Burglar charged after being caught on security camera, then stealing security camera in unincorporated Grayslake

Carlos Zelaya, 32, remains held at Lake County jail pending an initial court hearing, police said.

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A 32-year-old man was charged Dec. 11, 2019 after he was caught on security camera burglarizing a neighbor’s home in suburban Unincorporated Grayslake.

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A man was arrested Wednesday after he was caught on security camera burglarizing a neighbor’s home in suburban Unincorporated Grayslake.

Carlos Zelaya, 32, of Unincorporated Grayslake, was charged with a felony count of residential burglary, according to Lake County police.

Carlos Zelaya

Carlos Zelaya

Lake County police

Tuesday, officers responded to a residence in the 18100 block of West Lindenwood Drive, for a reported burglary, in which the burglar stole money and an interior security camera, police said. Although the burglar stole the security camera, a video capturing him committing the burglary had already been uploaded to “the cloud.”

Further investigation found that the alleged burglar, Zelaya, was a neighbor of the victim, police said.

Officers arrested Zelaya a day later at his residence, police said. He remains held at Lake County jail pending an initial court hearing.

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