Man Arrested Over Chabad House Burglary

Police officers arrested a Chicago man Saturday in connection with burglaries at the Northwestern University Tannenbaum Chabad House and identify theft.

Nevin Simon Landi, 26, burglarized the Chabad House, 2014 Orrington Ave., on two separate occasions, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. Landi stole about $3,700 worth of goods when he initially broke in near the beginning of November, police said. Landi, of the 1900 block of Farwell Avenue in Chicago, took $150, 1,200 euros, two gift cards, a gold watch and an iPod during his initial burglary, Parrott said.

Landi burglarized the Chabad House a second time on Thursday at 3:15 a.m., when he broke in and stole a laptop and $20, police said. Security videos of the incidents show Landi forcing entry into the building on both occasions, Parrott said.

During the course of the investigation into the Chabad House burglaries, officers discovered that Landi had submitted a fraudulent American Express card application in October and charged thousands of dollars to the card, Parrott said.

He is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 21.