The Brief
- A South Side mother returned home to find three strangers inside her apartment, including one in her bed; two suspects were arrested for trespassing.
- The victim says prior break-in signs were ignored, raising concerns about building security and management response.
- Traumatized by the incident, she is relocating with help from community support, including assistance from a local comedian.
CHICAGO – A quiet Sunday morning turned into a frightening ordeal for a 27-year-old mother of three on Chicago’s South Side, after she returned home to find strangers inside her first floor apartment—one of them in her bed.
According to Chicago police, the incident occurred around 8:23 a.m. on March 15 in the 2500 block of East 74th Street in the city’s 3rd District. Officers say the woman discovered three individuals inside her residence without permission. Two were taken into custody at the scene and charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass.
For Yanicee Miles, a nursing student and mother, the experience was deeply disturbing and compounded by earlier warning signs.…