Crime & Safety

The Man in the Red Pajama Pants

He was wearing red pajama pants when he fled a house after the burglar alarm went off.

JOLIET, IL — A skinny man wearing red pajama pants was seen fleeing a Louis Road home after a burglar alarm went off, police said.

The pajama pants-clad man ran from the back of the house about 9 a.m. Sunday, police said. He was spotted by a neighbor about the same time the burglar alarm went off.

The resident was contacted at work by her security company and she called the sheriff’s department.

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The police reportedly discovered the service door to the residence’s garage had been kicked in and the doorjamb split.

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