Imagine you’re living in the very monied suburb of Winnetka. Where the poors live in million-dollar homes. A suburb widely thought safe from the ravages of Chicago-style violence. Why, it’s almost like Mayberry in the 21st Century. Well, it was.
If you thought it was exempt from Chicago-style violent crime, think again. Thanks to soft-on-crime policies, Chicago-style crime is coming to your neighborhood too.
Like in Winnetka where a homeowner awoke to three thugs trying to steal his Maserati and a Range Rover after breaking into his home office.
The ensuing shootout over the course of quite a while (minutes?) resulted in a whole lot (as in scores) of brass shell casings scattered about (reason #11333234 why magazine limit legislation is bad for the good people and good for the criminal class). All while the homeowners five daughters slept in the home.
The guy got very lucky.
PRO-TIP: They may well be back, buddy. Especially if they got your keys. Change your locks on your home and your cars, like NOW.
Nearby residents said they mistook the gunshots for fireworks early on Memorial Day. The homeowner who fired his gun said he did what had to be done, in his own words. Although he didn’t want to speak on camera late Monday afternoon, he shared haunting details of exactly what happened.
Shortly before 5 a.m., a man woke up to hearing sounds of his car starting outside. He ran out to find three thieves trying to steal two of his cars, a Range Rover and a Maserati.
He said he yelled to the thieves to stop, threatening to shoot, and that’s when one of the suspects began firing at him from the street. The homeowner said he took cover behind a tree and returned fire. Dozens of shell casings riddled the street and sidewalk.
Winnetka police blocked off the area near Willow and Sheridan for several hours while investigators collected evidence from the shootout. The homeowner said the thieves were able to break into his home through the front office before stealing the keys from the garage. It all happened while his five daughters were asleep inside.
Here’s Second City Cop’s take:
Winnetka is essentially four square miles of money. Second richest suburb in Illinois, top twenty in the US. Homes average a million dollars with per capita incomes to match. And hopefully, armed to the teeth.
We’re going to bet that the car thieves weren’t local and may have arrived from twenty miles south.
Comments are closed.