Crime & Safety

Cigarette Bummer Banned From Shell in Wilmette

Man who asked employees for smokes could face trespassing charge if he returns.

WILMETTE, IL - Police have told a man accused of soliciting cigarettes from staff at the Shell in the 300 block of Ridge Road to not return to the gas station.

A police report indicates the man was there from 8:30 a.m. to 9:17 a.m. on Thursday asking for cigarettes from the service staff in the garage area of the station.

When police arrived, he was located a short distance away and warned that "should he return to the station he could face arrest for trespassing."

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