Rideshare Driver Picked Up Purchase Made With Stolen Card: Police

WINNETKA, IL — The following information comes from the Winnetka Police Department as a record of police activity and incidents reported to the police. Anyone arrested is innocent unless proven guilty. Criminal charges represent merely accusations by the state and are often dropped or reduced.

WINNETKA

INCIDENTS

THEFT
Someone stole holiday decorations from a statue on the parkway area of the 800 block of Sheridan Road during the overnight hours on New Year's Eve. The reported loss was $55.

THEFT
Someone stole two envelopes with $345 containing in cash between Dec. 29 and Jan. 1 from a home in the 700 block of Oak Street, police were told.

THEFT
Someone stole a FedEx delivery box left on the front porch of a home in the 1400 block of Scott Avenue between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Dec. 23. The amount of loss was not immediately known.

FRAUD
An employee at a business in the 800 block of Green Bay Road reported that someone processed a wire transfer transaction of nearly $5,000 without authorization between Dec. 1 and Dec. 21.

THEFT
Someone stole a UPS package delivered to the front door of a home in the 600 block of Maple Street around 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 4. The loss was reported to be $175.

THEFT
Someone stole a large folding table worth $150 from the Winnetka Community House, an employee reported on the evening of Jan. 5.

THEFT
Someone stole three "New Trier golf signs" from a lawn in the 0-100 block of Mary Street between Dec. 22 and Jan. 6 for a loss of $150.

CRIMINAL DAMAGE
Someone damaged a window on the east side of a building in the 500 block of Green Bay Road with an unknown object between Jan. 6 and Jan. 8, an employee reported. Estimated repair costs were $300.

GLENCOE

INCIDENTS

THEFT
Someone stole a Thule brand bicycle rack from a vehicle in the 700 block of Green Bay Road, a motorist reported on the afternoon of Jan. 3.

ARRESTS

A 21-year-old Bloomington, Indiana man was arrested at 4:55 p.m. on Jan. 3 in the 1600 block of Frontage Road and charged with speeding.

A 53-year-old Chicago man was arrested at 3:09 p.m. on Jan. 9 near Dundee Road and I-94 and charged with driving on a suspended license.

NORTHFIELD

INCIDENTS

CREDIT CARD FRAUD
A business from the 300 block of Happ Road in Northfield reported on the morning of Jan. 2 that someone spent more than $3,000 buying merchandise using a stolen credit card. Two purchases were made, on Dec. 9 and Dec. 11. Both orders were placed over the phone. In one case, an Uber driver arrived to pick up the merchandise. Police are investigating.

FRAUD
A resident of the 500 block of Woodland Lane North in Northfield reported on Jan. 2 that she had just received a call from her bank notifying her that her checking account had been frozen because someone "hacked" it and withdrew more than $5,000. Police are investigating.

FLEEING POLICE
A motorist fled from police after refusing to pull over around 1:21 a.m. on Jan. 4. The vehicle fled southbound on the Edens Expressway from Willow Road. There was no pursuit, but police are seeking to identify the driver.

ARRESTS

A 23-year-old Chicago man was arrested at 3:27 p.m. on Jan. 4 and charged with driving on a suspended driver’s license after he was pulled over for running a stop sign near the intersection of Forestway Drive and Willow Road.

A 43-year-old Glenview man was arrested at 7:20 p.m. on Jan. 4 and charged with driving on a suspended license with expired registration after a traffic stop near Walnut Avenue and Willow Road.

Community Safety Alert:

Recently there have been multiple reported “Ruse” burglaries in the area. These incidents have targeted senior citizens’ residences in which 2-3 males knock on resident’s door claiming to be a representative of the Village or City needing to check the resident’s interior water line (regarding water issues in the area). Once these individuals have made entrance into the residence, a distraction of the resident is conducted by one individual, like running water or banging on pipes, while the others steal/target personal property of the resident.

Police recommend that you do not open the door when an unknown person asks to check your residence for any reason. Call the Police first so these individuals can be verified.

Last Week: Jewelry Stolen In Daylight Home Burglary: Glencoe, Winnetka, Northfield Police Blotter, Dec. 28 - Jan. 3

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