Facebook postings, a cell phone trace and old-fashioned police work led authorities to an armed fugitive from Michigan who fired shots and barricaded himself in a Hanover Park apartment over the weekend.
Edward Zielinski, 33, of Kalamazoo, Mich., was wanted in connection with an attack on his 18-year-old girlfriend last week in Emmett Township, near Battle Creek.
Police in Emmett Township say Zielinski was angry that the woman ended their short relationship after she found out he was a convicted sex offender.
He broke into her apartment around 5:45 p.m. Oct. 22, and when she got home he choked her until she passed out, said Emmett Township Police Lt. Tony Geigle.
"The victim had visible marks on her neck and was spitting up blood," Geigle said. "Zielinski thought he killed her."
Calhoun County, Mich., prosecutors charged Zielinski with assault with intent to murder, home invasion and being a habitual offender. He faces extradition back to Michigan.
The Michigan State Police Fugitive Team worked with Emmett Township police to locate Zielinski. When officers saw he made a comment on Facebook about visiting a friend in the Chicago suburbs, they spoke with his family to determine the friend's identity. They also traced his cell phone.
That's when Illinois authorities stepped in.
Around 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Hanover Park police attempted to arrest Zielinski at a residence on the 1300 block of Bamberg Court.
Instead, Zielinski barricaded himself inside, indicated he had a handgun and threatened to harm police officers and himself, police said.
Zielinski discharged the weapon three times during negotiations, Hanover Park Police Lt. Mike Menough confirmed today. Details of what or who he may have been shooting at are unknown.
Following a 15-hour standoff, police and the Northern Illinois Police Alarm Systems' Emergency Services Team stormed the apartment using loud, bright distraction devices known as "flash bangs," according to Geigle.
Police say no one was injured in the incident.
Charges involving the barricade are still pending and are expected to be filed in DuPage County.
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