. However, Arlington Heights police did reveal that the victims’ relative gave police the cellphone number for Antonio Jones, who police were able to track via wireless cellphone and cell tower technology. Jones’ location was tracked by the cell phone number provided by the victims’ relative, who revealed to police during investigation that Jones was his drug dealer. Also, during the police investigation, the victims’ relative revealed to police that he had mentioned the large sum of money to Jones before the home invasion.

At a court hearing, it was revealed that Antonio Jones’ girlfriend purchased a new BMW with $29,000 cash the day after the May 17, 2017 home invasion.

When Jones was arrested Monday, December 11, 2017, he was found in possession of 51 small plastic Baggies containing a substance that was discovered to be heroin, according to Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney Alyssa Grissom.

At Rolling Meadows Cook County Circuit Court Wednesday December 13, 2017, Antonio Jones (5’6″ 180 LBS) was ordered held without bail, charged with home invasion and robbery [720 ILCS 5/19-6(a)(3) HOME INVASION/FIREARM], and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.

As of Wednesday, no one else had been charged. Jones’ next court date was is scheduled for January 5, 2018.

Antonio Jones, Arlington Heights home invasion and robbery suspect.

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Gurnee police responded about 11:00 p.m. Tuesday January 23, 2018 to a report of an armed home invasion in the block of 1600 Belle Plaine Avenue.

Four family members were home at the time, and one of the family members at the victims’ residence suffered a minor injury after jumping up and cutting her leg on a piece of furniture as the suspects forced entry through a locked front door.

The Gurnee Police Department is searching for three male black suspects, who were wearing black hoodies. At least one offender was armed with a black handgun.

The victims reported about $300 was taken during the home invasion. Police have reported that the incident “appears to be isolated” but did not reveal whether or not the victims new the suspects.

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The victims’ home is in a neighborhood of single family homes about two miles northeast of Six Flags Great America, and about two blocks from the community border with Waukegan, Illinois.