Resident's ID Used At New Jersey Bank: Northbrook Crime Reports

NORTHBROOK, IL — The following information comes from the Northbrook Police Department as a record of incidents reported to the police and a list of those arrested. Criminal charges are often dropped or reduced and represent merely accusations by the state. An arrest does not mean a person is guilty, and all persons named are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

INCIDENTS

HOME BURGLARY
A resident of the 1700 block of Maple Avenue reported on the morning of Jan. 12 that someone had entered their garage and stolen a garage door opener from a vehicle.

IDENTITY THEFT
A resident in the 3100 block of Oliver Lane reported on the morning of Jan. 12 that they had received a telephone call from a purported branch manager of a Chase bank in New Jersey asking if he had just been in the branch location to make a $30,000 wire transfer. The resident explained he had not. The manager informed the resident that someone had presented identification with his information on it and was told no transactions on the account had been authorized.

HOME BURGLARY
of the 2500 block of Oak Avenue reported at 11:35 a.m. on Jan. 12 that someone had entered the garage and removed a garage door opener from a parked vehicle.

VANDALISM
Someone broke eggs in the driveway of a home in the 2400 block of Cobblewood Drive during the previous overnight hours, police were told on the morning of Jan. 13.

IDENTITY THEFT
A resident of the 2300 block Brentwood Road reported at 3:29 p.m. on Jan. 13 that a card that had been used for buying gasoline on Jan. 13 at Town Car Wash was reportedly used for unauthorized transactions out of state a short time later.

MASS SHOPLIFTING
An employee of Louis Vuitton in at Northbrook Court reported that a group of about 10 people entered the store and stole up to 10 Coach purses before leaving the store on at 11:42 a.m. on Jan. 17. The thieves fled from the mall in multiple vehicles. The total amount of loss was not known.

ARRESTS/CITATIONS

Jacqueline Ann Zimmerman, 28, of the 1100 block of Buckingham Court, Wheeling, was arrested at 2:31 a.m. on Jan. 13 near the intersection of Dundee Road and Carlyle Court. She was charged with driving under the influence and ticketed for not having insurance and speeding. Police witnessed her commit a traffic offense, pulled her over and determined she was intoxicated.

Jesus Garcia, 26, of the 5700 block of South Parkside Avenue, Chicago, was arrested at 11:11 p.m. on Jan. 17 near the intersection of Patriot Boulevard and Willow Road. Police witnessed a vehicle commit a traffic violation, followed it and saw the driver of the vehicle break several other traffic laws. Police tried to pull over the vehicle but it did not immediately stop. Once stopped, an officer made contact with the driver and determined that the driver was DUI. Garcia was charged with driving under the influence, with a blood alcohol concentration above 0.08 and fleeing and eluding from police. He was ticketed for illegally transporting alcohol, improper lane usage, disobeying a traffic control device, failure to signal and driving in the wrong lane.

Community Safety Alert
The Northbrook Police Department issued a warning of recent ruse burglary activity in the area. Several of the 22 area home burglaries following a similar pattern have reported in the village during the past month.

A ruse burglar may try to get you out of the house to look at a fence or something in your backyard, while his or her partners enter your home and take valuables and cash. They may identify themselves as a Village employee, a utility worker, or a new neighbor. If someone you don’t know contacts you “out of the blue,” make sure you do all you can to verify the identity of the visitor. Utility workers and Village employees will have official identification and official, marked vehicles. If you’re not 100% convinced of the identity of the visitor, contact the company from a number listed on your bill for verification. If someone indicates they are representing the Village, without identification and/or a Village vehicle, call the Police non-emergency number, 847-564-2060. If you feel the matter is urgent, call 911

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