Hit-and-Run DUI Arrest and Morning Auto Burglaries across Northbrook

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

THEFT

Sometime between Jan. 1 and Jan. 13, thieves detached and made off with 14-foot snow plow attachment from a Caterpillar tractor parked near the loading dock of the Lowe's location on the 1000 block of Willow Road, according to a complaint. The plow is the property of the service the store employs to remove snow from the store parking lot, costing the business an estimated $6,000.

HIT AND RUN, DUI

On the evening of Jan. 18, a 911 call reported a hit and run accident at the intersection of Waukegan Road and Dundee Road. The caller told the emergency dispatcher the license plate and direction of the fleeing car. Officers were soon able to intercept and pull over the vehicle as it headed westbound on the 3400 block of Dundee Road. Police found the driver, a 27-year-old man from the 2200 block of North Kilpatrick in Chicago, to be intoxicated and arrested him. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, improper lane usage, lack of insurance, transporting open alcohol, and DUI.

AUTO BURGLARY

On the morning of Jan. 19, two car break-ins were reported within an hour and about two miles apart. On the 1100 block of Techny Road, a victim reported thieves got into her 2015 Ford SUV and stole her purse and laptop between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Her estimated loss was about $1400. That same morning, a few minutes drive away, another report of a car burglary followed a similar pattern. Between 7:50 a.m. and 8:10 a.m on the 2200 block of Walters Avenue, burglars smashed the window of a 2015 Toyota and stole a laptop, valued at $250, and miscellaneous papers, according to the victim.