Saturday, March 9, 2013
The following police items were taken from area Patch sites. When a charge is referenced it does not indicate a conviction.
Cary Three Injured in Blaze at Industrial Building in Cary Three workers were injured in an explosion and fire at Fox Valley Systems in Cary on Wednesday. Nearby buildings had to be evacuated due to the paint and chemicals contained in the building, officials said. Two people injured in the explosion have been transferred to the burn unit at Loyola Hospital and the third victim was sent to the St. Anthony Hospital Burn Unit in Rockford, according to Cary Fire Lt. Andy Veath. Investigators from the Cary Fire Protection District, Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Illinois State Fire Marshals are still investigating what caused the two explosions and the subsequent fire. Crystal Lake Student Arrested for Camera Found in …
Saturday, September 10, 2011
This week: A collection of strange stolen items, including ice cream, body wash and fish.
How to plan a romantic, inexpensive dinner party Ten dinner plates, two bottles of body wash and three candles were stolen from an Oak Park apartment. Is there a constitutional right to commit stupid crimes? A Skokie man was caught allegedly trying to leave a Skokie supermarket with a cart full of beer and groceries. When police stopped him after he allegedly fled the store without paying, police said the man declared: “I plead the Fifth.” APB on a refrigerated getaway car Fifteen boxes of ice cream treats were stolen from a trio of Good Humor trucks parked behind Oak Ice Cream Distributors in Oak Park. Investigators say the bandit or bandits broke the front plastic passenger window of one of the trucks and forced down the passenger …
Saturday, September 3, 2011
This week: an apologetic burglar, a flower vandal and crank calls from Anthony Hopkins.
Local police departments provided the following reports. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. Is your refrigerator still running, Clarice? Two business owners came into the Skokie police station to report more than 100 harassing phone calls they had received from a man allegedly named Anthony Hopkins. I swear, your honor, I had the sniffles real bad A store employee told Niles police that a man in his 20s took 39 boxes of allergy medication and left without paying. Breaking and entering and apologizing A Skokie man came home after he did some shopping and saw two strangers rummaging through his belongings. When the burglars saw the homeowner, one of them immediately …
Saturday, August 27, 2011
This week: Bad decisions at a high school reunion, stolen cardboard and a 26 cent theft
Local police departments and prosecutors provided the following reports. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. High school continues to suck for area woman A 42-year-old Chicago woman who was attending Deerfield High School’s 30th reunion at the Embassy Suites in Deerfield apparently passed out on a couch in the hotel’s lobby from 2-4 a.m. She woke up to discover that she’d been robbed of several items, including an iPhone 4, $100 and a debit card. Is it still the thought that counts? A Chicago woman was charged with deceptive practices after she attempted to use stolen debit gift card to buy $600 worth of flowers, gift cards and magazines from a River Forest Jewel-Osco, …
Saturday, August 20, 2011
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Local police departments provided the following reports. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Dead man loaning A Wilmette woman reported that $80 was stolen from her deceased boyfriend's wallet. The woman had kept the wallet in memory of her boyfriend and suspects that her daughter took the cash. Breakfast of criminals? Highland Park police are investigating a report of a garage door being egged and a motor vehicle being damaged with syrup. Gone fishing (boat) A Des Plaines man reported a trailer and 18-foot boat were stolen from the street in front of his home. A trailer hitch lock securing the …
Saturday, August 13, 2011
This week: Stolen swans, a poorly executed crime and continued weirdness in Northbrook
Paging Dr. Freud Crime in Northbrook has taken a turn toward the scatological. After a spate (okay, two) recent incidents of Porta-Potty vandalism, police are now investigating another fecal crime. A Northbrook resident reported that someone rang her doorbell about 50 times around 1:15 a.m. When she came to the door, there was a box on the front steps filled with feces and urine, according to police. Swan take Two decorative plastic swans were stolen from a Morton Grove garden. That's the last time I let Lindsay Lohan borrow my pants Deerfield police pulled over a speeding car driven by a Chicago man around midnight on Aug. 3. Inside the car, police said they found a pill bottle containing two bags of a green leafy substance that tested …
Saturday, August 6, 2011
This week: stolen starter pistols, a lonely bicyclist and an unlucky cabbie
His next words weren't "on life" Skokie police observed a car with a broken rear taillight crossing the yellow traffic line and nearly striking a median. When police pulled over the driver and asked him how much alcohol he had consumed, he allegedly said: “I haven’t had anything to drink tonight, but I’m high.” A conspicuously absent partner in crime Evanston police nabbed an alleged bike thief because he was riding a bicycle built for two all by himself. The victim reported his tandem bicycle missing from his garage and within five minutes of putting out a report on the police radio, officers spotted an 18-year-old Evanston man “riding alone on the two seat bicycle." Oh, you mean vodka counts as a drink? Wilmette police stopped a 51-year-…
Saturday, July 23, 2011
This week: Someone gets mad at a port-a-potty, a spa customer gets crude and other oddities.
Local police departments provided the following reports. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. You should see the other guy An officer observed a port-a-potty lying on its side by Northbrook’s Shabonee School July 13. The officer found an impact mark and depression in the plastic wall at a height consistent with that of a vehicle’s bumper. Inside, the toilet paper roll had been set on fire and there were scorch marks on the other wall. The toilet seat had also been broken off. We've got nothing appropriate to say for this The female owner of a Niles salon told police that a 35-year-old Des Plaines man who had been a regular customer for several months asked for a "penis …
Saturday, July 9, 2011
This week: Some really bad driving decisions and bizarre choices of items to pilfer
Local police departments provided the following reports. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. A really bad way to save quarters A Chicago man was charged with driving 71 mph in a 35 mph zone in Niles. The driver told police he just had his car washed and wanted to dry it. But officer, look at all the newspaper I put down A Glencoe woman was told her dog cannot live in her Jeep. This boot was made for driving An Oak Park woman was charged June 29 with driving off with a boot attached to her 1996 Chrysler Concorde. APB for a couple aging MacGyvers A pair of senior citizens from Chicago allegedly stole a brass valve, compost seeds, a magazine and a flame protector from a Home …
Saturday, June 18, 2011
This week: a creative attempt at retail theft, an irate (and drunk) hotel guest and a stolen nacho cheese dispenser.
Local police departments provided the following reports. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Please e-mail the editor with any questions or to provide proof of expungement. Retail theft “foiled” A Chicago woman tried to make off with two pairs of shorts from Old Orchard Mall June 13 by wrapping aluminum foil over their anti-theft sensors to prevent them from triggering the entranceway’s security alarm, police said. The woman allegedly selected two pairs of True Religion shorts, valued at $154 apiece, and entered the fitting room at Bloomingdales. When she left the room, security personnel …
marie
5:48 pm on Sunday, March 10, 2013
It's so awful that this child felt that jumping into the lake was his only option to get away from whatever he was running from. Our children need to know that it's always ok to ask for help. Where is this young boy now? more ›