Burglary Attempt at Vacationing Family’s Old Town North Home

At 4:39 a.m. Sunday morning, someone unsuccessfully attempted to break into the basement of a vacant home on the 4000 block of Western Avenue, the has announced.

Police received a call when the home’s burglar alarm was tripped, and arrived to find that a basement window on the south side of the home had been pried free. They were able to confirm that the burglar was unable to enter the home.

The residents of the home were on vacation at the time of the burglary attempt. Their house is close to the pedestrian footbridge across the I-294 tollway that connects Western Sprints with Hinsdale.

“Some valuable evidence was recovered by the officers at the scene and our Investigations Unit is aggressively following up on this incident,” Deputy Chief Brian Budds wrote in a release. “I am confident that our agency will make an arrest in the very near future.”

Budds also advised that residents contact their Neighborhood Watch block captains, if applicable.