Trio charged after officers stop burglary in Chicago suburb, officials say

The Brief

  • Three men were charged with burglary and felony theft after deputies stopped a burglary in progress in unincorporated Libertyville.
  • A property owner used a GPS tracker on a rented trailer to help deputies find the suspects.
  • Deputies arrested two men at the scene and a K9 found a third man hiding in a forest preserve.

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. Three men are facing charges after they were caught allegedly stealing construction equipment from a business in Chicago’s north suburbs late Sunday night.

Libertyville burglary investigation

The backstory:

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation began around 11:20 p.m. when the owner of a flatbed trailer called 911.

According to deputies, the owner had rented the trailer to someone who never returned it. The trailer had a GPS tracker, which showed it was at a business in the 14200 block of West Rockland Road in unincorporated Libertyville.

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