Their parents must be so, so proud!!

Look like dope heads to me!

I grew up with one of those boys, it's so sad that the disgusting decisions they make at a young age, will cost them so much for the rest of their lives.

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Come on these two boys are good kids and were turning their lives around? Not! What a bunch of idiots!

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Cassie here we go again. Everytime you hear about a punck getting into trouble , it's always you don't know nothing about them, they have good hearts and are not trouble makers and they just made a bad decession. That's all B.S. These scum deserve prison time. They should be lucky that no one was home and shot then dead, that's the only good thing.

Some of you are very brutal here. How do you know that these kids are scum bags? Was it there first offense? Ye who is with out sin may cast the first stone! These boys are going to pay. If its there first offense then I am sure they will be doing a ton of community service. But folks, stop calling people scum bags unless 1. they are politicians and 2, unless you have proof. Thanks, the management! Lmbo

My proof is if anyone breaks into someone else's home is a scum bag, regardless who they are.

I'm just appauled. This is our furture generation here. These are the people who are suppose to lead our country! The "boys will be boys" mentality is of the past... our furture generations have us up pooh creek without a paddle. *shakes head*

LOLOLOL

These kids are straight goons!

Scum bags

I hate how everyone acts like because these 2 kids commited crimes, this whole generation is screwed. 18 year old kids didn't commit these types of crimes in the 70's 80's and 90's? Gimme a break.

What they did was against the law anyway you look at it. How can you feel sorry for anyone who knowingly breaks the law? Would you want these kids in your house?

Andrew kids or scumbags i call them did commit the same crimes in all our generations and some payed the price dearly by getting killed or got the snot beat out of them when they were caught red handed.

If these were my boys I would beat the hell out of them .

RULE 1: Life is not fair!! Get used to it.

RULE 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

RULE 3: You will NOT make 40 thousand dollars a year right out of high school.
You won't be a vice president with a car phone, until you earn both.

RULE 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.

RULE 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a
different word for burger flipping - they called it opportunity.

RULE 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your
mistakes, learn from them.

RULE 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now.
They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

RULE 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not. In some schools they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as many times as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

RULE 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time.

RULE 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

For all the so called "kids" out there. Over 18? Out of H.S.?

These kids are a disgrace. They know better than to be doing this..Who in the world thinks its acceptable to break into someones home or property..Exactly.. Nobody. This is an obvious case of FAILED parenting. Suprised Jake even made it through school.

OK, guys, let's reel it in a bit. Rather than name-calling, I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on ways the community can help guide young people. What role do you think schools play in instilling good values?

Saying stuff like they are scumbags or calling them dope heads doesn't make you any better than them. Obviously their parents are upset enough and seeing other people say extremely rude things about their own children is even more upsetting. People obviously make mistakes. Do you know anything about what they've gone through in life or upbringing? No. So do something better than trash talking others over the internet.

For the most part I think a child's values should be instilled before being unleashed onto the public and into our schools. Teachers don't get paid enough to play mommy and daddy.

dont drop the soap chris

It's very possible these young men have gotten themselves involved with drugs such as herion, which is so easy and cheap to come by these days. Many users eventually turn to some sort of criminal behavior to get the money they need to buy the drugs. Sad that they are so young and have gotten in such a mess.

Ther burglary to motor vehicles has been a noted way that many kids get the $10 they need to go buy heroin.

I just feel bad for their parents. I am sure they are very saddened by this news. You cannot say it is the parents fault or their upbringing. Sure, they did a horrible thing that they knew was against the law and they will just have to face what is given to them.

this is so nuts omg i cant believe my eyes...the young age why do something so stupid and not think of the consequences poor jake and forzley im praying for you both....im so sorry next time think before u do something so stupid....

these kids dont do heroin man... just potheads bein stupid but ya they are strate gooooons lol

That seems like something they would do I knew them in highschool but I didn't see Jake doing something like that maybe Chris but wow that's messed up I wouldnt want them stealing from me so they deserve it wow there not so smart thinking they could get a away with doing that that's crazy well there never getting a job bye bye to there life's

Why are their bails not the same? Does anyone know the reason for that if they committed the same crime?

