Lake County (Ill.) Sheriff's officials report a Round Lake, Ill., man was arrested and charged with residential burglary this week after the owner of the residence called police to report seeing shoes stolen in the burglary on the feet of a patron at a Round Lake Beach restaurant.
According to a sheriff's office statement released Friday, deputies responded Monday to a residence in the 38300 block of North Fairfield Road in Lake Villa Township for a report of a burglary in which entry was gained through a window and a .40 caliber firearm, electronics, clothing and other items were stolen.
The statement added that on Thursday, "the victim of the burglary was at a dining establishment in Round Lake Beach. He saw an individual wearing a pair of his shoes stolen during the residential burglary. The victim knew the shoes were his, as the shoes had unique markings."
The victim called Round Lake Beach Police to report he spotted the shoes, according to the statement, which added that officers responded to the scene and notified sheriff's deputies. On arrival, the deputies arrested Dakota R. Koch, 23, of the 0-100 block of North High Point Road in Round Lake, according to the statement.
"Sheriff's Detectives spoke to Koch and developed information indicating Koch was directly responsible for the residential burglary," the statement added. "Sheriff's Detectives subsequently recovered the .40 caliber firearm and electronics stolen by Koch during the burglary."
According to the statement, Koch was subsequently charged with felony counts of residential burglary and theft. Koch was held in Lake County jail pending an initial court hearing on Friday.
