Residents Find Burglar In Home In Downers Grove

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — Downers Grove residents recently discovered a burglar inside their house, according to village's most recent police blotter.

Officers were called to a home in the 5100 block of Main Street around 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 26 for a report of a burglary in progress. Police say the resident told them she noticed a chair had been moved in the kitchen and dishes had been removed from the sink and put on the counter.

The resident then noticed the bathroom door was closed with the light on, the blotter said. She then alerted her husband, who found a woman in the bathroom.

When officers got to the scene, they say Sandra Copeland, 67, of Milwaukee, was "sitting fully clothed on the toilet." Per the crime blotter, Copeland had a "large white plastic bag" of items with her and told police she thought the unit, which police say was fully furnished, was vacant.

Copeland was arrested and charged with residential burglary.