Crime & Safety
Evanston Man Convicted Of Fifth Burglary
A 43-year-old Evanston man was sentenced to 9 years in prison after pleading guilty to the burglary of a Howard Street beauty shop, police say. The conviction is his fifth for burglary, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.
A judge sentenced a 43-year-old Evanston man to 9 years in prison Tuesday after the man pleaded guilty to the burglary of a beauty shop on Howard Street, according to police.
Andre D. Shearer, of the 200 block of Custer Street, was also fined $439 and given three years mandatory supervision upon his release. The conviction makes his fifth conviction for burglary, according to the Illinois Department of Convictions.
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Officers arrested Shearer on March 7, after they found Shearer threatening to hurt another man if he didn’t give Shearer money, according to police. They took Shearer into custody and charged him with assault and disorderly conduct.
While in custody, police detectives discovered that Shearer matched the description of a burglary suspect caught on videotape in the 700 block of Howard St. on Feb. 17, according to police. Shearer admitted to the crime, and he was charged with one count of burglary, police said.
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Police also discovered that Shearer was on parole after serving four years of an eight-year sentence for burglary.
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