Car Burglary Suspect Nabbed After 30-Minute Foot Chase With Cops

BRIDGEVIEW, IL -- A man out on bond was arrested after a foot chase with police when he was spotted rifling through unlocked vehicles, prosecutors said. Jessy Casey, 23, appeared before Cook County Judge Peter Felice on nine felony charges of burglar to a motor vehicle. Casey has a pending case for DUI, criminal trespass to a motor vehicle and resisting arrest.

A Bridgeview woman spotted a man, later identified as Casey, rifling through her vehicle around 6 a.m. Aug. 27, the prosecutor said. The woman called 911 and police saw Casey allegedly running through yards and jumping fences, ignoring officers’ orders to stop. After a 30-minute foot chase, the prosecutor said police caught up with Casey.

The prosecutor said police found a wallet in Casey pocket that didn’t belong to him. He also had a backpack with items allegedly stolen from unlocked cars. The woman was brought to the scene where she reportedly positively identified Casey. Bridgeview police determined that nine vehicles had been reported broken into between Aug. 21 and Aug. 27. Casey allegedly admitted to police that had entered seven vehicles that morning and took police to the various addresses. The other two burglaries had taken place on Aug. 21.

In addition to the new charges, Casey is on probation for possession of a controlled substance in Kankakee County, the prosecutor said.

“Here’s a man’s out on bond and allegedly commits nine felonies,” Felice said. “I don’t have empathy for these cases.”

Bail was set at $15,000 for each charge. Casey is due back in court Sept. 19 in Bridgeview. Casey’s last known address is in the 8000 block of South Beloit Avenue in Bridgeview. Court records also showed recent addresses in Manteno in Kankakee County and Merrillville, IN.

The south suburbs have been plagued by unlocked car burglaries and vehicle thefts, in instances where key fobs were found inside the vehicles. South suburban police have recently taken to social media to raise awareness of the epidemic, including the #9pmroutine where residents are reminded via social media to go get their valuables out of the car and lock their vehicles every evening a 9 o’clock.