4 Faucets Stolen in 4 Minutes at Lowe's: Cops

The following information is from the Northbrook Police Department. An arrest is not an indication of guilt.

RETAIL THEFT

The complainant, a store loss prevention agent at Mariano's in the 700 block of Skokie Highway, reported at 5:48 p.m. on Oct. 22 that a white woman, 35-40 years old, 5'6" and 200 lbs. removed $272.93 in liquor and left without paying for the merchandise. The offender is observed on camera removing several bottles from the liquor shelves and placing them in a reusable shopping bag. The offender is observed entering a light colored, older Lincoln Town Car and exiting the parking lot.

BURGLARY-TO- VEHICLE

A victim reported that on Wednesday, Oct. 12 he left his unlocked Mazda Miata in the library parking lot at the Northbrook Public Library for several hours, and when he returned he discovered two hats missing from the passenger seat.

THEFT

An employee at the Citgo in the 500 block of Dundee Road on Oct. 25 at 7:10 p.m. reported that a driver of a white Audi pumped $29.10 in gasoline into her vehicle and left without paying for the gasoline. The vehicle was observing exiting the service station southbound onto Skokie Highway.

RETAIL THEFT

A store loss prevention agent at Lowe's in the 1000 block of Willow Road reported that on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 12:30 p.m. a black woman and black man entered the store and stole four faucets valued at $1,476. The offenders were observed on camera walking to the plumbing section of the store, removing the faucets and walking out of the store without attempting to pay for the merchandise. The video showed the offenders were in the business for approximately four minutes.