Prosecutors: Darien home invasion suspect flees with cell phone, sparking high-speed police chase, standoff
<p>A DuPage County judge Thursday ordered a man held in custody after he allegedly broke into a Darien home and fled with the injured homeowner's cellphone, sparking a high-speed police chase and a standoff that ended with his arrest in the village of Homer Glen earlier this week. </p><p>Michael Lahey, 32, appeared before DuPage County Judge Joshua Dieden, who denied pre-trial release for Lahey, who was charged with two counts of home invasion, aggravated fleeing and eluding and misdemeanor theft, according to a statement from the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office.</p><p>Lahey, of the 13000 block of Maverick Trail in the village of Homer Glen, is due back in court on Aug.
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<p>A DuPage County judge Thursday ordered a man held in custody after he allegedly broke into a Darien home and fled with the injured homeowner's cellphone, sparking a high-speed police chase and a standoff that ended with his arrest in the village of Homer Glen earlier this week. </p><p>Michael Lahey, 32, appeared before DuPage County Judge Joshua Dieden, who denied pre-trial release for Lahey, who was charged with two counts of home invasion, aggravated fleeing and eluding and misdemeanor theft, according to a statement from the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office.</p><p>Lahey, of the 13000 block of Maverick Trail in the village of Homer Glen, is due back in court on Aug. 31, according to the statement.</p><p>The situation unfolded about <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/08/04/homer-glen-neighborhood-ordered-to-shelter-in-place-due-to-barricaded-situation" target="_blank" >2:20 p.m. Tuesday in the 1400 block of Sequoia Drive </a>when a Darien homeowner called police after hearing the sound of breaking-glass and found Lahey standing outside of his home, according to the statement.</p><p>Lahey then allegedly hurled a hunk of broken glass at the homeowner, causing a “significant” laceration to the man's arm and a cut on his torso, the statement said.
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- <p>A DuPage County judge Thursday ordered a man held in custody after he allegedly broke into a Darien home and fled with the injured homeowner's cellphone, sparking a high-speed police chase and a standoff that ended with his arrest in the village of Homer Glen earlier this week. </p><p>Michael Lahey, 32, appeared before DuPage County Judge Joshua Dieden, who denied pre-trial release for Lahey, who was charged with two counts of home invasion, aggravated fleeing and eluding and misdemeanor theft, according to a statement from the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office.</p><p>Lahey, of the 13000 block of Maverick Trail in the village of Homer Glen, is due back in court on Aug.
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Prosecutors: Darien home invasion suspect flees with cell phone, sparking high-speed police chase, standoff
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