Crime & Safety
A Lawless Bouncy House and Suffocation by Cake
A look at weird crimes in the northern Chicago suburbs this week.
By Emily Stone and David MacLean
Edward Snowden has applied for asylum in this laws-free bouncy house
Northfield police officers checked on a truck that drove onto a bike path. The truck was cleared because it was picking up a bouncy house that was being used by a party nearby.
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Mailbox ignores Surgeon General's warming
A woman flagged down a passing Morton Grove police officer to report smoke coming out of a mailbox. The officer discovered a M-100 smoke cracker inside.
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Someone entered a Skokie golf store and stole a Titleist driver head from the shaft of a club.
Man claims he only steals to spritz his kids
A Wisconsin man was charged with retail theft after police say he stole $2,395 worth of fragrances from a Vernon Hills store.
A delicious near death experience
Lake Bluff officers responded to a report of a woman having difficulty breathing. The officer arrived and determined a piece of cake had dislodged from her throat. An ambulance and EMTs arrived also. The woman refused transportation to the emergency room.
Police provide locally sourced jail cell
A Rolling Meadows woman was arrested after police say she stole a salad, scented candles, coconut water and cherry tomatoes from the Deerfield Whole Foods.
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