Burbank Cops Nab Alleged Car Burglars

Joseph Duzakowitcs, 19 (left to right), Saul Diaz, 20, and Cody O'Hare, 20. | Burbank Police Department

Burbank, IL, May 27, 2016 -- Three men were arrested after they were spotted entering unlocked cars and stealing items from inside, prosecutors said.

Cody O’Hara, 20, and Saul Diaz, 20, both of Oak Lawn, and Joseph Duzakowitcs, 19, appeared before Cook County Judge Steven Rosenblum on charges of burglary to auto.

Prosecutors said a witness saw Diaz walk up to a Cadillac parked in the 7600 block of South Latrobe Avenue around 5:49 a.m. May 19.

Diaz allegedly left with three baseball hats and got into a waiting vehicle.

The witness also saw O’Hara walk to a second Cadillac and try the door handle. O’Hara left and got back into a waiting Dodge Caliber, prosecutors said.

According to the charges, Diaz admitted to entering unlocked vehicles looking for stuff to steal. Duzakowitcs claimed he was in the car while the thefts were occurring.

Among the items found inside the men’s car, in addition to the three baseball caps, were a computer, GPS tracker, a watch and two cellphones, a Burbank police report said.

Prosecutors said the owner of the baseball caps identified them coming from his car.

The assistant public defender told the judge that O’Hara and Diaz are both graduates of Oak Lawn Community High School. Neither has a prior criminal background.

Duzakowitcs is a singer and a graduate of Reavis High School.

The prosecutor said that Duzakowitcs has a warrant for his arrest on a previous charge.

The judge gave Diaz and O’Hara $10,000 I-bonds; bail for Duzakowitcs for violation of bail was set at $25,000, and $5,000 for the new case.

The three are due back in court June 7 in Bridgeview.