Resident Scammed Trying To Buy Taylor Swift Tix: Northbrook PD Blotter

NORTHBROOK, IL — The following information comes from the Northbrook Police Department and court records as a record of incidents reported to police and those arrested on criminal charges, which represent accusations by the state that are often dropped or reduced. Updated information may be available from the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court. Everyone arrested is presumed to be innocent unless found guilty in court beyond a reasonable doubt.

ARRESTS

SUSPENDED REGISTRATION

• Maria G. Vidal Salgado, of Chicago, is accused of having a suspended registration, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, and was arrested at 5:48 p.m. July 19, at Dundee and Meadow roads. A court date of Aug. 19 was assigned.
• Jada L. Davis, of Evanston, is accused of having an expired registration, suspended registration, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, and was arrested at 10:08 p.m. July 19, at Willow Road and Ravine Way. A court date of Aug. 30 was assigned.

NO VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE
Micheal F. Stott, of Prospect Heights, is accused of having an expired registration, suspended registration, no valid driver's license, and was arrested on July 19. A court date of Aug. 30 was assigned.

• Zaya R. Abraham, of Skokie, is accused of improper lane usage, driving while license suspended, and was arrested at 11:21 p.m. July 21, at Dundee Road and Ash Lane. A court date of Aug. 30 was assigned.
• Mario A. Campbell, of Des Plaines, is accused of speeding (60 mph in a 40 mph zone), driving while license suspended, and was arrested at 3:32 a.m. July 23, at Sanders Road and Exeter Lane. A court date of Sept. 5 was assigned.

Antonio J. Jacobs, of Brookhaven, Georgia, had a warrant out of Northbrook for felony theft by deception, and was arrested at 7 a.m. July 25, in the 100 block of Skokie Boulevard. The arrest stemmed from an incident in January where Jacobs reportedly bought a 2023 Cadillac from a Northbrook auto dealership with a fraudulent check. A court date of July 26 was assigned.

Efren Mata, of Streamwood, is accused of failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, driving under the influence, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, and was arrested at 4:26 p.m. July 25, in the 1800 block of Janke Drive. Police had responded to an auto crash where Mata's car reportedly left the roadway, struck a pole and flattened three of its tires. A court date of Sept. 5 was assigned.

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INCIDENTS

MULTIPLE BURGLARY TO VEHICLES

Police responded to five separate addresses in the 1800 block of Barberry Road on July 19 for burglaries to vehicles. Someone had stolen items out of unlocked vehicles that were parked in the victims' driveways. The person took various items from the vehicles that had little to no value.

THEFT

• A homeowner in the 10 block of the court of Tyronwood reported at 4:12 p.m. July 19, someone had stolen the rear license plate off their 2013 gray Toyota RAV4 while it was parked at the address.
• A resident in the 2800 block of Dundee Road reported at 6:55 p.m. July 22, that while waiting for her ride to arrive, she placed her purse down so she could grab her belongings. When she got home, she realized her cell phone was missing from her purse. She never saw anyone grab the phone out of her purse, but noticed people near it at the time she was grabbing all of her items.

FLEEING AND ELUDING

• Police saw a black Suzuki motorcycle driving at a high rate of speed at 11:06 a.m. July 20, passing cars in traffic in the 2300 block of Shermer Road. The officer activated his emergency lights, but the motorcycle continued accelerating without stopping. The motorcycle fled out of Northbrook.
• The license plate recognition cameras found a black Acura wanted out of Wheeling for weapons violations at 8:26 p.m. July 22, at Dundee Road and Anthony Trail. The officer found the vehicle driving eastbound and attempted to stop it. As soon as the officer activated her emergency lights, the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed out of Northbrook.
• Police found several vehicles traveling at a high rate of speed at 2:56 a.m. July 24, at Lake Cook Road and Edens Expressway. Two of the vehicles were possibly stolen out of Mundelein earlier in the night. As the officer got behind the vehicles, he activated his emergency lights. All the vehicles accelerated up to 90 mph in a 40 mph before fleeing on to the Edens Expressway out of Northbrook.

CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY

The Northbrook Park District reported at 1:15 p.m. July 20, someone had drawn graffiti on the shed at their facility. The graffiti was various shapes and colors over the shed's walls and sidewalk.

PICKPOCKET/CREDIT CARD FRAUD

• A Maple Avenue resident called police at 7:58 p.m. July 20, to report someone had stolen her pink wallet containing $120 and her credit union debit card. She realized her wallet was missing when the credit union texted her wanting approval for a $2,200 purchase from Best Buy. Since she did not authorize the fraudulent purchase, she tried looking to see where her wallet was containing her credit card. When she couldn’t find it, she realized someone stole it.
• A citizen called police at 5:08 p.m. July 24, to report someone had stolen her wallet out of her purse at 5:08 p.m. July 24, while she was shopping at a grocery store in the 100 block of Skokie Boulevard. She started receiving notifications that her credit cards were being used at a computer store in Northbrook. The complainant utilized the GPS tracker she had inside her wallet to see where it currently was. When they arrived at the computer store, they found the tracker in the garbage just outside the store. In total, the complainant stated she had her credit cards, $300 and driver’s license stolen.
• A citizen reported at 4:06 p.m. July 25, that she had shopped at a grocery store in the 1800 block of Penfold Place and paid for her items using her credit card. After leaving the store, she stopped at a house in Northbrook and left her purse containing her wallet on the back seat of her car. After she returned home, she noticed her wallet was stolen from her purse. She didn't know if the theft occurred at the store or while her purse was left in the car. She received notifications that her stolen credit card was used at a Northbrook computer store in the amount of $4,068.90 and multiple attempts to draw money out of an ATM, but were unsuccessful.

PHONE/EMAIL SCAM

A MacArthur Boulevard resident reported at 9:55 a.m. July 22, receiving an email from who she thought was her supervisor. The email asked her to confirm her cell phone number. After she provided her personal cell phone number, the person posing as her supervisor asked the complainant via text to purchase Apple gift cards. The complainant followed the instructions and purchased four $100 gift cards. She provided the gift card numbers to the person. When her actual supervisor asked where she was, she advised him she was doing the task he assigned. That is when she realized she was scammed.

RETAIL THEFT

The loss prevention staff of a store in the 1400 block of Lake Cook Road reported at 6:17 p.m. July 22, someone had walked into the store and placed several pairs of men's purple pants into a cloth bag. The person then grabbed two Moncler polo style shirts and walked out of the store without paying. The person got into a black Chrysler minivan and fled the area.

COMPUTER SCAM

A Pebble Beach Road resident called police at 11:47 a.m. July 24, to report she saw Taylor Swift tickets posted on the internet for sale by a private seller. The complainant bought the tickets for $900 using an online money transfer service. When the seller refused to send the tickets until another $100 was transferred, the complainant knew it was a scam. After she advised the seller she was contacting the police, the seller quickly took down the posting.