Oopsie! Burglar left his backpack and driver's license at the crime scene, officials say – CWB Chicago

CHICAGO — A 13-time convicted felon who’s on probation—sure, probation—for housebreaking has been charged with housebreaking once more after he allegedly broke into an Edgewater man’s storage and forgetfully left a backpack containing his driver’s license on the crime scene.

Prosecutors say Eduardo Torres proceeded to file a false police report saying he had been robbed of the backpack to cowl up the truth that his bag was contained in the sufferer’s storage.

Surveillance video allegedly confirmed the 54-year-old coming into a storage within the 1300 block of West Rosedale on December 21 to steal a Weedwacker and a leaf blower. Sadly for Torres, he left his backpack behind and it contained his driver’s license, bearing his title and present tackle, a Chicago police report stated.

Later the identical day, Torres known as police to report being robbed of the backpack within the 5600 block of North Ridge, officers stated. A cop who reviewed video from the place the theft allegedly occurred discovered nothing to point a criminal offense occurred. They didn’t even see Torres on the footage, the police report stated.

Final April, Torres pleaded responsible to burglarizing a house within the 1900 block of North Albany in trade for a sentence of 4 years probation from Decide Michael Hood, in accordance with courtroom data.

These data present his prolonged historical past features a 13-year sentence for seven robberies in 2010; 13 years for armed violence and possessing a stolen automobile and theft and carjacking in 1997; and a five-year sentence for possessing a stolen automotive in 1995.

Calling Torres a “multi-time convicted felon,” prosecutors requested Decide Antara Rivera to maintain him in jail pending trial. Rivera agreed.

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