Blood Smear In Burglary Matches Convicted Burglar's DNA: Police

ALSIP, IL -- A blood smear from a 2016 burglary in an Alsip food distribution facility matched the DNA of a former employee and convicted burglar, prosecutors said. Cardierre Robinson, 24, of Blue Island, appeared before Cook County Judge Michael Kane. Robinson is currently on parole from the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Alsip police responded to a burglary alarm on March 24, 2016 at Ace Coffee Bar, 2800 W. 127th St. Police found a bloody steel pipe on a desk inside an office along with a 3-foot blood smear on the wall. A jacket was discovered outside which was used to scale a barb wire fence to the property.

The prosecutor said that surveillance video showed two people roaming the warehouse, one of whom appeared to know his way around and where to avoid the cameras. The two proceeded to the office where they tried to break into a safe using the steel pipe, police said.

Multiple swabs were taken of the blood that matched Robinson’s DNA profile. Robinson allegedly admitted to working at the company up until he was fired in November 2016. The next month, Robinson was arrested and later convicted of burglarizing a place of worship and a Popeye’s Chicken, both in Blue Island. He was sentenced to two concurrent five year sentences in the Pinkneyville Correctional Institute. Prison records also show a third burglary conviction.

Robinson was released on parole in September 2017. His projected release date is September 2019. The judge set bail at $5,000. Robinson is due back in court next month in Bridgeview.