Crime & Safety
Police Investigating Burglary of Palos Heights Home
A robber wearing work boots grabbed a TV and jewelry from a house in the 12100 block of Flambeau Drive, police say.
Officers are searching for a robber who bashed the front door of a Palos Heights home and grabbed jewelry and a television, police said Friday.
A person wearing work boots shouldered the front door of a home on Thursday in the 12100 block of Flambeau Drive, said. A 42-inch Samsung TV was taken from the wall of the master bedroom, as was a pillow case that the robber used to carry out jewelry from a box left on the bed.
The thief then left through the garage door, police said.
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Two witnesses told police they saw a white pickup truck with ladder rack frames and two men inside driving through the area several times. They described the driver as an olive-skinned man wearing a bright orange T-shirt. The passenger also had olive-colored skin.
The same truck and driver were seen backed up to the garage of the burglarized home.
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Palos Park police actually made the Friday announcement of the Flambeau Drive burglary.
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