Crime & Safety

Two Intruders Force Way Into Occupied Skokie Home

The woman pushed one of the intruders and had her daughter call 911, at which point the intruders left.

A woman scared off two intruders after they entered a Skokie apartment in the middle of the night Sunday, according to police.

The woman reported that two male intruders, who appeared to be between 16 and 19, forced their way into an apartment in the 4900 block of Hull Street around 2:30 a.m.. One of them began to approach the woman, who pushed him back, police said.

She told her daughter to call 911, and the intruders left. No injuries were reported, according to police.    

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