Caught On Camera: Ex-Employee Burglarizes Restaurant, Cops Say

OSWEGO, IL — Two Aurora men have been arrested in connection with a late-night restaurant burglary that was caught on surveillance camera, Oswego police said. Employees at the eatery, located in the 2300 block of Route 34, arrived just after 6 a.m. Tuesday to find a broken window and two empty cash registers.

Police said surveillance cameras captured the suspect entering the restaurant at around 11:50 p.m. Monday. The suspect in the video matched the description of a recent former employee of the restaurant, identified as Katrone M. Shepherd, 19, of Aurora.

Detectives tracked Shepherd down after he showed up at the restaurant to return employee property on Tuesday afternoon, police said. After an interview with detectives, Shepherd was arrested on one count of burglary and one count of criminal damage to property and taken to the Kendall County jail. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

During the investigation, detectives said they learned that a second man, 19-year-old Ryan Corral of Aurora, was also involved in the burglary. Corral is accused of accompanying Shepherd to the scene and receiving a share of the stolen money. He is charged with possession of stolen property.

Corral was processed at the Oswego Police Department and released on his own recognizance. He is due in court Oct. 16.

A judge set Shepherd's bond at $20,000, and he is due in court Sept. 8.

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