Man broke windows at Ravenswood tavern 3x while on pretrial release for similar allegations

According to CWB Chicago, court records show that Glenn Gerich, 58, repeatedly skipped court in the pending case and continued to skip court even after being arrested on failure to appear warrants.

According to CWBs story, in late May, prosecutors charged Gerich with two counts of felony theft and misdemeanor criminal damage to property for three separate incidents. According to court records, he was accused of stealing outdoor furniture from a home in the 4400 block of North Hermitage, stealing a patio table from a house on the next block up, and throwing a brick through the window of Ravenswood Tavern, 1829 West Montrose.

A judge released him after his initial court appearance on May 29.

Two days later, he was arrested again on charges of theft and trespassing and released again.

Court records show he failed to appear for court dates on June 3 and June 18, sparking arrest warrants. He was located in late June, brought before the judges who signed the warrants, and then walked back out of jail.

He failed to show up again on July 8, got arrested again on July 17, and was once again released.

Since then, prosecutors say, Gerich has broken windows at Wolcott Tap, 1834 West Montrose, three times: on August 20, August 21, and August 30. They also say he broke a TV screen at Chase Bank, 1809 West Lawrence, on August 30.

He’s charged with four counts of criminal damage to property in connection with the latest incidents. For now, he’s being kept at the Cook County jail.

Ald. Matt Martin (47th) said in an email that Gerich had been “throwing rocks through windows and harassing patrons” for two weeks. Video footage helped police build their case, according to the alderman.