Gurnee, IL– Six individuals have been arrested and charged for their roles in at least four residential burglaries in Gurnee that occurred in late March and early April.

Gurnee detectives developed several possible suspects during their investigation of the recent burglaries. A joint effort with the Lake County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Division lead to the arrests of these six suspects for the Gurnee burglaries and other burglaries in the county.

Arrested were Evan Crews, 21, of Beach Park and Jordan Gauze, 19, of Winthrop Harbor. Both were charged with three counts of Residential Burglary, a Class 1 Felony. They were charged for their alleged roles in home burglaries in the 2500 block of Hastings Lane on March 20, the 1100 block of Sumner Circle on April 4 and the 6600 block of Foxworth Lane on April 4.

Also arrested and charged are Quincy Adams, 20, of Zion, Elizabeth Berry, 19, of Waukegan, Damian Johnson, 21, of Beach Park and Brandon Smith, 25, of Zion. All were charged with one count of Residential Burglary for their alleged roles in the burglary to a home in the 500 block of Kingsport Drive on April 9, 2011.

Chief Robert Jones said "The arrest of these individuals is an example of very good police work and cooperation among Lake County law enforcement agencies."

The investigation is ongoing and additional arrests and/or charges could be possible. Anyone having information about these crimes or others is asked to contact the Gurnee Police Department at (847) 599-7000 or Lake County Crime Stoppers at (847) 662-2222.