* The easiest wisecrack is to suggest he did it himself, but I would never dare make such a suggestion. Still, it is Chicago…
Chicago police are investigating a burglary at the law offices of the attorneys for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, sources said, and are trying to recover computers containing discovery evidence in the sweeping corruption case.
Someone broke into the offices of laywers Sam Adam and his son, Sam Adam Jr., in the 6100 block of South Ellis Avenue, sources said, and stole computer equipment. At least one of those computers carried copies of secretly made tape recordings in the case, sources said.
The burglars set off an alarm but escaped the area. Investigative sources said there are no suspects in the crime.
The U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago declined to comment on the incident or the fact that evidence in the case apparently has been compromised.
I wonder if the thieves even know what they have. Heh.
*** UPDATE *** From ABC7’s Twitter page…
Blagojevich lawyers tell ABC 7 office break-in probably random, will not effect trial preps.
Good to know.
- George - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:07 pm:
Rich - I am sorry I set off the alarm and drew all this attention. I will have the computers delivered to you shortly.
- Segatari - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:07 pm:
You have to admit this is very suspicious.
- Small Town Liberal - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:09 pm:
- I wonder if the thieves even know what they have. -
We’ve got these computers and they’re f*#@ing golden!
- Rich Miller - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:10 pm:
George, don’t even joke about that. The last thing I need is a buncha feds crawling through my house. lol
- John Bambenek - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:11 pm:
I think Small Town Liberal has the quote of the day.
- George - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:12 pm:
Right… joke.
- John Bambenek - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:13 pm:
Note to burglars…
Please post everything to wikileaks.
k thx.
- Tonight at 10 - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:16 pm:
>>I wonder if the thieves even know what they have.
They do now.
- Okay Then... - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:16 pm:
61st and S. Ellis is Woodlawn, right? That’s a pretty high crime area for starters, surely Adam Jr. & Sr. know how to burglar-proof the joint.
- Pat collins - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:17 pm:
Just when you think it can’t get any better.
It does.
- Little Egypt - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:20 pm:
DUH. Of course the thieves know what they have.
- Anonymous - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:23 pm:
I hear that the police are currently examining hair samples found at the scene. Lots of them. Just saying.
- Rich Miller - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:24 pm:
I wonder if the cops found any evidence that the thief was wearing jogging clothes. Just sayin…
- Unsolicited Advice - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:26 pm:
Dear Sun-Times,
As usual, this story broke almost 15 minutes ago and it’s still not on your site. Maybe you should set your staff default home pages to chicagotribune.com. Just a thought.
- um - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:27 pm:
and with the jogging suit - did he have a lot of hair?
- The Doc - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:29 pm:
Stranger than fiction. Is this grounds for a trial delay? And how long before Sam Adam Jr. begins blathering about some government conspiracy?
- siriusly - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:31 pm:
“Those computers were hair yesterday” - McKenna
- co - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:32 pm:
overall i’d say it’s an up day, except someone fumbled and the football was left behind.
- siriusly - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:33 pm:
This is even more creative than throwing a brick through your own campaign office window.
The Feds likely have duplicate copies however. I don’t see any way possible that any evidence will be lost.
- Bill - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:35 pm:
OK, mistrial! defendant is free to go.
- OneMan - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:36 pm:
I suspect they saw the sign that said ‘Offices of Sam Adams’ and got upset when they couldn’t find the beer.
- Really? - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:36 pm:
Where was G Gordon Liddy yesterday?
- OneMan - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:37 pm:
Also what if this results the delay Rod was looking for pushing everything back closer to November…
- Weird - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:40 pm:
Rich,
Isn’t this the same area Rep. Annazette Collins was robbed about three weeks ago?
- Okay Then... - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:43 pm:
=This is even more creative than throwing a brick through your own campaign office window.=
Hahahaha. Right. Didn’t something like that happen with another recent Adam Jr. client whom he defened on (political) corruption charges?
- Anon - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:49 pm:
Why did they bother? All these documents were also on the East Anglia Univeristy Climate Research Unit computers, and have been published on the internet for a couple of weeks.
- Carl Nyberg - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:53 pm:
The joke does sorta write itself given Blagojevich was such a Nixon fan.
- Just wondering - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 3:59 pm:
How long until they are on TMZ.com?
- Unsolicited Advice - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 4:10 pm:
Dear Sun-Times,
And another thing — if your new focus under Tyree is going to be the Web, I’d suggest getting faster at posting “breaking news,” especially when you’re a half-hour late to the party and just re-gifted the AP’s fruitcake.
- Ghost - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 4:11 pm:
Appaently the cops found an odd pattern on the floor and taped it off…they know have chalk outline of and adult in the fetal popsition.
- Anon - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 4:19 pm:
… and there were two tickets to 2010 opening day at Wrigley sitting on the same desk, and when the police arrived there were four.
- Rhino - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 4:31 pm:
In Chicago politics we have a saying: if a brick comes through your campaign office window, you’d better be sure that the broken glass falls on the inside.
- Screwball - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 4:37 pm:
It seems like a long shot that this would be connected to the Blagjoevich case, but it’s a weird coincidence that the FOB campaign office was broken into in 2007 and computers were stolen. Just bad luck I guess.
- Illinois Eddie - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 4:54 pm:
A third-rate burglary, obviously.
- VanillaMan - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 4:58 pm:
Sweet and Innocent - Hall/Sherill, enhanced by VanillaMan
I heard about a break-in at your place
The thieves took all the computers
But I can tell by the look on your face
That you might know the burglars
Cause you’re not sweet and innocent
And you’re just too dumb, fortunately
The way you claim that you might sue
You’ll say anything, you are so cuckoo
Tells me you’ve got some explaining to do
Wooooa dumb and full of bull
This is the former governor to me
You’re not hip so get with it, Rod
Go on home to your make believe facade
Sweet and innocent?
You’re too dumb and full of bull for me
We don’t miss you, or your political fight
So go on home Gov or we just might
Lock you up neat in a basement
Cuz’ you’re too dumb and full of bull for me
- John Bambenek - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 5:16 pm:
If all the raw data were disclosed to public, you’d be dealing with serious jury tainting concerns and I’m sure that’d delay the trial.
- lake county democrat - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 5:29 pm:
Those celebrity apprentices will do ANYTHING to get an edge.
- Dan S, a taxpaer, a voter and a Cubs Fan - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 5:29 pm:
Just a perfect way to celebrate the arrest of a year ago.
- Rich Miller - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 5:46 pm:
Yep.
- Chicago Cynic - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 6:00 pm:
“- Rhino - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 4:31 pm:
In Chicago politics we have a saying: if a brick comes through your campaign office window, you’d better be sure that the broken glass falls on the inside.”
Brilliant!
- Anon - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 6:04 pm:
ABC, affect not effect.
- Pot calling kettle - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 6:15 pm:
The getaway vehicle was a strange silver balloon that is now floating over Lake Michigan.
- Gregor - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 6:42 pm:
Smells suspiciously like a tactic to try to taint the evidence (once it gets anonymously posted to the net) and tamper with potential jury pools without having to take the rap for it themselves. This wouldn’t be my first thought, except I’ve seen how Junior conducts himself at trials and hearings regarding Blago.
- Area 2 - Friday, Dec 4, 09 @ 6:43 pm:
Wikileaks?
Interesting.