Man, 20, charged with burglarizing Cross-Rhodes cafe in Evanston

An Evanston man was charged with residential burglary after officers allegedly caught him breaking into a restaurant in the north suburb.

Parker Cavalier, 20, was charged with burglary, resisting a peace officer and battery to a peace officer, according to the Evanston police.

About 3:50 a.m. Tuesday, officers responding to a report of a burglary in progress at the Cross-Rhodes restaurant in the 900 block of Chicago Avenue found the front window broken and a man running away. The police said the man, who carried a bag with proceeds from the burglary, struggled with and elbowed the officer several times.