Arlington Heights police received a report about 7:50 PM Friday of a residential burglary at an apartment in the 900 block of East Shady Way. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders may have entered the apartment through a first floor window and removed an XBox Elite (valued at $360), XBox wireless controller (valued at $50) and an Apple iPod Touch (valued $150).
The crime is reported to have occurred between November 1, 2012 at 6:45 a.m. and November 2, 2012 at 3:50 p.m. The crime wasn’t reported until November 30 because the youth thought that the devices were restricted by a parent or parents as punishment.
After another burglary was reported in the same apartment complex, the residents’ realized their own apartment was burglarized as police were interviewing neighbors.
Anyone having information about this or any other serious crime in Arlington Heights should submit an anonymous text tip by texting the keyword 847AHPD and your message to 847411(tip411) or call Arlington Heights Crime Stoppers at (847) 590-STOP. Callers are guaranteed anonymity and may qualify for a cash reward of up to $1,000.
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