Crime & Safety
Wilmette Blotter: Car Crashes Into Trash Can
The following information was supplied by the Wilmette police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
DUI
Evan A. Gobdel, 33, of Wilmette was arrested for DUI at 2:11 a.m. Dec. 23 after his car collided with a trash can in the 2100 block of Washington Avenue. He had also driven over the curb multiple times, damaging lawns and a tree. He was also charged with disobeying a traffic control device, improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
Theft
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A forty-two piece set of antique silverware valued at $10,000 was stolen between Nov. 25 and Dec. 25 from a home in the 600 block of Illinois Road.
A Samsung Galaxy S Mesmerize cell phone valued at $200 was lost between 10:06 and 10:30 a.m. Dec. 19 at a parking lot in the 3500 block of Lake Avenue.
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Jonita J. Nabukeera, 27, was arrested for making fraudulent returns and keeping the money between Nov. 25 and Dec. 12 at Bed Bath & Beyond, 3232 Lake Ave. In a signed confession she admitted to ringing up fake customer returns totaling $247.07 and taking $6.90 in chocolate merchandise.
Christmas lights wrapped around a tree in a backyard in the 900 block of Gregory Avenue were damaged between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Dec. 21.
A Men's Schwinn racing bicycle and a Men's Trek bicycle and their locks were stolen between 7:30 a.m. And 8 p.m. Dec. 21 at the Metra station at 722 Green Bay Road.
A $200 memorial plaque was stolen from the oldest tree in Wilmette between noon Dec. 19 and 8:58 a.m. Dec. 22 in the 700 block of Michigan Avenue. The thieves also used a chainsaw to steal a portion of the stump.
Criminal Damage to Property
The letters NFR were spray-painted in purple on a village-owned street light pole in the 900 block of Isabella Street at around 8 a.m. Dec. 20. The damage is estimated at $100.
A car was egged between 5 p.m. Dec. 19 and 7:26 a.m. Dec. 20 in the 700 block of Laramie Avenue.
A concrete wall and a metal post were spray-painted with messages including “Kyle Sucks” and “D.30!” at the intersection of Fourth Street and Maple Avenue. The damage was observed by a police officer at 9:47 a.m. Dec. 17.
The passenger side view mirror of a Saab convertible was broken between 5:30 p.m. Dec. 18 and 10:05 a.m. Dec. 19 in the 900 block of 12th Street.
Driving Without a License
Maria Guadalupe Almanaza-Herrera, 25, of Skokie was arrested for driving without a license at 10:35 a.m. Dec. 20 in the 3500 block of Lake Avenue after she collided with a car that was stopped at a traffic light. She was also charged with failure to reduce speed.
