Crime & Safety

Man Went Through Pizza Driver's Car During a Delivery: Cops

Police say the driver kept the 50-year-old Evanston resident at the scene until they arrived.

A 50-year-old Evanston man is facing a burglary to vehicle charge after allegedly rummaging through a pizza delivery driver’s vehicle late Thursday night.

The delivery driver called police around 11:40 p.m. and kept the suspect - Patrick Gordon - at the scene in the 1600 block of Hinman Avenue until police arrived, according to a report.

No items were removed from the vehicle, but the middle armrest storage compartment had been opened and two GPS units and an X-box video game was found upon a search of Gordon.

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The car was unlocked while the driver was delivering a pizza to a residence on the block.

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