Crime & Safety

Felon Caught Hiding In Bathroom Of Mt. Greenwood Home

A Mt. Greenwood man's surveillance video captured a man entering his home in the middle of the day before police found him in the bathroom.

CHICAGO, IL - A convicted felon faces a residential burglary charge after police say he was caught entering the front window of a home in Mount Greenwood Friday and found hiding in the bathroom with personal property belonging to the victim.

A 36-year-old man told police that an unknown man, later identified as 29-year-old Deangelo Reed of the 7100 block of South Champlain in Chicago was shown on surveillance footage entering the front window of his residence in the 3000 block of West 111th Street around 11:57 a.m.

Police officers who responded gained entry to the home and found Reed hiding in the bathroom in possession of the victim's personal property, according to Chicago Police Officer Michelle Tannehill.

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Reed is a convicted felon, 19th Ward Ald. Matt O'Shea said.

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