Suspect Captured On Video Busting Windows And Stealing 2 Canaries

PALOS PARK, IL — Palos Park police are investigating a criminal property damage incident that happened early Tuesday morning. Two pet canaries were also stolen from the homeowner’s patio.

Shortly after 3 a.m. on July 9, a resident woke up after hearing breaking glass. The homeowner walked downstairs and found that a patio window facing Deerpath had been broken. A man of unknown race and age wearing a black hoodie was seen running northeast down Deerpath toward Mohawk. The homeowner found that a second window had also been broken and a pair of yellow canaries in their cages were taken from the patio.

Grainy video captured a four-door vehicle traveling northbound on Seminole toward the Route 7 exit ramp around 2:45 a.m.

Investigators have been combing through other home security video that showed the suspect in the area around 2 a.m. Infrared photos showed the man was trying to open a patio door on Mohawk, police said. He also entered an unlocked vehicle but didn’t take anything.

Palos Park police are asking residents from the area of Iroquois, Mohawk, Deerpath and Seminole Road who have home security video systems to review footage from 2:45 to 3 a.m. on July 9.

Anyone with video or information about the individual in the surveillance images is asked to call the Palos Park Police Department at 708-671-3770 or 708-448-2191.