Harassment From Spoofed Phone Calls; Wisconsin Man Charged With DUI: Glencoe Crimes

GLENCOE, IL — The following information is a record of incidents and arrests from the Glencoe Public Safety Department. Readers are reminded that an arrest is not an indicator of guilt, criminal charges represent merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

DUI

Paul Michael Blair, 29, of the 700 block of Burleigh Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was arrested June 11 in the 1200 block of Sheridan Road. He was charged with driving under the influence, improper lane usage no valid license and speeding. He has a court appearance scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

NO VALID LICENSE

A 61-year-old resident of the 7500 block of North Damen Avenue in Chicago was pulled over near the intersection of Green Bay and Lake Cook roads on June 6 at 3:26 p.m. and arrested for not having a valid license.

ATTEMPTED COMPUTER FRAUD

Several computers were locked up in the 1100 block of Sheridan Road in an attempted ransomware incident, police were told. On June 6, shortly after noon, police were told someone tried to force the owner of the computers to pay money via bitcoin. The computers' owner told police a backup was available and the files would be reinstalled from the backup.

ATTEMPTED DECEPTIVE PRACTICES

A resident of the first block of Crescent Drive reported that someone had sent a phishing email to which a response had been sent. Police were informed on June 9, shortly after 2 p.m. and advised the resident to file fraud reports with all credit bureaus.

THEFT

Someone stole a sterling silver set from the 400 block of Grove Street sometime between Sept. 5, 2016 and June 6, 2017. The incident was reported to police on June 9 at 2:50 p.m.

TELEPHONE HARASSMENT

Someone has been calling a victim on the 600 block of Willow Tree Lane with numbers that appear to be legitimate, but they are actually using spoofed information to place harassing phone calls, it was reported to police shortly before 2 p.m. on June 12.

IDENTITY THEFT

It was reported on June 12 at 7:28 p.m. that somehow had attempted to withdraw money using a fraudulent ID from the account of a Glencoe resident at 10 S. Dearborn St.

THEFT

Someone stole a long board from a person on the 600 block of Greenwood Avenue, it was reported to police on June 13 at 5:06 p.m.

THEFT

Someone stole a bicycle from in front of a home in the 200 block of Harbor Street, it was reported to police on June 14 at 1:08 p.m. Police said there was no serial number available.

CANNABIS CITATIONS

An 18-year-old Skokie woman was issued an administrative citation for possession of cannabis near the intersection of Sheridan and Maple Hill roads at 12:30 a.m. on June 12.

A 23-year-old Evanston man was issued an administrative citation for possession of cannabis near the intersection of Sheridan Road and Park Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. on June 13.

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