Crime & Safety
Woman Steals $5K Of Dick's Winter Gear: Arlington Heights PD Blotter
The accused drove off in a blue Infiniti sedan following the incident at the Palatine Road store.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — The following information comes from the Arlington Heights Police Department and court records as a record of police activity, including incidents reported by the public and those arrested by police. Criminal charges represent accusations by the state and are often dropped or reduced. Updated information may be available from the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Every person arrested is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
ARRESTS
INDIRECT CRIMINAL CONTEMPT
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Trashonna L. Barfield, 27, had an in-state warrant for indirect criminal contempt, and was arrested Dec. 24 in the 0-10 block of Golf Road. There was no bond in the case.
LAST WEEK'S BLOTTER: DUI, Burglary, Theft, Battery — Arlington Heights Police Blotter
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INCIDENTS
RETAIL THEFT
- An employee at Dick's Sporting Goods, 401 E. Palatine Road, reported at 4:15 p.m. Dec. 18, someone stole approximately $5,300 worth of winter jackets and hats. The subject was described as a black female wearing a white/cream-colored winter jacket with fur around the hood, gray beanie style winter hat, black sweatshirt, black pants and multicolored sneakers. The subject left in a blue Infiniti sedan.
- An employee at Walgreens, 235 E. Palatine Road, called police at 4:04 p.m. Dec. 22, to report someone placed six or seven bottles of alcohol in a DSW bag and left without paying. The subject was described as a black male in his 30s, wearing a red jacket, black pants, white shoes and a blue surgical mask. The subject left in a compact white Chevy SUV.
THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS
A resident in the 1500 block of E. Central Road called police to report that between Dec. 18 and Dec. 19, someone stole the catalytic converter off her 2018 Hyundai.
CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE
A citizen reported at 3:30 a.m. Dec. 19, someone had smashed the rear passenger window of their 2021 Dodge while it was parked at Suburban Studios, 2120 S. Arlington Heights Road. Video surveillance showed the subjects arrived in an unknown white four-door vehicle.
THEFT
A resident in the 1500 block of E. Central Road called police at 10 p.m. Dec. 21, to report someone stole an Amazon package from the vestibule.
BURGLARY
An employee of ABC Plumbing, 306 W. Campus Drive, reported that between Dec. 23 and Dec. 24, someone broke into three vehicles, a mobile storage unit and the office building.
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