A former Chicago police officer was arrested Wednesday in connection with a $350,000 robbery at an elderly woman’s home in May, according to court documents and law enforcement officials.
The suspect, identified as Joseph Pecora, who was jailed several years ago for attempting to distribute marijuana while on duty as a police officer, has been linked to the robbery through DNA, CWB Chicago reported. . report Thursday.
ICYMI: A disgraced former Chicago police officer was charged with robbery yesterday.
Prosecutors say a man broke into a 79-year-old woman’s home on the Northwest Side and took $350,000 in cash.
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He had resigned from his position at the ministry before going to prison. However, the man “appears to have continued his service to the city after his conviction. City payroll records list him as an ‘asphalt worker’ with the Chicago Department of Transportation, making $101,000 a year.” ” said a report from CWB Chicago.
The newspaper detailed the alleged robbery that occurred around 8 a.m. May 6, when someone broke through the basement window of a woman’s residence in the 5700 block of West School.
The 79-year-old man was not at home at the time of the incident.
“According to CPD, the loiter stole approximately $350,000 in cash from the woman’s safe and then sneaked away.” [Chicago Police Department] record. However, the robbers also left bloodstains on the woman’s basement curtains. The CWB Chicago article said, “Detectives sent it off for DNA analysis,” adding, “According to prosecutors, the blood matched Pecola’s DNA profile.”
In 2005, chicago tribune report Pecora was arrested on suspicion of attempting to sell 50 pounds of marijuana, valued at approximately $150,000, police said. Pecora obtained the marijuana from a dealer in Bolingbrook.
Police Inspector Philip Klein said at the time: “We are always disappointed when any of our officers engage in misconduct.” We will continue to cooperate with federal authorities until the investigation is complete. ”
According to a recent CWB Chicago article, Judge William Fahey lifted Pecora’s electrical supervision after he was charged with burglary.
Social media users commented on the report, with one saying write, “‘Asphalt Workers'” So, this is the kind of people they hire to fix potholes. Everything makes sense now. ”
In August, a Chicago police officer previously charged with sexually abusing a minor faced additional charges in a case involving more victims, according to Breitbart News.
