Elmhurst Residents Discover Burglary, Attempted Burglaries

Residential Burglary

Someone pried open the rear door of a home on the 500 block of West Utley between 11 a.m. and 2:52 p.m. Aug. 27. Pry marks were found on the door, and the trim was broken. The resident discovered that the bedroom and closet on the second floor had been ransacked. Missing were jewelry items, sunglasses and several bottles of perfume. Police have no suspects.

Attempted Burglary

A home on the 300 block of South Poplar was found to have pry marks on the back door. The resident told police he noticed the marks on the aluminum molding Aug. 25, but he doesn't know how long they've been there. He also noticed pry marks on the wood pillar near the striker plate on the entry door. The garage door, which had not been open previously, also was ajar. The resident notified police of his discovery at 8:35 a.m. Aug. 26. It does not appear anyone entered the house, as there was nothing missing or disturbed.

Someone tried to enter a home on the 200 block of West Second Street by prying open a window between 1 and 2 p.m. Aug. 30. The resident found the window screen lying on the ground and pry marks on the window. Nothing was disturbed or missing, and the window was not opened enough to allow a person to fit through.