Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: Electronics Targeted in Home Burglaries
Incidents reported by Romeoville police, Jan. 11-21.
Jan. 11
Homes burglarized
Someone entered a home in the 300 block of Macon and stole numerous items, including jewelry, a laptop and several video games and game consoles. Estimated value of the stolen items is $5,000, police said.
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More games, game consoles and jewelry, along with several cables, were stolen from a residence in the 400 block of Fenton, according to police. The items were worth a total of $650.
Jan. 21
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Purse stolen from shopping cart
Someone stole a purse left unattended in a shopping cart at a business in the 400 block of Weber Road. The shopper had left the store, remembered leaving the purse in the shopping cart and went back to retrieve it, only to find it missing, police said. Estimated cost of the purse and its contents is $75.
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