Jailed Man's DNA Found At Scene Of Evanston Burglary: Police

EVANSTON, IL — Police said DNA evidence linked a jailed man to the burglary of a senior home care business in Evanston earlier this year. On March 3, a burglary was reported at Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services at 518 Davis St. Police said a credit card, a television, a mirror and a cord for an e-book reader was stolen at the time.

Brian W. Rowlett, 43, of the 1400 block of West Estes Avenue in Chicago, was charged with one count of commercial burglary on June 28, police said, after evidence found at the scene and sent to the crime lab showed his DNA at the scene of the burglary.

Police said was "no legal reason" for his DNA to be at the scene, and prosecutors agreed.

At the time of the newest charge, Rowlett was being held at Cook County Jail in connection with previous charges – a forgery charge out of Bridgeview and a burglary and criminal damage charge related to an April 6 arrest in the 1200 block of West Fulton Market in Chicago, according to police and sheriff's office records.

Rowlett is being held in lieu of 10 percent of a $50,000 bond on the Evanston charge and without bail on the other charges. His next court date is July 23 in Skokie.