Suspects in the Homer Glen home invasion and robbery of a 73-year-old woman fled from police and crashed their vehicle in Joliet Township, according to the Will County Sheriff’s Office.
On Thursday, three suspects from the vehicle were taken into custody, and one of them is a juvenile, the sheriff’s office said.
Charges are pending an investigation.
The suspects’ vehicle was possibly involved in an armed robbery Thursday afternoon in Lemont, police said.
The suspect vehicle, a black Acura occupied by two to three individuals, matched the description of the one used in the home invasion and robbery of a 73-year-old woman Wednesday in Homer Glen, police said.
Joliet police officers found the vehicle traveling on McDonough Street, but the driver fled when officers tried to pull the vehicle over, police said.
A “coordinated multiagency pursuit” was initiated, and the suspect vehicle ultimately crashed near Route 52 and Rowell Avenue in Joliet Township.
Three suspects fled on foot, but they were later apprehended by officers, police said.
Two firearms that were thrown by the suspects were recovered, police said.
The incident in Homer Glen was reported in the 16800 block of South Deer Path.
A 73-year-old woman who returned home from grocery shopping was confronted by a robber armed with a handgun, police said.
The robber demanded cash, and he was soon joined by an accomplice.
The two robbers forced the 73-year-old woman into her residence at gunpoint, sat her in a chair, and bound her wrists and ankles using items from inside the home, police said.
The robbers removed a credit card from her purse, demanded her PIN and threatened her life, police said. The robbers were able to withdraw $2,000 from the woman’s bank account after leaving the scene, police said.
The woman managed to free herself and seek help from a neighbor, police said.
“At this time, investigators believe this was a random but targeted incident due to the victim’s age,” police said.
All three suspects have extensive criminal histories, including prior weapons-related offenses, and they are from the city of Chicago, the sheriff’s office said.
One of the offenders is a juvenile. Charges in this case are pending, the sheriff’s office said.
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