Fake Dish Seller Scams Residents Out Of $10K+: Winnetka, Glencoe Crime Blotters

WINNETKA, IL — The following is the most recent crime blotter from the Winnetka Police Department and the Glencoe Public Safety Department.

Winnetka

THEFT

• Mail - June 22 at 12:03 p.m.
  • A resident realized that a trading card that was mailed to them from an eBay seller had been taken.
• Identity - June 22 at 12:05 p.m.
  • A person claiming to be an employee for Corelles, a dishware company, used a resident's personal information to make more than $5,000 in unauthorized transactions.
• Identity - June 22 at 12:29 p.m.
  • A person claiming to be an employee for Corelles, a dishware company, used another resident's personal information to make more than $5,000 in unauthorized transactions.

CRIMINAL DEFACEMENT

• Graffiti - June 25 at 1:42 p.m.
  • An unknown person drew on a steel beam with permanent black marker, police said.

ARREST

• Traffic - June 25 at 4:20 p.m.
  • A 54-year-old Wilmette man was arrested for speeding 26-34 mph over the posted limit.
• Traffic - June 29 at 2:24 a.m.
  • A 42-year-old Winnetka man was arrested for driving on a suspended license.

Burglary

• Vehicle - June 28 at 10:20 a.m.
  • A resident discovered that an unknown person went inside their unlocked 2021 Mercedez- Benz GLB 250 and took a backpack.