Palatine man charged with burglary after forcing open basement window in Mount Prospect home
Juan C Armenta-Jimenez
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. - A Palatine man has been charged with breaking into a Mount Prospect home Saturday morning.
At about 3:53 a.m., Mount Prospect police responded to the 1800 block of Aztec Lane for a 911 call of an unknown person inside a residence.
Upon arrival, officers met the homeowner, who was with the unknown male.
The unknown male was later identified as 38-year-old Juan C. Armenta-Jimenez.
During the investigation, officers learned that Armenta-Jimenez entered the home by forcing open a basement window.
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He was transported by police to the Mount Prospect Police Department and charged with one count of residential burglary and one count of criminal damage to property.
Armenta-Jimenez appeared at his bond hearing Sunday, where a judge set bond at $30,000.
His next court date is scheduled for Feb. 18.