An 11-time convicted felon who had been dodging a mail theft-related court docket case is again behind bars after a Chicago cop allegedly noticed him strolling out of a Northwest Aspect residence constructing with a bundle of stolen mail. The officer arrested Nicholas Holmes, 34, after a quick foot chase that ended when Holmes tripped and fell, sending the bundle of mail tumbling to the bottom, in accordance with a CPD report.
The report stated the officer was on routine patrol after they noticed Holmes exiting a residential advanced within the 6500 block of North Nashville Avenue and acknowledged him from earlier incidents. The report stated the cop tried to cease Holmes, however Holmes ran — briefly. After falling, Holmes allegedly misplaced management of a bundle of mail, all addressed to residents of the identical constructing the cop noticed him leaving moments earlier.
Other than the mail, police stated they discovered two pairs of pliers, a pair of scissors, 4 fraudulent ID playing cards, and three bank cards bearing the names of three completely different folks on Holmes.
He has been charged with three counts of housebreaking, fraudulent possession of an ID card, possession of housebreaking instruments, resisting a police officer, and two counts of possessing a managed substance.
Holmes had been AWOL from a separate case that additionally started with suspected mail theft. In Could of final yr, Park Ridge police arrested Holmes and one other man throughout a site visitors cease after officers allegedly discovered stolen mail and housebreaking instruments of their automobile. Court docket filings point out Holmes had an altered Illinois driver’s license on him, together with a bag of suspected methamphetamine hid underneath his genitals.
Prosecutors in that case pursued costs of methamphetamine possession and possession of fraudulent identification playing cards. However Holmes stopped exhibiting up for court docket in December, and Choose Lorraine Murphy issued a warrant for his arrest on January 2, court docket information present. He’s at present detained by order of Choose Antara Rivera.
His earlier felony convictions, in accordance with court docket information, embody 4 burglaries in 2021, theft in 2021, housebreaking in 2020, supply of meth in 2024, theft in 2024, housebreaking in 2024, bringing a managed substance right into a penal establishment in 2024, and possessing a fraudulent ID in 2024.
