Police Mum On Darien Home Invasion Case

Darien IL

12 January, 2021

7:53 AM

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DARIEN, IL — More than a year later, the investigation is apparently continuing in a reported Darien home invasion. No arrests have been announced. Asked this week about the status of the case, Darien Police Chief Greg Thomas said, "I asked the detectives and was advised that the State's Attorney (does not want) to release any type of press release regarding the individuals or the status of the case." The home invasion happened about 10 a.m. Nov. 26, 2019, in the 1100 block of Belair Drive, police said. Officers took custody of two "persons of interest" in connection with the incident, but they were released, police said. According to a police news release at the time, a woman in her 20s was at home when she heard someone knocking on the door. She looked out and saw several people wearing construction-type vests. People said the woman called her mother to check if she was expecting anyone. Then several masked people entered the house through a door that might have been unlocked and then held the woman at gunpoint, police said in the release. The woman's mother, who was unaware of what was happening, called neighbors, who went to check on the woman, the release said. When the neighbors rang the doorbell, the woman was ordered to answer the door and tell the neighbors everything was fine. But one of the neighbors noticed someone in the background holding a gun, so the neighbor pulled the woman out of the house and ran back to the neighbor's house, the release said. They called police. Darien police issued a description of the suspects to law enforcement, and two people were detained by Woodridge police. The two were brought to the Darien police station, and a K-9 unit searched the area, finding gloves, items of clothing and a handgun nearby, according to police. "This appears to be an isolated incident, and there is no further related danger to the community," police said in a news release at the time. At a City Council meeting in December 2019, Chief Thomas said he understood the public's desire for information about the case. "A lot of people rightfully want to have a lot of answers and not feel any kind of fear from the situation," Thomas told the council. "Unfortunately, there are rules I have to obey regarding release of information both because of the prosecution and integrity of the investigation." Anyone with information is urged to call Darien police detectives at 630-971-3999.