A burglar broke into a condo on the 300 block of Lathrop Avenue, stealing $100,000 in cash from a couple’s dresser.
On June 27, at 7 a.m., the couple left the condo, with the husband going to Chicago to pick up products for their store. On the way to the store, the husband stopped by the condo to grab a lunch for his wife. Upon entering the condo at 11:30 a.m., he saw that the unit has been rummaged through, with the closets emptied and all the boxes opened.
The couple kept the $100,000 in cash in the bottom drawer of their dresser. As they explained to an officer, they previously sold a condo in Chicago, used a portion of the proceeds to buy their current unit and stashed away the rest. The only other item that was stolen was a necklace with a square-shaped charm.
Forest Park police did not find any damage to the door which suggests the burglar either used a key or a “slim card” to get into the unit.
There was a surveillance camera in the building lobby, but police had not reviewed the footage at the time of the report.
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