Both were charged as adults and 17 had nothing to do with the bond.

Dont be calling peole scumbags when you dont know the real story. Yeah its says it clear up there. But theres more to the story.

Don't do the Crime if you Can't do the Time!!!!

A couple of idiots.God have mercy on anyone trying to break into my car or house.Because I won't if I catch them.These two idiots are most likely the ones involved in the Lemont car break ins also.

They broke into the cars at my boyfriends house, didn't take anything valuable though. But still, if you're breaking into anything you should at least know you'll get caught...especially somebody's house.

okay old people. you dont know them so stop assuming you know everything. you were once young as well and made some dumb choices. stop jugding others and show some mature leadership.

First of all, these boys are lucky they didn't get shot breaking and entering into homes. Secondly, breaking and entering is a crime. Plain and Simple. At their age I'm sure they know that breaking into a home that doesn't belong to them is a crime.
God willing they spend some time in prison and don't become an even bigger burden to society. Let's not sit here and rationalize their crime or their behavior.
They were wrong. And their is no way around it.

In theory you may be right, but if these boys are using a drug like heroin, all reasoning goes out the window. This drug, which by the way,has become rather commonplace in the western susurbs, has such a strong hold on its users that all they know is they need to have it and will do anything to get the money to buy it.

If my kid screwed up like that,he would end up right where I did after the smoke cleared.Right where I did,if they will take him or her.The military.If that don't grow you up and straighten you, then you truly have no hope.These kids have hope.They are stupid,let's not sugar coat this.They are young and have a long life in front of them.Instead of all the hate I'm reading.Why not embrace and help these two lost souls.I know Lemont is not this tight knit community it pretends to be.I've lived here over 12 years now and I don't see it.I see cliques and cliques of people and that's it.I see a lot of cold hearted and down right bad people in this town.Why not extend a helping hand to these kids if you know them or their families?

Aren't we all innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt? A person shall not "be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law". The mindset of this "kangaroo court" is embarrassing.

I'm certainly not here to convict. But they were essentially caught red handed. Let's hope they have the potential to be rehabilitated. If not, they are right where they belong- in prison.
I have no empathy or sympathy for drug users, addicts, and thieves. Our court/jail system is flawed. Get them out of our communities and send them to Afghanistan and make them useful.
Now that's food for thought... Argue amongst yourselves...

I'm sad for their parents. Having said that I want a remedy for these kinds of offenses. I think every community ought to have a "Community Task Manager" who is an employee of the Park District. His/her sole job will be to recieve work requests from senior citizens in the community who need a hand and from *all* governmental bodies who have increments of work...of any kind, that these offenders can perform. Sentence them to communtiy labor of a certain number of days and make them report daiily to the Community Task Manager. Make them wear a special; colored uniform so all can know their shame and punishment. This is cheaper than running them through the court system and jails and the like and does the community some good. This program is not for criminal offenders but rather those of "I did a stupid thing" variety and need to pay back society in some meaningful way.

Anways its called peerpreasure. 99.4 percent of the finger prints were forzlys

It doesn't matter what their character is, or how nice they are, or whether their parents are upstanding citizens (or the opposite).
The fact is that breaking and entering is a very serious crime that comes with a very serious consequence. Entering ones home, with the intent to steal, knowing that it is 5am and the owners are likely home puts everyone in quite a predicament.

They deserve the toughest sentence for their crime- with the hope that they will not reoffend when they are released into the free world. We all were young at one point, but we know that at 5am you don't break into random houses.

Let's stop making excuses for their behavior, and focus on KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE. Lemont and Downers Grove Township's streets just got a little safer now that these two are in jail.

If they tried to break in my house, we would be reading about them in the obituary section. Locked and loaded....ready to defend my modest castle.

