2 Glencoe Men Charged With Domestic Battery: Blotters

WINNETKA, IL — The following information comes from the Glencoe, Winnetka and Northfield police departments as a record of police activity and incidents reported to the police. Criminal charges represent merely accusations by the state and are often dropped or reduced. updated information may be available from the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court. Anyone arrested is innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

WINNETKA

INCIDENTS

IDENTITY THEFTS

• An Oak Street resident reported on Sept. 4 that someone had used their identity to rent several vehicles without authorization at a cost of nearly $1,200.
• A Holly Lane resident reported on Sept. 4 that someone had used their identifying information to get a fake Illinois driver's license.
• A Lincoln Avenue resident reported on Sept. 4 that someone had made a purchase for almost $428 on their Kohl's store credit card and used their personal information to apply for several more credit card accounts between July 13 and July 20.
• An Old Green Bay Road resident reported on Sept. 6 that someone had used their personal information to open up a Kay Jewelers credit card account without authorization for a loss of nearly $3,000.
• A Pelham Road resident reported on Sept. 9 that someone had racked up more than $5,000 in unauthorized purchases on their American Express card.

STOLEN BIKES AT NTHS

• Between 7:15 a.m. on Aug. 31 and 3:25 p.m. on Sept. 4, someone stole a locked men's bicycle worth $150 from a bike rack at New Trier High School.
• Between 7:20 a.m. and 4:50 p.m. on Sept. 7, someone stole an unlocked men's bicycle worth $400, also from a bike rack at New Trier's Winnetka campus.

GLENCOE

INCIDENTS

CAR BURGLARY/CRIMINAL DAMAGE
Someone smashed a window to a 2013 Hyundai parked at Lakefront Park in the 0-100 block of Park Avenue and stole a purse.

IDENTITY THEFT
A Dennis Lane resident reported on Sept. 7 that someone had requested a replacement card for their account at Fifth Third Bank. A hold was place on the account and an investigation revealed someone had tried to open up five separate credit card accounts at places like Nordstrom and Best Buy. Only the attempt at Best Buy was successful, but there was no activity on any of the cards or any reported loss.

BICYCLE THEFTS

• Someone stole a locked mountain bike from the 700 block of Old Green Bay Road prior to 12:48 p.m. on Sept. 9.
• Someone stole a Trek bicycle from the 700 block of Old Green Bay Road prior to 12:44 p.m. on Sept. 10.

PLANT THEFT
Someone stole two sunflower plant heads from the 500 block of Vernon Avenue sometime prior to 4:27 p.m. on Sept. 10.

'SECRETS' SCAM
A Washington Avenue resident reported on Sept. 11 that someone had sent a message claiming to release their secrets if they did not provide $9,300 in Bitcoin. The resident did not.

THEFT?
An investigation was ongoing into an incident of possible jewelry theft reported at 8:17 p.m. on Sept. 11. A resident brought in several pieces of jewelry for repair at a shop in the 600 block of Vernon Avenue. A person offered to buy some of them but asked the resident to come back in a week for appraisal paperwork. When the resident returned the business was closed.

ARRESTS

A 50-year-old Glencoe man was arrested in connection with an incident around 2 p.m. on Aug. 31 at his home and charged with domestic battery after he was accused of causing an injury by putting his hands around a person's neck. Charges were dropped after after prosecutors said the complaining witness did not want to testify.

A 27-year-old Syracuse, New York man was arrested at 11 p.m. on Sept. 4 in the 800 block of Dundee Road and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI with a blood alcohol concentration above 0.08 and driving with a suspended license. He was also ticketed for improper lane usage.

A 32-year-old Glencoe man was arrested at 6:31 p.m. on Sept. 9 at his home and charged with domestic battery. Charges were later dropped.

A 36-year-old Highland Park man was arrested shortly before 9 p.m. on Sept. 11 and charged with driving with a suspended license and ticketed for driving with no rear registration plate light, no insurance and only one headlight.

NORTHFIELD

INCIDENTS

LANDSCAPING DISPUTE
Police were called to the 400 block of Valley Way around 10 a.m. on Sept. 4 for a report of a dispute between a landscaper and a resident upset about the removal of foliage. Officers learned the landscaper had been hired by the village to remove the foliage in question.

'RUSE' BURGLARY
Police are investigating a residential burglary that was reported at 4:45 p.m. on Sept. 5 in the 200 block of Churchill Street. Someone coaxed a resident outside to discuss home repairs while another burglar went inside and stole jewelry.

DOG DISPUTE
Police were called to a home in the 100 block of Avon Avenue around 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 9 for a report of a homeowner having a dispute about dogs with the owner of an adjacent property, located in the 0-100 block of Bristol Road. Officers helped settle the dispute.

Last Week: Break-In At Dealership; Tow Truck, Dating Scams: Glencoe, Northfield and Winnetka police department blotters for Aug. 30 - Sept. 5.

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