Chicago man with 25 prison sentences commits new burglaries within 48 hours of release

A habitual transgression from Chicago whose grounds stretches backmost 4 decades has been sentenced to six years successful authorities situation aft prosecutors said helium broke into 2 businesses little than 2 days aft his latest merchandise from the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Vance Patton, 59, pleaded blameworthy to 5 burglaries, including 2 committed March 22, conscionable 48 hours aft helium near Graham Correctional Center. Cook County Judge Terry Gallagher handed down concurrent sentences Monday, with an effectual six-year term.

Patton volition beryllium eligible for parole March 17, 2028, nether Illinois’ day-for-day recognition system.

Vance Patton successful a March 23, 2025, booking photo. (Chicago Police Department)

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Prosecutors accidental Patton, a 20-time convicted burglar, smashed a model astatine a retention concern adjacent 1900 West 95th Street, taking a azygous dollar from the currency registry earlier crossing the thoroughfare to Flippin Flavors, wherever helium broke successful again and stole 5 cans of soda. Officers arrested him adjacent connected charges of burglary.

The caller break-ins capped a vocation of astir back-to-back spot crimes dating backmost to the 1980s.

According to Illinois DOC records, Patton has been sentenced to situation 25 times, including 20 burglary convictions and others for conveyance theft and transgression harm to property.

Vance Patton seen successful a Feb. 1, 2022, booking photo. (Chicago Police Department)

This signifier of contiguous reoffending is not caller for Patton. In a 2011 Illinois Appellate Court determination reviewed by Fox News Digital, the tribunal recounted that Patton committed different burglary conscionable six days aft being released from situation connected Dec. 20, 2007.

According to tribunal records, helium was placed connected a three-year word of mandatory supervised merchandise aft serving a burglary sentence, but connected Dec. 26, 2007, helium broke into different spot and was arrested the pursuing day.

The 2007 lawsuit highlights Patton’s longstanding signifier of recidivism, mirroring his much caller behaviour successful 2024, erstwhile prosecutors said helium committed 2 burglaries little than 48 hours aft his merchandise from Graham Correctional Center.

Vance Patton seen successful a September 2021 booking photo.  (Chicago Police Department)

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Court documents reviewed by Fox News Digital amusement Patton’s latest merchandise came March 20 from Graham Correctional Center, wherever helium had been serving clip for different burglary conviction.

Two days later, Beverly concern owners arrived to find breached solid and merchandise missing.

Vance Patton successful a November 2016 booking photo. (Chicago Police Department)

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Patton has spent overmuch of his big beingness down bars, cycling done the Cook County Jail and aggregate Illinois prisons. Despite his extended record, prosecutors said, the debased dollar amounts successful his caller crimes constricted the charges to Class 2 felonies.

With recognition for clip served, Patton could service astir fractional his six-year word earlier release. Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Chicago Police Department and the 19th Ward for comment.