Bizarre Break-in In Illinois Leaves Community On Edge

A man in Illinois scored a triple crown after he ripped off his shirt, broke into a house, and wrestled the homeowner; now the police are looking for him.

Illinois Topless Man Wanted For Wrestling Victim After Breaking Into House

Some of my friends make fun of me because I always keep doors locked. They think I'm paranoid. It doesn't matter if it's my car, house, or garage; they won't be left unlocked, ever. If someone wants to get in, they'll have to work for it.

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I have proof to show those naysayers that I'm not crazy, but it's actually a good idea to keep everything locked. I can blame my dad for this habit. He grew up in Chicago, where anything not nailed down is going to be stolen.

In New Lenox, a shirtless man was spotted crawling on the ground and trying to get to the woods. Before he reached his goal, he saw police coming after him, so he ran into an open garage. The house door was open, so he walked in to hide.

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Once inside, the topless suspect and the homeowner started wrestling. During the middle of the brawl, the wanted man took off into the woods once again to try and avoid the police. He did get away, but it won't be long before the local cops track him down.

According to Patch...

A man seen shirtless and crawling in the woods before entering a home and wrestling with the owner Wednesday afternoon has not been arrested yet, New Lenox Police said Thursday.

 

Inside, the homeowner encountered the man in their kitchen. The man had grabbed a breaker bar—a heavy steel bar used in car repairs—from inside his garage.

 

 

The homeowner wrestled with the man before the man heaved the bar at him, then running out of the house with the homeowner on his heels.