Authorities have charged an Evanston man with home burglary after a teen called 911 from his bedroom closet.
It was one of a series of recent burglaries that police attribute to multiple “crews” that have prompted additional patrol officers assigned during evening hours in the North Shore suburb.
Creed V. McGee, 46, of the 1900 block of Jackson Avenue, Evanston, was charged Dec. 16 with burglary after he was arrested by police in the 400 block of 10th Street.
Police received a 911 call shortly after 5 p.m. from a resident of a home in the 900 block of Oakwood. The caller, an 18-year-old man, said the sound of footsteps in the hallway woke him up in his second-floor bedroom, according to police. When he opened his door, he saw someone with a flashlight in the adjacent master bedroom, searching through the dressers, police said.
One of the men heard the door open and asked the other, “Was that you, G?” to which the other responded, “Yeah,” according to a police report.
Authorities said the resident closed the door and called police from his closet.
The two men fled when police arrived. McGee was arrested shortly after.
McGee could not be reached for comment.
The other man drove away in a van, which was tailed by police by eventually got away after driving through Wilmette’s downtown.
The van eventually was involved in an accident near the corner of 17th and Lake avenues, police said. Wilmette police, along with mutual aid from several other nearby police departments, surrounded an area bounded by Elmwood Avenue, Lake Avenue, Ridge Road and 16th Street. Officers and a canine searched through yards and alleys for two hours but were unable to locate the second burglar, according to a Wilmette police press release.
Items worth about $7,000 were stolen from the Oakwood home, including a string of pearls, a pair of gold chains, a gold pendant and a silver pendant, but they were recovered a short distance away, according to police. The burglars pried open the home’s rear door and unscrewed motion lights attached to the garage before targeting the second floor master bedroom, police said. No other rooms were ransacked, according to the police report.
It was one of eight reported home burglaries in the last week that typically take place between dusk and 9 p.m. in the village’s middle and eastern sections, according to Wilmette police. In four of the reported incidents, residents or neighbors interrupted the burglaries.
The incidents are likely related to more than one “burglary crew” that is active in the village, according to police.
Home burglaries have been reported on the following blocks:
* 100 block of 16th Street
* 1200 block of Ashland Avenue
* 1800 block of Elmwood Avenue
* 700 block of Laurel Avenue
* 2200 block of Beechwood Avenue
* 900 block of Oakwood Avenue
* 200 block of Wood Court
Police are recommending residents call 911 if they see:
* People walking around a house after dark.
* People or vehicles not from the block stopped or walking down an alley.
* Unfamiliar cars parked in front of houses that have been left dark.
Police also offered the following tips to avoid a home burglary:
* Leave lights on to make your home appear occupied, especially after dusk.
* Have a trusted neighbor gather mail and newspapers.
* Activate an alarm system prior to leaving the house.
Evanston likes to portray itself as a village of higher education, liberal ideals and beautiful lakefront beaches. Other than the part about the beaches, Evanston is really a community of angry lesbians, stinking hippie-types, out of touch college professors, transient college students, and when you get south of McCormick Blvd you find neighborhoods populated by animals like Creed McGee. South Evanston is just a quick drive up Green Bay Rd to some of the wealthiest communities in the United States. The resident who called police was more than lucky, this could have gone very badly for him.
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