Man Accused Of Burglarizing Walgreens In Naperville

NAPERVILLE, IL — A Naperville man faces felony charges after police say he shattered the window to a Walgreens and entered the store.

Ronald Rueckheim, 55, of the 2100 block of Sunderland Court, was charged with burglary and criminal damage to property in connection with the Feb. 23 incident. These charges against Rueckheim come after he was charged with aggravated assault and domestic battery in connection with a Feb. 24 incident.

Police were called to the store at 63 W. 87th St. for a report of an overnight burglary. According to police, Rueckheim broke a window and went into the store just before 5:30 a.m., causing up to $10,000 in damage. He is accused of fleeing after the burglary.

On March 6, Rueckheim was issued a warrant for the burglary while he was being detained on the aforementioned domestic battery and aggravated assault charges at DuPage County Jail.

“The fact that Mr. Rueckheim is being detained on an unrelated offense is of no consequence in this case,” DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement.

“In this newest case, Mr. Rueckheim’s most serious charge is the forcible felony of burglary, which is a non-detainable offense under the Safe-T-Act dangerousness standard, unless there is use of force against another person."

Berlin added, "This morning, Judge Dieden was required by law to release Mr. Rueckheim in this case. As I said following the implementation of the Safe-T-Act, after hearing the facts and circumstances of a case, a judge, not the legislature, is in the best position to decide if pre-trial release for a defendant is appropriate. I still believe this to be the case and I continue to urge the General Assembly to amend the law and allow judges to use their discretion in every case, similar to New Jersey’s pre-trial release law."

Rueckheim is set to appear in court April 1.