A local car was broken into in a local neighborhood, with a $250 piece of equipment stolen, police said.
The scammer threatens to release the details of residents' personal lives, police said.
Western Springs police said they investigated the threat and reached a conclusion.
She wrote a dozen fraudulent checks from a victim's checkbook, authorities said.
The caller demands immediate payment of a significant fine, police said.
He told her she would be arrested if she didn't give $8,000, according to a report
In another case, officers found drugs on two men downtown, police said.
Suspects with handguns took the victim's cash at an ATM, police said.
In another case, a resident reported that someone tried converting nearly $20,000 in cashier's checks, police said.
The theft was reported to the police more than three weeks later.
The bike was unlocked, police said. The pool's operator reminds members to lock their bikes.
The local turnover rate is consistent with broader trends, the police chief said.
The department used to make few arrests at night. That has changed.
Unlocked cars were targeted in the early morning in a local neighborhood, police said.
In another case, a man said someone stole his iPhone while he was sleeping, police said.
All the targeted cars had a few things in common, police said.
Police discovered that a man seeking his wallet had a warrant for his arrest.
The village's police department was last among surveyed towns.
A pair of sunglasses valued at $200 ended up being stolen, authorities said.
In another case, an adult and two youths were cited on fireworks charges.
His wife said he made five secret withdrawals, totaling more than $130,000, police said.
The people were suspected of stealing bikes, but they had no identifications, police said.
In another case, a woman was arrested on a DUI charge on a local street, police said.
No formal complaint was filed in the case. Bikes were reported stolen at the pool.
An electric scooter was reported stolen 11 days after it happened, police said.
The man was crossing the street near a Metra station in Chicago when he was hit, a news service reported.
He was wanted on three out-of-county warrants, authorities said.
The stolen merchandise was found in the men's bedrooms, police said.
The break-in occurred in late February in a local neighborhood, authorities said.
The school said it is cooperating with police in the investigation.
The man said he displayed the weapon to another driver during a road rage incident, police said.
An elaborate scheme involved imposter representatives of Amazon and the Federal Trade Commission, authorities said.
It was determined to be a hoax, while officers conducted a sweep of the school.
In another case, a resident was out $11,000 in a phone scam, police said.
It was determined to be a hoax, with the school carrying out a "soft lockdown."
Someone broke into a house by going through a window, police said.
A couple is out $30,000 after getting a pop-up on their computer, police said.
In another case, someone stole $28,000 from a resident's bank account, police said.
Another person was defrauded out of $3,500 for a so-called real estate transaction, police said.
She was arrested five days after the incident took place in a local neighborhood, police said.