Tony C- You are right on. And I truly believe had they of been caught red-handed, they would have sustained significant bodily harm. People are ignorant to say they wouldn't care....Show me the random person that greets the burglar in their living room It doesn't happen.
Look at the Kelli O'Laughlin case in Indian Head Park---- far be it from me to greet the burglar in my home. I don't care about material things. I care about my family's safety and well-being.

lexi,how do you know 99.4 percent of the finger prints are Forzleys were you there?

Miss K.
These 2 are nothing but trouble.Always have been,always will be. The parents do NOT give a damn about them, especially Forzley.Every day for almost a year, I would see Forzleys parents dropping him off or picking him up at that "drug house" on Timberline dr.where he and the residents of that house would be constantly getting in trouble with the police going there because of something this happy little group did.Forzley and his buddies would be out on school nights till 10 or 10:30 when daddy or mommy would come to Timberline and pick him up. Are you kidding?? He would be there most of the time from 2 or 3 in the afternoon till 10:30 at night, usually 7 days a week. I think the parents dropped him there just so they wouldn't have to deal with him. I'm sure with all this time put in studying,he was probably a genius at school too. No people, DO NOT feel even the slightest bit sorry for these 2 bozos. They brought EVERYTHING they are getting now, upon themselves.When you lay down with dogs, you get fleas, and these 2 must be sleeping in a kennel.When punks like this get in trouble, they should fine the punk AND the parent. Also, give community service to both. This just might encourage the parent to take more interest in who their kids are hanging around with and what they are doing.

pretentious yuppies with nothing better to do than worry about other people's business. PATHETIC.

No Heisenberg, 2 scumbags with nothing better to do than steal other people's stuff!!! That IS Pathetic!

so now you are the bad guy Heisenberg if you are mad about these two idiots.You must be an Obama voter also i suspect.

5 seconds is all that separated these kids lives from a very different outcome. They are very fortunate that they made it out that door alive of the house they chose to rob @ 4:30am. It doesn't matter what type of individual it is that enters a home to rob it, a good kid that made a stupid mistake or a meth head/scumbag.They chose to take their live in their own hands and in this case their lives were spared by a measly 5secs. Jail time is a blessing for them!!

IF these two are guilty, I offer no compassion as I have had my car burglarized twice in the last year in the same area they supposedly where they were stealing.
A lot of people have commented that they made "one bad decision for five seconds" and that that will ruin thier life. It appears that MULTIPLE burglaries occurred over many days and that the pair was escalating to residential burglary from car burglary.
I will do my best to help the police apprehend whoever stole from my vehicle, if it turns out it was these two, they need to be taught a lesson, getting away with it only made them bolder.

I really hope these two kids receive (if guilty) rehabilitation and are not just thrown to the wolves in crime school (prison). I'd much rather see them ten years from now with decent jobs, paying taxes, and mowing their lawn. I remember when I was 18 and it is through some amount of luck that I did not end up a different person. I didn't realize it then, but I had a support system that helped me. I hope these two have the same and would offer my own time to help if it were possible.

That said, I sympathize greatly with the people who were robbed/violated. It's a terrible feeling. If there are items they cannot afford to replace and did not get back, I'd rather see all of us in the community get together to help. We should concentrate more on the victim's state than on the pre-supposed guilt of the perpetrators.

Woooooo!, I'm sure your post will / has been deleted. However, it sounds as if you may soon end up in a cell next to your "broskis"

Looks like it already has been Tom. Comments like that are the reason so many are quick to pre-judge kids these days.

I've been reading this posts and I cannot believe what I'm reading. "These boys have rough lives," "These boys are really good kids, they just made a bad decision." Let me tell you something people- These boys, young men, whatever you want to call them, need to be held accountable for their actions. Regardless of what environmental influences they've encountered, ultimately, THEY made a choice. In life, we have that ability and we must deal with the consequences of our actions. Getting caught might be JUST what these boys need to wake up and get their acts together. Without serious consequences, they are likely to repeat this negative behavior. That would be child-rearing 101.
Further, this kind of lawless behavior by the teens of this community just cannot be tolerated. To do so is to resign ourselves to continued burglaries and even worse.
Just in the last month or so on a street in Covington Knolls, there were TWO incidences of items (landscaping bricks and a battery for a power wheels vehicle) THROWN through windows at 4:30/5 in the morning. There are small children and other people in those homes that could have been injured. Do you think that the criminals (yes, criminals) that did those things were thinking about the people whose homes they were destroying? Doubt it. This has got to stop and we need to come together as a community and say "NO MORE."

