Burr Ridge Criminal A Crime Victim Himself: Cops

BURR RIDGE, IL – The Burr Ridge businessman who is heading to prison for swindling two hospitals out of $2.5 million was a crime victim himself in 2020.

In August 2020, he called the police about the theft of his 2013 Maserati GranTurismo convertible. This was three months before federal prosecutors charged the owner, Dennis Haggerty, 46, with fraud.

Authorities alleged that Haggerty, who lives at 2 Hunter Court, used the ill-gotten proceeds to buy the Maserati, along with a 2017 Maserati Ghibli and a 2015 Land Rover Range Rover.

Through a public records request, Patch on Thursday obtained the police report on the car theft.

Overnight Aug. 10, 2020, someone entered Haggerty's unlocked 2017 Maserati, which was parked outside, according to the report. The person found a garage door opener and used it to open the door.

Inside, the suspect entered Haggerty's unlocked 2013 Maserati and found the key fob inside the center console, according to the report. The person then stole the car.

Haggerty had a Ring security camera above his garage doors, but it wasn't working, police said. He said he would reprogram his garage doors and install new cameras.

A day later, a license plate reader in Calumet City indicated the car had gone through the south suburb.

On November 6, 2020, Haggerty told police that his insurer, Hanover Insurance, had paid him out for the car. That was four days before federal prosecutors charged him.

On March 9, 2021, Burr Ridge police were notified that the secretary of state inquired about a salvage title for the vehicle.

This prompted a Burr Ridge officer to contact Hanover Insurance, which confirmed the stolen car was found in early November 2020 in Gary, Indiana, according to the report. The insurance company said the car was discovered parked with minor damage.

In response to a Patch inquiry, Deputy Police Chief Marc Loftus said in an email, "I don’t know why the insurance company didn’t inform us of the recovery, or the circumstances surrounding its recovery. I don’t know if he got the car back."

The federal government has listed the 2013 Maserati in its list of property that it was set to seize from Haggerty.

Haggerty is set to enter prison Feb. 17 for nearly five years. He has been ordered to pay $1.9 million in restitution, having already returned $550,000 of the stolen money.