By Brian Stanley
The man who allegedly tried scamming and forcing his way into three different homes has been arrested.
Shorewood police said Angelo Ristick, 31, was apprehended March 21 in Chicago after being identified as the suspect.
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Between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. March 16, Ristick allegedly tried to burglarize residences in the 500 block of Helene Street and the 900 block of Caprice Drive. If the homes were occupied, Ristick either tried ruses to distract the residents and confronted one, Chief Aaron Klima said. Investigators believe he selected the homes at random.
Ristick allegedly forced his way into a Helene Street home and stole items he later used to commit identity theft. At the Caprice residence, Ristick encountered a woman in her 80s. The 5-foot 10-inch 260-pound man “dragged her around the home” and injured her, according to his arrest warrant.
Police released images from home surveillance systems that reportedly show Ristick and the Chevrolet pickup truck he was driving.
“We partnered with other law enforcement agencies and were able to identify him,” Klima said.
Klima said Ristick was arrested about 12:15 p.m. in the 300 block of Ohio Street in Chicago in connection with the incidents in Shorewood.
Ristick, of the 6300 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago, has also used the alias “Sam Mitchell,” police said.
Ristick was held by Chicago police before being turned over to Shorewood police and booked into the Will County jail. He is being held on $6 million bond on charges of home invasion, aggravated battery to a senior citizen, residential burglary and aggravated identity theft.