YOLO!

Unless this town starts addressing the real issues, nothing will change. Bottom line, (like it or not), Lemont has an alcohol, heroin and marijuana problem. I wonder if this particular incident happened in Lemont, would it even be reported? Because this incident happened in DuPage county, we are hearing about it. I have heard about many more incidents like this tied to drugs and alcohol in Lemont that the public never hears about. Until this town figures out we have real issues and aren't the perfect little town people make it out to be, more trouble lies ahead.

Ann Paul - you are absolutely correct. Lemont has hidden its dirty little secrets for quite some time. A major part of the problem is the parents who feel that they can do whatever they want, when they want, and instill the same attitude in their kids. The two little brats involved in this incident deserve to spend some time in jail - they committed one of the most dangerous crimes possible, both for themselves and the homeowner. What if they broke into a home with a teenaged girl home alone, or senior citizens unable to defend themselves??? What might have happened then??
What if the homeowner had shot one or both - as is his right?? We need to quit patronizing the morons who make the law abiding majority of youth in Lemont look bad - both the kids and their "in denial" parents. Stop the "my kid isn't a criminal he just made a bad decision" nonsense and make them understand that there are very real consequences for their actions. Until they are willing to accept that proposition, they will never be able to be part of a civilized society.

Oh BTW, it's interesting to see so many posts citing the principle of "innocent until proven guilty"- that same sentiment doesn't seem to prevail in the comments to developments in the Drew Peterson trial....go figure.

Not sure why we are pointing fingers at the parents. I've known plenty of kids with siblings that were troublemakers as kids and criminals as adults. These same kids grew up to be decent people with good jobs. Their parents were fine. Some people are just bad. They may be stupid, they may be addled by drugs, they may be susceptible to peer pressure. Who knows. We shouldn't be judging others for "screwing up their kids" when in fact, we have no idea what they may or may not have done.

Wow. Let's be a little more compassionate and forgiving. Let's show a little sensitivity to the victims. My house was burglarized in Lemont THREE times by the same kid before we caught him (neither of these two young men). It's tough to have your home violated. When we were dealing with it, there were so many complicated emotions: hurt, fear, anger, hate, despair, bewilderment, compassion, pity. Of course those of you who have not been through a similar experience have a right to your feelings, but I'm confused why so many of you are so quick to judge harshly. It's not your place to do so, you're not showing any sensitivity to the victims, let alone the perpetrators and their families, and you're certainly not helping this specific incident or the larger societal problem.

You know it amazes me how much people are one minded. Give me a break, who on here honestly this whole time really took time to look at some of these comments. Here's where the problem is, whether you want to hear it or not. When I see people's comments like (Lauren Williamson) saying "let's focus on ways to help our community guide younger people". That's the reason things are messed up now, because we just focus on "our" community or "our" town or "our" city or whatever. Instead of focusing on what we can do to help around the country. You can't honestly think that by puting up a picture of you smiling and wearing a suit is going to have an effect visually or mentally did you? You want to guide me to give ideas or thoughts to so you can help "our" communities youth? Give me a break, our whole lives growing up we have been told to pick our friends wisely have we not? Or when you get to highschool you should play a sport so you can be cool. Join plays so you can look talented, be a cheerleader so you can be popular. My point is helping guide the youth doesn't mean anything if you can't see the bigger picture. That's like a president saying he's only going to help out 35 out of the 50 states. Or fixing a leak with putty, eventually your going to have to properly fix the pipe itself.

