Refrigerator Stolen From Unlocked Palatine Apartment: Cops

PALATINE, IL — A Palatine man is accused of stealing a refrigerator and other appliances during two separate apartment burglaries in the same building nearly a month a part, according to police. Bismark A. Lopez-Salgado, 22, of the 1500 block of North Winslowe Drive, faces two felony burglary counts stemming from an incident in August and an incident last week, Palatine police said in a statement Friday.

Officers responded to a call of a burglary in progress just before 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, in the 1500 block of North Winslowe Drive. According to police, Lopez-Salgado was seen outside the apartment where the crime had happened.

Investigators allege that Lopez-Salgado had entered the unlocked apartment and stole a refrigerator from the unit. No other items were reported taken from the apartment at that time, police said. (Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest Palatine news. And Android and iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.)

Lopez-Salgado also is accused of burglarizing another apartment in the same North Winslowe Drive building in early August, according to authorities. In the Aug. 8 incident, police allege that Lopez-Salgado swiped appliances from the apartment after breaking in through the unit's front door.

Bail was set for Lopez-Salgado at $5,000. His next court date is Oct. 5.

Bismark A. Lopez-Salgado (Photo via Palatine Police Department)