Crime & Safety
Friday Blotter: Sleeping With The Skunks
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.
Sleeping with the skunks
Police responded to a disorderly conduct complaint in the 8600 block of Hamlin Avenue on July 17. According to the report, a man found a dead skunk in a plastic bag hanging on a plant holder next to his home’s entrance. At first, he thought nothing of it and called animal control.
Later that day, however, the man found another dead skunk in a plastic bag hanging in the same location. The man, baffled by the incident, told police he doesn’t know who would do this to him, the report stated.
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DUI
Roderick Gapsin, 26, of the 8200 block of New England Avenue in Niles, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol on July 12. Gapsin allegedly had a blood alcohol content level of .196, the report said. He was stopped for speeding in the 5700 block of Oakton Street.
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Apartment burglary
Police responded to a burglary in the 8400 block of Monticello Avenue on July 9. According to the report, a pistol and pair of high heel shoes were reported missing.
Stolen auto
A car parked in the 7400 block of Channel Road was reported stolen on July 10.
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