Monday Blotter: Resisting Arrest
The following arrest information was supplied by the Skokie Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. At Skokie Patch, we update our blotter daily.
Graffiti
Police responded to a criminal damage to property complaint at Skokie Montessori School, 8401 Karlov Avenue, on Sept. 14. According to the report, red spray paint was used to write the words “grasiti,” “jedil,” and other words on the side of a Dumpster.
Theft from Macy’s
Kenneth P. Ross, 22, of Evanston, was charged with retail theft on Sept. 15. According to the report, Ross allegedly selected $150 worth of clothing from Macy’s in Old Orchard Mall and attempted to leave the store without paying. His court date is Oct. 11.
Theft from Lord and Taylor
Nikita Carter, 20, of Chicago, was charged with felony retail theft on Sept. 15. According to the report, Carter allegedly selected seven watches and four pairs of sunglasses from Lord & Taylor in Old Orchard Mall and attempted to leave the store without paying. The combined total of said items was around $1,450, the report stated. Her court date is Sept. 25.
Man resists arrest, fights bouncers
Raymon Akhteebo, 30, of the 5800 block of Lincoln Avenue in Morton Grove, was charged with battery, criminal damage to property as well as resisting a peace officer on Sept. 15 around 10 p.m.
According to the report, Akhteebo was fighting a bouncer at Village Inn, 8050 Lincoln Ave., prior to police arrival. Akhteebo had to be placed in a headlock because he was not complying with officers and resisting arrest, the report stated. He also made several racist, vulgar remarks to police while he was being taken away, the report said.
His court date is Oct. 5.
MonteHbk
3:00 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012
Peace officer?
George Slefo
3:01 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012
@MonteHbk -
That's the official wording for the charge. The man you are referring to allegedly resisted a police officer. Thanks for the comment!
Julius
8:30 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012
Have you ever noticed that the "Police Blotter" is a great many communities includes a case or two about graffiti vandalism. You don't have to be a graffiti expert to see the increase in graffiti crime as described at www.DefacingAmerica.com Graffiti hurts us all, and we as a nation need to do more to stop and prevent it.
Gregg Baker
8:10 am on Tuesday, September 25, 2012
If you read Malcolm Gladwell's book "The Tipping Point" he talks about the "Broken Windows" effect and how in a bad neighborhood if you start taking care of the little things the neighborhood will get better. Taking care of the little things means no graffiti, broken windows, litter, etc.
The converse is also true. The more you see graffiti, litter, etc you see a neighborhood in decline. Most of the graffiti is gang related. You need go no farther than Lincoln Square to see what was once a thriving neighborhood now in much worse condition. More litter, more crime, more gangs. The Great Recession was not the only factor in impacting property values in that neighborhood.
No one, local, state, or federal really talks about and does something to combat the gang problem. Chicago has the highest gang count in the country. Wonderful! And the neighboring cities get all the benefits of that. Evanston is also facing a larger gang problem that continues moving north along the lake.
This does not bode well for citizens.