Chicago Man Charged After Alleged Armed Home Invasion

Police said Lindsey went into an apartment at 7700 South Racine Avenue on November 6, forced himself on a 19-year-old woman while threatening her with a gun, and took her belongings. The woman was home alone, police said. The incident took place in the Auburn Gresham area of Chicago’s South Side.

Lindsey faces charges including aggravated kidnapping, a sex-related home invasion, residential break-in, aggravated restraint and aggravated criminal sexual assault involving a firearm. Police said he was arrested on November 8 in the 7500 block of South Aberdeen Street, less than a mile from the building.

The building’s owner said the same man entered multiple apartments after forcing open a rear gate and going through an unlocked door. The landlord said surveillance footage showed a man believed to be Lindsey taking handguns, a game console and cellphones. He also said police arrived roughly five hours after the assault, despite repeated 911 calls from him, the woman and her fiancé.

Lindsey is scheduled for a detention hearing on November 11 at the courthouse at 2600 S. California Ave. Police said they had no further information available.

Alleged Assault Raises Questions About Police Response

The allegations against Calvin Lindsey are grave: police say he forced his way into an apartment on Chicago’s South Side on November 6, threatened a 19-year-old woman with a gun and sexually assaulted her, then took belongings. But the account also raises serious questions about police response to an emergency.

The landlord said he, the woman and her fiancé called 911 multiple times, yet officers did not arrive for about five hours. He said surveillance footage captured a man believed to be Lindsey entering multiple apartments and taking handguns, a game console and cellphones. The reported delay deserves attention alongside the six felony charges Lindsey now faces.

Police say Lindsey, 55, was arrested on November 8 and charged with aggravated kidnapping, a sex-related home invasion, burglary and other felonies. He is due for a detention hearing on November 11. Police said they had no additional information available.

Police Arrest Suspect in South Side Armed Assault Case

Chicago police arrested Calvin Lindsey, 55, and charged him with six felonies after an alleged break-in and sexual assault on the South Side. Police say the suspect entered an apartment on November 6, threatened a 19-year-old woman with a gun and assaulted her, then took her belongings.

The charges include aggravated kidnapping, a sex-related home invasion, residential burglary and aggravated criminal sexual assault involving a firearm. Lindsey was arrested on November 8, less than a mile from the building, and is scheduled for a detention hearing on November 11.

The building’s owner says a man believed to be Lindsey entered several apartments and stole items, including handguns. The landlord also says officers arrived about five hours after repeated 911 calls. That allegation warrants scrutiny, but it does not change the immediate case: Lindsey has been charged, and the allegations will proceed through court.