Suspects arrested in Homewood smash-and-grab burglaries: police

Eight business burglaries in Homewood this fall — including four smash-and-grab incidents on Nov. 26 and 27 — have been cleared by arrests, police said Thursday, Dec. 20. One adult and two juveniles have been arrested following a burglary spree in the village between Sept. 23 and Dec. 3, Homewood Deputy Chief Denise McGrath said. The suspects were arrested between Dec. 5 and 14, she said. Bernard Barfield, 21, of the 4600 block of 189th Street in Country Club Hills, was charged with burglary in connection with six of the incidents in Homewood, McGrath said. A . . .