McHenry vacuum salesman charged with burglary
By SARAH SUTSCHEK - ssutschek@nwherald.com
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FOX LAKE – A McHenry man on parole for a slew of charges including burglary was charged again Thursday with stealing from a home where he tried to sell vacuums a few days earlier.
Alan Dufield, 26, was charged with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony, and unlawful use of a credit card, a Class 4 felony.
On May 2, there was a burglary at 22 S. Pistakee Lake Road in Fox Lake, and the homeowner suspected the vacuum salesman who had been there a few days earlier, said Lt. Jeff Norris of the Fox Lake Police Department.
Dufield gave consent for police to search his home and vehicle, and they recovered stolen items from a storage facility in Crystal Lake, Norris said. In addition to credit cards, he allegedly stole cameras, computer equipment, and other electronics.
He was also linked to burglaries in Crystal Lake, Woodstock and Libertyville.
Norris said Dufield had been working for Kirby in Crystal Lake for only five days before he was arrested.
Additional charges are possible, Norris said.
Dufield was paroled in May 2008 on charges that included misuse of a credit card, residential burglary, and aggravated fleeing a police officer. Previous charges include forgery, writing a bad check, theft, ID theft and additional burglary charges.
