Man Calls Police to Report His Drugs Were Stolen

Chicago, IL. - A man who was bound with duct tape and beaten during a home invasion early Tuesday in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side complained to police that the attackers took his drugs.

About 2 a.m., the victim, a 30-year-old man who lives in the 2400 block of West McLean Avenue, was in his bedroom when he heard a loud noise, according to Shakespeare District police Capt. Marc Buslik.

“He was met by three unknown males who demanded drugs and money,’’ the captain said.

The attackers began striking him on the head with what appeared to be a nightstick and a Taser was also used on him. They tied him up with duct tape and a pillowcase was placed over his head, he said.

“They told him to count to 666, otherwise they would kill him,’’ Buslik said.

The three fled through the front door and drove away in a white Monte Carlo after taking $1,200 and a “couple of ounces of cannabis’’ worth about $2,000, Buslik said.

“He called police to say they stole his drugs,’’ according to the captain, who said the man, whom he declined to identify, was not facing charges. But the captain said telling authorities about the stolen drugs may not have been most intelligent choice.

Grand Central Area detectives are investigating.