Park Ridge police search for attempted burglar

CHICAGO - An attempted burglary was reported in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago Thursday evening. 

Park Ridge police say a would-be burglar entered a home in the 1100 block of North Lincoln Avenue around 8:44 p.m. through an unlocked back door. 

Multiple residents were home and told police the suspect had something in his hand, possibly a weapon, and fled as soon as they realized people were home. 

The suspect is described as a Black man in his late teens or early twenties. He wore a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled over his head. 

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The Park Ridge Police Department is asking residents in the area who have video surveillance/ doorbell cameras to check for video around the time of the incident.