Car Stolen In Western Springs Neighborhood: Cops

WESTERN SPRINGS, IL – A car was stolen last week in a Western Springs neighborhood, police said.

The car was stolen between 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday morning in the 3900 block of Forest Avenue, police said.

The unlocked car was parked in the driveway, with the key fob left inside, police said.

The information was part of the village's weekly police blotter. As of Monday, the village has gone 39 days without a reported arrest.

The last arrest was Aug. 4, with police charging a 25-year-old Des Plaines man on a charge of driving with a suspended license.

In an email to Patch last week, Police Chief Brian Budds said he was unable to confirm whether it's been the longest period in a while without arrests.

"Nevertheless, it is certainly noteworthy and a trend that I will be monitoring moving forward," Budds said. "This latest trend, however, is not indicative of our Patrol Division’s ongoing efforts in terms of high visibility traffic enforcement and other officer initiated engagement in the community as evidenced by our overall calls for service, which are currently over 10,000, which is a significant increase as compared to prior years."