Elderly Couple's Car Stolen During Home Invasion In Monee

MONEE, IL - Four men forcibly entered a home in Monee Township early Monday morning and stole cash, phones and a car from an elderly couple who live there. Will County sheriff's police say four suspects are in custody in connection with the incident after the victims' car was found in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.

Police say an elderly woman who lives in the home in the 25000 block of South 80th Avenue was awaken at 6 a.m. when she heard someone trying to open the front door. While she was in the hallway, she was met with a black man with a hood over his head who demanded she "give us your money and phones."

The woman told police she noticed three other men in the home at the time as she agreed to hand over some cash, a wallet, one wireless phone and her cell phone. The woman's husband remained asleep during the home invasion, according to police.

The first man the woman noticed instructed her to enter her bedroom and not come out. When she did come out to call the police, she found her 2009 Ford Edge SUV had been stolen. The car, along with two others that were recently reported stolen, was found in the 7100 block of South Paulina in Chicago within an hour of the reported home invasion in Monee.

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