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Handgun and $5,600 in Cash Taken in Residential Burglary Tuesday

Neighbor may have seen the suspects in the back yard.

Someone broke into a home on the 400 block of North Highview and removed a Llama .38 caliber semi-automatic handgun with magazine between 7:15 a.m. and 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12.

Also taken from the home was a laptop worth $900 and $5,600 in cash. The items were taken from the bedroom and dining room of the home.


A neighbor reported seeing two men enter the back yard but then did not see them leave. The police report did not indicate what time the neighbor saw the men.

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Wade Gustafson February 13, 2013 at 08:09 pm
Robin-
Guns don't kill people, people kill people
Renee Balison February 13, 2013 at 08:39 pm
Robin, I think he got the permission from a little known source, its called the Constitution.
Justin Hunt February 13, 2013 at 09:16 pm
Modern hand guns come in two varieties: revolver and semi-automatic. They are VERY common.
Dave February 13, 2013 at 09:57 pm
A lot of people mistakenly think that a "semiautomatic" is a machine gun, which of course it is not. A semiautomatic still only fires once per trigger pull. So does a double-action revolver.
Wade Gustafson February 14, 2013 at 02:13 am
SO DOES A SHOTGUN DAVE?!
Life.Is.Good February 14, 2013 at 11:19 am
Swell. I hope the owner of this home is cited for having a semi-automatic weapon.
Dave February 14, 2013 at 02:54 pm
He won't be because it's not illegal. Don't you think the burglar ought to be charged or does he/she get a pass?
Independence666 February 15, 2013 at 10:20 am
Here we go again......... WHERE ARE THE ELMHURST POLICE????!!!!
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