Mount Prospect police are searching for suspects behind three attempted car burglaries on the village’s east side early Wednesday, after home security cameras caught masked individuals holding what appeared to be handguns while trying to break into vehicles parked in residential driveways. One pickup truck was actually entered, though nothing was reported missing, while two other vehicles were saved only because their doors were locked.
According to the Daily Herald, the first report came in around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday from the 1700 block of Mura Lane, where a resident discovered items had been moved and the glove box and center console were open inside his Ram 1500 pickup, which had been parked in his driveway. Home security footage reviewed by the homeowner showed a vehicle stopping in front of the house at about 1:17 a.m., after which three people got out. One of them approached the pickup while holding an object that appeared to be a handgun, and the homeowner told the paper the offender entered the vehicle and left a short time later. Nothing appeared to be missing from the truck.
Two More Attempts Blocked By Locked Doors
Later that same day, police received two additional reports of attempted car burglaries, this time on the 1900 block of Seneca Lane, per the Daily Herald’s account. Home security videos from that block showed masked individuals pulling on vehicle door handles in driveways at around 1:08 a.m., but the suspects could not get inside because the vehicles were locked. As on Mura Lane, the people involved were holding objects that appeared to be handguns.
The timing is notable: the Mount Prospect Police Department had posted a public safety advisory on its Instagram account on October 14 — the same day as the Mura and Seneca lane incidents — warning residents about an increase in thefts from unlocked vehicles…