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 casualty of the obesity epidemic

Eighteen bags of chips and assorted items were stolen when someone pulled open a vending machine door in Northbrook. Estimated loss was $36.

Trashed driver

A Winnetka teenager was arrested for criminal damage to property and reckless driving after police said he drove into multiple trash cans at 2:22 a.m.

Hit and stop and hit and run

A teenager got into a traffic accident with another vehicle in Des Plaines. Both drivers got out of their vehicles to survey the damage.

According to police, the teen told the other driver there was nothing wrong with his vehicle, and that he was going to leave. The other driver stood in front of the teen’s vehicle to stop him from leaving, but the teen drove on the median to go around him and struck him in the knee before leaving. The teen was later stopped and charged with battery.

Transparent tarp fails as security blanket

A Skokie resident had hosted a garage sale and had many items left to sell the next day. She covered the items in her front yard with a transparent tarp. They were then stolen.

You're supposed to wait til after the interview to leave your mark

A 19-year-old was issued a citation for criminal damage to property after police said he vandalized the back door of a Des Plaines restaurant with a black marker. According to police, he said he was picking up job applications and went into the alley to “draw on some things” while he waited for the bus.