Crime & Safety
$8,400 Gone In Suspected Identity Theft
Woman later realized she shouldn't have responded to email.
A Niles woman, age 54, reported a theft from her 58-year-old husband's business checking account.
The woman said that last August, she received an email from what she thought was a bank, and she responded and provided the full names, dates of birth, social security numbers, addresses and mothers' maiden names of both herself and her husband. She later realized it was a mistake to supply this information, she told police.
On April 16, the woman noticed two withdrawals, totaling $8,400, that neither she nor her husband had authorized. The withdrawals were made at banks in North Hollywood and LaJolla, Calif.
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Police advised her to close all accounts with that bank.
Man charged with driving without a license
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Macario Hernandez, 25, of Des Plaines was charged April 23 with driving without a valid driver's license after police observed him driving on Dempster in Niles without headlights on. His court date is May 20 in the Skokie branch of the Cook County courts.
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