Alexei D. Perkins, 37, of the 15100 block of Page Avenue in Harvey, was charged Sept. 22 with residential burglary in connection with a break-in reported May 8, 2012, on the 1000 block of South Rose Avenue, police said.
Deputy Police Chief Lou Jogmen said the occupants of the house were asleep when a burglar broke a rear window, entered the house and took food from the kitchen refrigerator between midnight and 4:30 a.m.
At the time the crime was reported, Jogmen said that in addition to the missing food, the occupants discovered someone drank their orange juice and left a pizza and lunch meat behind on a counter. Remnants of a hamburger, eaten by the family dog, were also reportedly found in the backyard.
A purse, wallet and iPad were left untouched in the kitchen, Jogmen said.
Fingerprints collected at the scene were sent to the Illinois State Police Crime Lab and in February 2015 — nearly three years after the burglary — police were informed that the fingerprints belonged to Perkins, Jogmen said.
A warrant for Perkins' arrest was obtained, but he was not apprehended until last week when a police officer in Harvey encountered Perkins and, running his personal information through a law enforcement database, discovered he was wanted by Park Ridge police, Jogmen said.
Perkins remained in custody of the Cook County Jail this week with bail set at $35,000. His next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 5.
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