Oak Lawn home invasion leaves neighbors shaken as suspects pretending to sell candy rob woman

“It is slowly sinking in, and I feel the shock is sort of carrying off, so the concern is what’s changing the shock,” stated Voytek Sak, sufferer’s son.

Village officers stated shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday the sufferer answered a hoop at her door at her residence within the 4600-block of West one hundred and fifth Place. She was met with a Black feminine, described as being in her late teenagers, carrying an orange or purple coat who advised her she was promoting sweet. Doorbell digital camera video from a close-by residence exhibits her with a field in her arms and what appears to be a backpack.

“That is the primary time in my profession the place I’ve really seen them utilizing the sweet because the ruse to commit a house invasion,” stated Oak Garden Police Division Chief Gerald Vetter.

“They’re utilizing that innocence that individuals might even see in any individual youthful,” Sak stated.
The 70-year-old girl declined, however the woman returned. Sak stated his different felt responsible after declining to purchase sweet earlier, so she once more opened the door. This time the person, carrying what seemed to be a white T-shirt over a blue hoodie, pulled out a gun and compelled his means into the house, officers stated.

“A short while later the feminine got here again and this time she’s with a male topic who’s armed with a handgun, who pressured his means into her residence,” Vetter stated.

The sufferer was held at gunpoint whereas a 3rd man, additionally described as a Black male however with no clothes description, additionally got here in after which the three ransacked the house. At one level, Sak stated his mom tried to flee.

“They ran after her, pulled her again violently, slamming her to the ground after which dragging her into the kitchen, after which kicking her,” he stated.

Sak stated it was the woman who held the gun on his mom to maintain her nonetheless as the boys continued to ransack the house. Minutes later the trio fled to a white Kia Optima pushed by a fourth particular person. The Kia fled west on one hundred and fifth Place towards Cicero Avenue, officers stated.

“They’re the sweetest folks,” neighbor MaryAnn Miller stated.

Miller lives proper throughout the road from the victims and her surveillance cameras caught the suspects within the act.

“It is spooky, however they gotta be insane. Policeman there, policeman there, policeman across the nook; this neighborhood, I’ve nothing however police throughout me,” Miller stated.

Largely importantly, police stated, they’ve the backing of your entire village of Oak Garden to depart no stone unturned in an effort to convey justice to the sufferer.

“You’ll be able to’t get away from karma, and if karma’s not going to get you, you’ll stand in entrance of God at one level,” Sak stated.

Three of the suspects have been caught on surveillance video. Anybody with data that would establish them are requested to name Oak Garden police at 708-907-4051. It’s also possible to share ideas by way of textual content by sending them to 708-613-8477.