Man broke windows at Ravenswood tavern 3x while on pretrial release for similar allegations, prosecutors say

CHICAGO — A person is charged with breaking home windows at a Ravenswood tavern 3 times whereas on pretrial launch for allegedly breaking the window of a neighboring bar and stealing furnishings from outdoors close by properties.

Courtroom data present that Glenn Gerich, 58, repeatedly skipped courtroom within the pending case and continued to skip courtroom even after being arrested on failure to seem warrants.

In late Could, prosecutors charged him with two counts of felony theft and misdemeanor felony harm to property for 3 separate incidents. Based on courtroom data, he was accused of stealing outside furnishings from a house within the 4400 block of North Hermitage, stealing a patio desk from a home on the following block up, and throwing a brick by the window of Ravenswood Tavern, 1829 West Montrose.

A choose launched him after his preliminary courtroom look on Could 29.

Two days later, he was arrested once more on prices of theft and trespassing and launched once more.

Courtroom data present he failed to seem for courtroom dates on June 3 and June 18, sparking arrest warrants. He was situated in late June, introduced earlier than the judges who signed the warrants, after which walked again out of jail.

He failed to indicate up once more on July 8, received arrested once more on July 17, and was as soon as once more launched.

Since then, prosecutors say, Gerich has damaged home windows at Wolcott Faucet, 1834 West Montrose, 3 times: on August 20, August 21, and August 30. In addition they say he broke a TV display at Chase Financial institution, 1809 West Lawrence, on August 30.

He’s charged with 4 counts of felony harm to property in reference to the most recent incidents. For now, he’s being saved on the Cook dinner County jail.

Ald. Matt Martin (forty seventh) stated in an e mail that Gerich had been “throwing rocks by home windows and harassing patrons” for 2 weeks. Video footage helped police construct their case, in response to the alderman.