Overview
- A 73-year-old woman in Homer Glen was followed home from grocery shopping, forced inside at gunpoint, bound, and robbed.
- The attackers took her credit card, coerced her PIN, and withdrew $2,000 from a bank in Orland Park before she freed herself about 20 minutes later.
- Police say the suspects used a dark-colored Acura reported stolen out of Chicago in the Homer Glen attack and the Lemont robbery.
- Joliet officers later located the car, attempted a stop, and took three people into custody after a foot search; two firearms were recovered and charges were pending.
- Local leaders warned residents as detectives assess links between the incidents and a broader regional pattern of vehicle-enabled robberies.