55-year-old man caught breaking into business on 11th Street in Rockford

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Rockford Police Department responded to alarms of a business being broken into early Saturday morning.

On January 15, 2022, just after 2:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to a business located at 2635 11th Street. When officers arrived on scene, they noticed that the front glass window was shattered and a person was inside the business.

Thomas Donahue, 55, was ordered to leave the business, then attempted to run from police officers. Donahue was taken into custody after a brief struggle. He has been charged with burglary, possession of burglary tools, resisting arrest and criminal damage to property.