Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— These are the most-recent burglary reports we have. They cover all of November 2025 through mid-January 2026. I want to be clear that the police always provide burglary reports when they send reports of arrests. I have not always covered those. This is my error, and I plan to cover them moving forward.
I want to add that we have been reporting on crime in Park Forest since 2007.
Park Forest Burglary Report Through Mid-January 2026
Burglary to Home
An officer responded to the one hundred block of E. Sycamore Dr. on November 9 to investigate a delayed burglary report. At 8:13 AM, the officer spoke with a man who received a call from a family member. This person told him that an unknown person or persons had removed the deadbolt and door handle from the entry door of their home.
The man responded and found that the locks had been forcibly removed and that items were missing. Police also spoke with the family member. Items reported missing include two Samsung flat-screen televisions, one 55-inch and the other 65-inch. In addition, a Sony PS5, a pair of Sony PlayStation Pulse headphones, another Sony PS5, a Nintendo Switch and accessories, and an electric fireplace TV stand were also listed as missing.
Copper Pipes
On November 17, two officers responded to a shuttered business in the 300 block of Sauk Trail, regarding a delayed burglary report. A worker from Park Forest Public Works found an open door and noticed copper missing from inside the building.
Burglary to Motor Vehicle
An officer responded to the 400 block of Seward Street on November 25 at 9:59 AM regarding a report of a motor vehicle burglary. During the interview with the complainant, the officer learned that at approximately 3:26 AM, the complainant’s home surveillance system captured an unknown subject entering both of his vehicles. According to the report, both cars had been unlocked.
The person wore a mask, police said. Missing items from the vehicles include nurse equipment, including a pressure cuff valued at $50, a pulse oximeter valued at $20, and approximately $115 cash.
Criminal Damage to Vehicle
Police responded to the 500 block of Lakewood Boulevard at 3:30 PM on December 5 regarding a report of criminal damage to a vehicle. The complainant said someon shattered her vehicle’s sunroof. She is an employee of Michelle Obama School of Technology and the Arts. In her statement, the complainant said she parked the vehicle in the northwest parking lot directly north of the school building. Besides the smashed sunroof, approximately $40 in cash was missing from the car. In addition, police said the school’s security camera captured the event.
Burglary to Motor Vehicle
An officer responded to the Park Forest Police Department at 10:16 AM on December 9l. Someone came to the station to file a delayed burglary to motor vehicle report. The complainant said she parked her vehicle in the first block of Ash Street the previous day at 5:42 PM. While she was sleeping, her cell phone received a notification at 3:10 AM that someone opened her vehicle’s door. However, the complainant did not see the notification because she was sleeping, police said.
When she went to leave for work that morning, she discovered that the car’s center console had been opened. She discovered that her work iPhone was missing. The complainant said she believed her car had been locked, but she might have hit the unlock button instead of the lock button. There were no signs of forced entry.
Burglary to Vehicle
An officer responded to the Park Forest Police Department lobby on December 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM regarding a delayed burglary to vehicle report. The complainant said she parked her vehicle on the street at her residence in the 400 block of Seward Street around 10 PM the night before. She said she believed someone tampered with the vehicle between 10:30 PM and 6 AM. At 9:30 AM, she discovered that her driver’s door was partially open. The complainant believed that she forgot to lock the car. The only thing missing was three dollars in coins, according to police.
Burglary to Motor Vehicle
An officer responded to the 200 block of Hickory Street on January 3, 2026, at 4:19 PM for a delayed burglary to motor vehicle report. At approximately 4:10 PM, the complainant discovered that she had a declined transaction in the amount of $50 on her visa debit card. In addition, someone attempted the transaction at a Chicago Heights gas station at 4:52 AM that day, police said.
When she checked her car, the complainant discovered that her debit card was no longer inside. She watched her video camera surveillance and saw a man walking from her vehicle at approximately 4:44 AM that morning. There was no physical damage to the car, police said. The complainant admitted leaving her car doors unlocked.
