Stolen Cash, Stalking: La Grange Cops

LA GRANGE, IL – La Grange police released their latest blotter Friday. Here is information from the reports:

Stolen cash

• A man told police Friday that money was stolen from him while he was being admitted into Bella Terrace nursing home, 4735 Willow Springs Road.
• A resident in the 600 block of Eighth Avenue told police Saturday that $3,000 in cash was stolen from his home.

Stalking

• A resident in the 100 block of Brainard Avenue told police Tuesday about being stalked online and in person.

Counterfeit bill

• A man tried to pay for items with a counterfeit $20 bill about 6 a.m. Friday at 7-Eleven, 6 E. 47th St. When the clerk pointed out the counterfeit, the man took the bill and merchandise and ran out.

Scam

• A resident in the 10 block of Seventh Avenue told police Monday that someone posing as a bank employee asked him to withdraw all his money. There was no loss.
• A resident in the 600 block of Mason Drive told police Wednesday about someone posing as a bank employee who asked to confirm activity on an account. There was no loss.

Damage

• Garden decor and a light were reported damaged Tuesday in the 900 block of Country Club Drive.
• The rear window of a car was reported smashed Tuesday in the 500 block of South Madison Avenue. Nothing was stolen.

Theft

• A garden ornament valued at $75 was reported stolen Wednesday from a yard in the 400 block of South Sunset Avenue.
• A bicycle was reported stolen Tuesday from a yard in the 200 block of Eighth Avenue.

No valid license

• Marvin Y. Castaneda-Leon, of Chicago Ridge, was cited about 11:30 a.m. April 25 on North La Grange Road on charges of no valid driver's license and speeding.

Police report information is provided by local police departments. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions on a given day, and people charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.