Sunday, May 19, 2013
A look at weird crime news in the northern Chicago suburbs.
Hard to Believe This Elaborate Heist Failed A woman from Round Lake Beach was charged with retail theft and reckless driving after she left a JC Penney without paying for $169 in clothing, struck a vehicle with her car and nearly hit several pedestrians while attempting to flee. Candy-Powered Cars Are the Future! A Chicago man was charged with disorderly conduct after he placed a candy bar in his ex-girlfriend's gas tank. Caught Red Handed With Matching Eye Shadow A Prospect Heights woman was charged with retail theft at Golf Mill Mall after a security agent observed her taking cosmetics and makeup from a store display, putting them into her purse and exiting the store without paying. Security recovered 28 items worth $425 on the scene. …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
A look at weird crime news in the northern Chicago suburbs.
At Least Nothing Was Superglued to the Backyard Ceiling A Buffalo Grove resident reported someone moved several items around her backyard but had no idea who moved the items. Never Get In Debt With Mermaids Buffalo Grove police pulled a motorcycle out of a pond. The bike's owner told police he thought it had been repossessed. Local Magician Retires Someone turned in an unwanted pair of handcuffs to the Northfield Police Department. You Do The Math, Cuz I Can No Longer Do Math A Chicago man was charged with felony DUI and aggravated DUI after police saw his car veering between lanes in Niles. When officers stopped the driver, he produced a Mexican ID and told police he only had two drinks, but officers saw a box containing seven empty …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
A look at weird crime news in the northern Chicago suburbs
I'll Put $50 On Him Finishing Last in the Trifecta A Chicago man was charged with felony retail theft after he tried leaving Golf Mill Mall with two boxes of cologne under his jacket. Security guards tried to stop the man, but he swung a fist at the security guard's face, trying to strike, but missed. He ran out of the mall, pursued by security guards, and dropped his jacket with the cologne in the parking lot while running. He ran into the front doors of the off-track betting facility located in a mall outlot, and then ran out the back doors near the kitchen. A security agent grabbed him but he struggled free and took off running again, but gave up from exhaustion outside the mall. When police arrived, he complained of shortness of …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Information compiled by Patch and provided by Skokie Police Department. Click on the blue dots for more details.
Here’s a look at the burglaries that occurred in Skokie during April.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Jenelle Barton was charged for felony criminal trespass to residence and two felony counts of aggravated battery to a police officer.
A 22-year-old Maine Township woman is facing felony charges for assaulting Cook County Sheriff’s Police officers Sunday morning, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart said today. Around 5:45 a.m. Sunday, Cook County Sheriff’s Police responded with North Maine Fire Department after a resident in the 8800 block of Robin Drive in Maine Township called 9-1-1 to a report a stranger had entered her home. When officers arrived, they found the reported offender inside the home. They detained Jenelle Barton, 22, and escorted her outside. She appeared to be highly intoxicated. She kicked a Cook County Sheriff’s Police sergeant in the chest and bit a patrol officer’s right hand. The patrol officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The police …
Sunday, April 28, 2013
A look at weird crime news in the northern Chicago suburbs.
Boy Suspected Of Aggravated Twaining A 14-year-old boy was charged with truancy after he was found fishing while he was supposed to be at school in Vernon Hills. Police Investigate Burglary Cold Case Someone stole two air conditioner units worth about $4,500.00 from a Glenview house and it’s unknown when the incident occurred. Hey, great door. Thanks, it's stolen. Evanston police responded to a burglary report where the offender(s) removed a screen door to gain entry, but it was unclear if anything else was taken. Minnesotans Represent State Motto: We Don't Want To Cause Any Problems A 16-year-old male juvenile was by the Baha'i Temple in Wilmette after he walked up to a female, pushed her and then started punching her in the head. …
Sunday, April 21, 2013
A look at weird crime news in the northern Chicago suburbs.
Police: Well, That Was Easy... A Mundelein man was charged with theft after stealing a smart phone from the lobby of the Palatine Police Department. Lose Weight Fast By Running From Cops A bottle of Skinny Girl Vodka and Hennessy were reported stolen from an Evanston store. President Demands Pepper Spray Reform A woman stole two Onyx packages of hair from an Evanston store and threatened to spray an employee with pepper spray when he confronted her. What Basketball? I Never Balled a Basket in My Life. A “large fight” broke out on a basketball court in Deerfield, but witnesses refused to tell the police what happened and a victim refused to provide his name or the name of the person who struck him. No arrests were made. Burglary is …
Sunday, April 14, 2013
A look at weird crime news in the northern Chicago suburbs.
As If Cryptozoologists Don't Have Enough Work Already A Wilmette resident reported that a 12-pound Yeti statue was removed from his backyard garden. Tiger Woods Can't Catch a Break A Buffalo Grove resident reported hearing a loud noise at 1:00 a.m., and later found a broken bedroom window and a golf ball on the floor. Cops Crash Honeymoon, Romantic Getaway Vernon Hills police charged a couple with public indecency after the couple was caught having sex in a car parked on a neighbor’s driveway. The car's driver was also charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, after he tried to drive away when police told him to exit the vehicle. Man Steals Wearable Cocktail Mix A man stole a jar of cinnamon, a bottle of Franzia wine and a T-…
Friday, April 12, 2013
The 39-year-old was charged with two counts of felony aggravated battery.
A Skokie woman has been charged with two counts of felony aggravated battery after using a beer mug as a weapon in a March bar fight that left the victim with 150 stitches, DNAInfo.com reported. Vanessa Suarez, 39, of the 9030 block of N. Kenton St., turned herself in to police Wednesday for the March 16 incident, she’s was ordered held on $300,000 bond by Cook County Judge Laura Sullivan, DNAInfo.com reported.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
A look at weird crime news in the northern Chicago suburbs.
Flying Pig Non-Believers Turn Desperate Someone stole a winged pig sculpture from the front yard of a Northbrook home. Welcome to Palaslime Someone in Palatine damaged a Jeep SUV by bending the driver’s side windshield wiper, putting glue in the driver-side window molding and smearing shaving cream on the vehicle. Partly Cloudy, Chance of Purple Rain Someone threw a container with sticky, purple liquid at the driver side door of a silver Chevy Impala parked in Arlington Heights. At Least Permanent Markers Were Not Involved A Woodstock man was arrested after stealing property from an unconscious person who fell and hit their head on the pavement after drinking too much.
Stu Pidasso
11:35 am on Sunday, May 19, 2013
@ Lemony Snicket: Agreed . I could not have said it any better. On a side note, Journalism has gone South IMO, ( Nothing Personal Patch) just the way I see it! more ›