Xanax At Menards, Bed Sheet Scam Stopped, Hennessy Heisted: Morton Grove Crime

MORTON GROVE, IL — The following information comes from the Morton Grove Police Department as a record of police activity. Readers are reminded that an arrest by the police does not constitute a finding of guilt, criminal charges — representing merely accusations by the state — are often dropped or reduced and all persons named are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

INCIDENTS

IDENTITY THEFT

After traveling to the Philippines, a Morton Grove resident reported on Aug. 15 that someone had opened a large number of credit cards in her name.

THEFT

An employee at a store in the 7200 block of Dempster Street reported that a man entered the store, picked up three sets of bed sheets and attempted to return them. The man, described as Middle Eastern, fled the store when approached by store security, police were told on Aug. 16.

THEFT

On Aug. 16, a a resident of an apartment building in the 6300 block of Lincoln Avenue told police someone stole his tent that had been placed on his personal shelf in a shared parking garage.

THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE

On Aug. 20, a resident in the 8600 block of Georgiana Avenue told police someone entered his possibly unlocked vehicle and stole $30.

RETAIL THEFT

On Aug. 20, an employee in the 6300 block of Dempster Street told police three men or boys entered the store. Two distracted him while the third stole a bottle of Hennessy Cognac. Police did not provide any description of the suspects.

BURGLARY

A resident in the 7600 block of Greenwood Street reported that someone forced their way into the garage and took some small items on Aug. 21.

CREDIT CARD FRAUD

On Aug. 21, a Morton Grove resident told police someone made two tranactions on her credit cards in Florida. One was a $100 charge on her Bank of America card and the other was a $284 cash advance on her Discover card.

ARRESTS

HIT & RUN

Daniel Lopez, 27, of the 3600 block of North New England Avenue in Chicago, was arrested in the 7600 block of Dempster Street for a hit and run which occurred on July 18. His court date was set for Aug. 30.

DRUGS/THEFT

Henry Younan, 37, of the 8300 block of West Oak Avenue in Niles, was arrested on Aug. 17 at Menards. Police said store security saw him shoplifting. He was stopped and arrested for retail theft, found to have Xanax in his possession and also charged with possession of a controlled substance, a felony.

Adam Kowalski, 31, of the 1400 block of Jefferson Street in Des Plaines, was also arrested at Menards on Aug. 17. Security told police he was with Younan. He was stopped by an officer who discovered 30 pills of suspect Xanax in a plastic bag.

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