Sunday, February 3, 2013
A look at weird crime in the northern Chicago suburbs
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. I'm on a seafood diet: I see food, stuff it in my jacket and get arrested A Chicago man was charged with retail theft after a store security employee at a Buffalo Grove grocery store reported that the man placed several packages of frozen seafood in his jacket and walked out the front doors. Slip sliding away A property manager for an Arlington Heights apartment complex discovered that 39 bags of Ice-A-Way were stolen. The loss is estimated at $330. Most of us already knew Lost has a disappointing end A 30-year-old Cicero man was charged with DUI Friday just before 4 a.m. after …
Sunday, January 13, 2013
A look at weird crimes in the northern Chicago suburbs.
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. Refrigerator parry Deerfield police spotted a refrigerator on a hillside. Shortly afterward, police saw a car containing a 22-year-old Chicago man in the vicinity, approached him and he said he came to get the refrigerator, according to the report. He told police he worked at a nearby business as a janitor and the refrigerator was marked as trash. The next day police learned from the company the refrigerator was not marked as trash but was, in fact, stolen. They always say you want to stand out in a job interview A Glenview business reported a harassing phone call from a woman who …
Sunday, January 6, 2013
A look at weird crimes in the northern Chicago suburbs.
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. Good boy, bad burglar A Skokie homeowner heard his dog barking in an aggressive manner in the downstairs basement. The homeowner then heard the sound of someone running followed by a loud “pounding” noise. The homeowner believes the pounding noise was when the suspect opened a basement door that is not frequently used by the family. No items were reported missing. You mean there's a different policy for TVs than for those little soaps? A Skokie hotel manager told police a guest checked into a room and checked out the next day. When the cleaning crew arrived, they noticed the …
Sunday, December 30, 2012
A look at weird crimes in the northern Chicago suburbs.
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. Unlike a good neighbor A Buffalo Grove resident told police that he moved to Nevada over the summer, and when the moving truck arrived, he was missing a TV, two bicycles, a barbecue grill, lawn chairs, a folding table, a computer and monitor, a printer, fax machine, cassette recorder, Christmas ornaments, hand tools, clothing, a vacuum and record albums. The man had asked a neighbor to supervise the loading of the truck and place anything that did not fit into storage. The man learned from another former neighbor that the neighbor who supervised the loading of the truck held a …
Sunday, December 23, 2012
A look at weird crimes in the northern Chicago suburbs.
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. Extreme makeovers gone wild Someone entered a fenced-in Buffalo Grove backyard, pulled a small tree out of the ground and pulled up three pavers and placed them elsewhere in the yard. Elsewhere in Buffalo Grove, a resident reported that someone entered his backyard, removed a bag of fertilizer from under the deck and spread it. In addition, the basketball hoop and decorative lighting was moved. Police initially suspected the couch had angered the Sun God Northfield police and fire fighters responded to a fire on the couch of a condo. They determined that the magnifying effect of …
Sunday, December 16, 2012
A look at weird crimes in the Northern Chicago suburbs.
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. Also, man reports that he may be invisible A Buffalo Grove resident reported that he had used drugs with a person he believed to be an FBI agent, and that there are more than 40 officers outside of his house. Police officers noted that there were no officers or other persons of any kind outside of the resident’s house when they arrived. The resident refused to go to the hospital for an evaluation. Tree theft or Ent hitchhiking? A fresh-cut Christmas tree was stolen in Palatine from the bed of the victim’s truck, and was meant to be a donation for the American Legion Hall…
Sunday, December 9, 2012
A look at weird crimes in our Patch region.
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. Sometimes a cigar is just an act of vengeance A Skokie man was found guilty in federal court for conspiring to smuggle "truckloads of Cuban cigars into the country." His activities were halted when his ex-wife alerted U.S. Customs. APB for Santa's elves' accountant Someone entered an unlocked apartment in Evanston and stole model trains and two adding machines. Four wheel drive off Someone stole all four wheels and tires off a vehicle in a Morton Grove parking lot. Rocks get rolled A Glenview resident reported that $100 worth of decorative rocks had gone missing. The perils of a …
Sunday, December 2, 2012
A look at weird crimes in the northern Chicago suburbs.
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. Police Regret Calling in Columbo for this one A 16-year-old Winnetka boy was arrested for stealing pumpkins and scarecrow decorations from a Wilmette home. They boy accidentally dropped his wallet on the home’s lawn, and after police tracked him down, he admitted to his involvement and was released to his parent, police said. Aggressive regifting Someone threw what appeared to be a fruitcake at a car in Arlington Heights, damaging the side view mirror. His first mistake: Yelling, 'everybody be cool, this is a robbery!' A Lake Zurich man was charged with misdemeanor theft after …
Sunday, November 25, 2012
A look at weird crimes in our Patch region.
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. Good luck fencing it The rear driver's side window of a vehicle in Palatine was shattered, and a black leather case that contained a fiber optic test meter, valued at $30,000, was taken. Test drive and dash Two men took a test drive of a $22,000 truck at an Arlington Heights car dealership. After the drive, one of the men stayed in the truck while the other went to negotiate a sale inside the dealership. No sale was made. The next morning the truck was no longer parked at dealership lot. A check of the key the men returned revealed the men kept the original key and gave the salesman…
Sunday, November 4, 2012
A look at weird crimes in our Patch region.
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. Don't let starving countries know we do this A Northbrook couple awoke to the sound of something striking their home, according to police, and went outside to find eggs had been thrown at the house and vehicle. Police say there was also an empty egg container in the driveway, Oreo cookies stuck to the garage door, chocolate syrup spread on the driveway and front door, and plastic eating utensils on the front yard. This isn't the memorabilia you're looking for About $5,000 worth of Star Wars memorable was stolen from a Skokie storage unit. Wrong place, wrong time, wrong stash …
Lee Mulcahy
8:41 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
The little people are stealing food in Chicago now? It's Charles Dickens all over again in 2013.... more ›