Woman triggers alarm fearing intruder in home, Downers Grove IL

Suspicious Activity

Reported: 11/11/2025 12:03 PM

Near Douglas Rd, Downers Grove, IL 60515

A woman at a residence near Douglas Road reported hearing her home alarm beep and believed someone might be inside. She hid in a closet and activated the alarm herself to scare off a possible intruder. Deputies and local police responded to check the home, but no intruder was confirmed.

Audio|Source: DuPage County DUCOMM Police 1S, 3S, 7S

02:21

Transcript:

00:00

Sheriff's office is around near Douglas Road up north for a female calling saying she heard her alarm beep and she thinks somebody might be in her house.

00:11

She's there alone.

00:12

They're asking if a couple of you guys can help them out while they're on the way.

00:15

Is it okay to send 1 in 27?

00:19

Provide.

00:20

All right, Paul 1, Paul 27, Cappay, I'll send you a ticket.

00:28

On two.

00:32

Go ahead.

00:35

Can you please pull me a report number and I'll take it over here.

00:42

You see, 2501-1659, time of call 13055, 1005 hours.

00:53

So this friend's looking.

00:55

The sheriff's office isn't around as well.

00:57

She said her alarm started beeping, but she never actually heard anybody.

01:01

So she's not for certain things in her house.

01:04

She's just scared.

01:05

Heading in the closet then, so she did set off the audible herself to try to scare anybody away, and then we did get a call from the alarm company as well.

01:23

The one's in area?

01:26

01:31

And Bob 93?

01:34

He's 7, right? Paul 1, you got an epicish, should be pulling up in a second, just a couple blocks away from Nagin.

01:44

Yeah.

01:47

3803, that, right? He's on the neck of 308.

01:52

Yeah, 3803 is where the issue is.

02:01

23 time 4.

02:03

All right, Kathy.

02:09

He wants to come back over here.

02:13

All right, Dale,

02:14

clear phone.

02:19

So you probably disregard so secure out here.

02:20

So you probably disregard ourselves secure out here.

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