Fueled by social media, trespassing incidents go up at Arlington_Park after ChicagoBears took over, ArlHtsPOLICE reports show
After the Bears closed on their purchase on Feb. 15 and hired private security to patrol the site 24/7, Arlington Heights police have logged 18 calls for service at 2200 W. Euclid Ave. from the security company, according to records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
In most cases, the suspects got away before cops or P4 Security Solutions, the Bears' on-site security firm, could apprehend them. But authorities did arrest and charge two people: Justin A. Zara, 20, of Des Plaines, on a burglary charge May 20, and Adam J. Andrade, 21, of Harvard, on a charge of criminal trespass to real property on June 19.
"There were various platforms where there was a challenge to post a picture of yourself in an abandoned piece of property, and this one happened to be Arlington Park," Pecora said."Initially, it was TikTok, then it moved to Instagram, and then it moved onto Reddit." by signing up you agree to our terms of service But Bears security recently saw flashlights on the third floor; when police arrived, they determined it was too hazardous to go inside and didn't see anybody still there, Pecora said.Andrade was taken into custody three days after demolition started. An officer and security guard apprehended him as he was running west from the grandstand, according to the police report.
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