Park Ridge Police Blotter: Thefts, Home Burglaries and More

Burglaries

A home in the 400 block of Engel was burglarized May 1 around 2:40 p.m. Someone entered the unlocked home and removed a jewelry box with miscellaneous jewelry.

Someone removed a saw from the rear of a 2012 Ford F-450 while the vehicle was parked in a parking lot in the 1000 block of N. Northwest Highway.

Theft

An unlocked desk drawer was opened at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, 1775 W. Dempster Street and several credit cards and a library card were removed from a purse. The incident happend April 22 between 10:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.

Someone removed a vented sewer cover from the parkway in the 900 block of S. Crescent Avenue between 6 a.m. April 26 and 8:40 a.m. April 27. Also, a snow sign and its post was removed from the parkway and placed in the open sewer.

A wallet containing some cash, several credit cards, a driver's license and various paperwork was taken from a restaurant in the first block of Northwest Highway around 7:15 p.m. April 30.

A BMX bicycle was stolen from in front of a store in the 2600 block of Dempster Street on April 30 around 8 p.m. The bicycle had not been secured.

Someone entered an unlocked office at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, 1775 W. Dempster Street, and took a wallet containing credit cards, a driver's license and a social security card from a desk. The incident happened sometime between 6 a.m. May 1 and noon May 2.

Several donation boxes were taken from the front porch of a residence in the 400 block of Grand Boulevard. The incident happened between 9:15 a.m. and 10:50 a.m. May 2.