Northbrook Crime: Scammer Claims Grandson Jailed, Wanted Wheeling Man With Warrant Makes Wrong Turn, Cops Say

NORTHBROOK, IL — The following information comes from the Northbrook Police Department as a record of police activities. An arrest is not an indication of guilt and criminal charges, which can be dropped or reduced, are merely accusations. All defendants are innocent until their guilt is established by a court.

FRAUD

A man told police he received a telephone call on March 13 from a man who told him his grandson was being detained and needed $4000 to be released from jail. The caller instructed the victim to purchase two "green dot" cards for $2000 each and to wait for a call back for instructions. Later he provided the caller the access numbers for each of the cards. The victim did as instructed but later realized it was a scam.

REVOKED DL

A 27-year-old Wheeling man was arrested after he was spotted turning right at an intersection with a posted "No Turn on Red" sign, pulled over, and found to be driving with a revoked license and no insurance around 3:45 a.m. on March 18.

DWLS

On March 22, shortly after 8 p.m., Police were investigating an accident at Dundee Road and Fair Lane when they learned one of the drivers' license had been suspended. They arrested a 30-year-old woman of the 2300 block of West Jarvis in Chicago for driving with a suspended license and cited her with driving too fast.

WARRANT/SUSPENDED LICENSE

A 24-year-old man of the 7200 block of Emerson in Morton Grove was arrested at 6:23 p.m. on March 23 after police pulled him over for a traffic violation. When they ran his license, they not only found it to be suspected but found an active arrest warrant for the man out of DuPage County. He was processed and posted bond for both DuPage and Northbrook charges.

SPEEDING

An 18-year-old woman from the 5500 block of North Saint Louis Avenue in Chicago was arrested just after midnight on the morning of March 24. Cops on radar patrol in the 1500 block of Lake Cook Road spotted her zipping along at 80 mph in a 40 mph speed zone. They pulled the woman's car over, arrested, processed and released her on bond.