Jewelry Stolen In Daylight Home Burglary: Blotter

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

CRIMINAL DAMAGE

A resident of the 0-100 block of Golf Lane reported that someone did $600 worth of damage to a landscaping light and a storm window at their home between midnight on Dec. 21 and 1 p.m. on Dec. 23.

CRIMINAL DEFACEMENT

Someone used spray paint to deface the wall of a lower level parking lot at Tower Road Park between 10 a.m. on Dec. 27 and 10:20 a.m. on Dec. 28, during $250 in damage. Public works was notified.

IDENTITY THEFT

A resident reported that someone opened up an unauthorized Verizon account using their personal information between Nov. 1 and Dec. 26 and accrued nearly $230 in charges.

GLENCOE

INCIDENTS

THEFT

Someone stole a front license plate off of a vehicle parked in the 800 block of Glencoe Drive during an undetermined time frame, police were told on the morning of Jan. 2.

ARRESTS/CITATIONS

A 20-year-old Milwaukee woman was arrested at 11:13 a.m. on Dec. 29 near the intersection of Green Bay Road and Jefferson Avenue and charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop for an undisclosed reason. She was also ticketed for driving an uninsured vehicle without valid registration.

A 27-year-old Van Nuys, California woman was arrested at 11 a.m. on Dec. 31 near the intersection of Green Bay Road and Temple Court and ticketed for speeding, possession of cannabis, suspended registration and driving and uninsured vehicle.

A 36-year-old Chicago man was arrested at 2:51 a.m. on Jan. 1 near the intersection of Green Bay Road and Washington Avenue and charged with aggravated speeding – driving between 26 and 30 mph over the posted limit.

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NORTHFIELD

INCIDENTS

HOME BURGLARY

Someone broke into a home in the 200 block of Lagoon Drive and stole an unknown amount of jewelry between 9:15 a.m. and 4:15 a.m. on Dec. 29. Detectives are investigating.

ARRESTS/CITATIONS

A Chicago juvenile – whose age and gender was undisclosed – was cited for possession of alcohol at 1:24 a.m. during an investigation into a traffic crash around the 1800 block of Willow Road.

Northfield police also issued the following community safety alert about a recent crime pattern.

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. The Northfield 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: Church Christmas Decorations Damaged, Extension Cord Cut: Glencoe, Northfield, Winnetka Police Blotter, Dec. 21 - Dec. 27

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