Let's face it, if you were fortunate enough to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth like I was. Then I have no room to give judgments on someone who lives in Lemont, IL or the Boonies. Because I don't know what someone is going through personally or mentally in their mind to make them do things like burglary or theft. I'm not saying that people with money don't steal. All I'm trying to say is if you have never been in their shoes. Then don't leave a comment judging them. I've heard of an 11 year old girl stealing stuff from a market so she can feed her her hungry little 7 year old brother and their mom who was very sick from pretty much being homeless. Would you call that little girl a scumbag, or would you say her mother did not raise her right? Wow!, its so shocking when you actually lift your head up and look outside the box for once right? At the end of the day people will choose to do things regardless of the consequences. All I'm saying is who am I to judge why they do it. @RechroMusic

heyy this is chris forzley or the heroin addict as you are all calling me, and im here to letchu know that im out, and that i have learned my lesson. And wow i never knew how much condescending and absolutely ignorant people there are in lemont, do u all have anything better to do with ur worthless lives, than to sit there and call me a scumbag? when i guarantee half of the people commenting on this had done dumb things when they were my age, and second of all kuba ur the biggest crackhead this town has ever seen, like paul said though without sin cast thy first stone, and absolutely noone on this post is without sin, so do yourselves a favor, why doesnt everybody besides the people that were compassionate through this whole situation get off the computer and do something with ur worthless lives, like im trying to do, have a nice day (:

and btw i didnt just get out now i was released on september 5th

"Letchu"?!?!

Please stop your bullying and leave him alone. Chris I suggest you don't read this post anymore. Good luck.

You're right, Mary, wrong is wrong, and there's nothing wrong in calling it out, but engaging with him (especially who may still be a minor, and saying, "now that you are out, in my opinion, Lemont is just a little more unsafe," is indeed bullying and uncalled for, and that needs to be called out, too.

Chris, just some more advice. Your lawyer would probably strongly advise against you having any communication regarding your case whether in person and especially written on the net. It would be rather easy to subpeona information from Patch which could then prove this was you responding. I encourage you to keep that in mind.

Mary, i am sure you were an angel when you were a kid and never ever did anything wrong. Anne is right, you are out there. You know what is dangerous around lemont, and even my town more than a kid who made a big mistake, arse wipes that make comments like you.

spencer im already convicted, nothing i say on this patch, was not already brought up in court, all i want to say is that i am sincerely apologetic for all the things i have put the people of woodridge through. home is where u should feel the safest, and i completely took that away from them. But as of right now, for once in my life im on the right road, not the wrong one, i no longer depend on drugs to get me through my day, and i aint switching roads for nobody (;

spencer not too be a jerk, but dont you have anything better to do, than to criticize my writing?

Why is it that these burglaries and related trouble/crimes happening in our area DG are usually caused or have teens and others from Lemont? I don't read the Lemont papers but is it the same problem that Lemont crimes are caused by teens/others from DG? No one is perfect but come on we need to be more watchful. Let's get patrols increased and these crimes prevented. Maybe Mayor Tully and the Council can get the Police contract settled and then discuss adding some Police? If the contract finally got settled let's Police off radar stations behind buildings and driving around town.

spencer u amuse me u really do, cause u dont know the first thing about me a** wipe

To all "doers of stupid things" like breaking into someones home for a few lousy bucks you "would do anything for" except work. In times past burgulars had some pride and one could rightly assume they would just rob you! These days they may be drug crazed or so twistred in their thinking and value system that they will just as easily kill you, rape your wife or do something as unthinkable. The home owner these days *has to assume the worst* if he is to survive. He doesn't know you! It's not money or stuff he wories about...it's his and his loved ones life! It comes down to a simple case of it's you or him. After the trigger is pulled I'm sure we will all hear how "he was a good boy". An old saying...make me choose, you loose comes to mind. There is no such thing as a simple theft anymore. It has become more complicated and kids who are prone to doing "stupid things" need to really ask themselves if it is worth it. It is a very risky endeavour, I don't mean to pick on these two young men but post hoping any young people reading this understand where the homeowner is coming from. Is the reward worth the risk? I think not.