Crime & Safety
La Grange Restaurant Burglary Report Kept Secret
The village cited several exceptions under state law, including that disclosure would deprive a person of a fair trial.
LA GRANGE, IL – La Grange police decided again this week to keep a restaurant burglary report under wraps.
The burglary occurred Nov. 15 at Lucca's Pizzeria, 108 W. Burrlington Ave., police said in a blotter item in December.
Police denied Patch's records requests for the report on Dec. 15 and Thursday.
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In December, police said the suspect entered through an unlocked back door, stealing two mixers valued at more than $1,800.
The mixers were found at a pawn shop in North Riverside, police said.
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In its denial of Patch's recent request, police cited several exceptions under the open records law. Among them, police said disclosure would interfere with an active criminal investigation, reveal a confidential source and endanger a person's safety.
Police also said releasing the report "creates a substantial likelihood that a person will be deprived of a fair trial or an impartial hearing."
Patch has not seen an arrest of a person come through the police blotter.
The village did not explain how the report's release to a small news outlet such as Patch could deprive a person of a fair trial in Cook County, which has more than 1 million potential jurors.
Patch left a message for comment with village officials Friday morning.
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