Crime & Safety
Man Nudges Wallet Closer, Then Takes It
Police have video of the man and his car's license plates from the store where the theft took place. Information is supplied by the Niles Police Department. An arrest is merely an accusation, not a conviction.
A 36-year-old employee of a grocery store in the 5700 block of Touhy reported Tuesday at about 4:40 p.m. that he had been shopping in the store and left his wallet on one of the checkout counters. He said it contained $500 cash and credit cards, according to police.
A manager found surveillance video of that checkout counter, which shows the next customer in line behind the victim was a balding man in his mid to late 50s with brown/gray hair, glasses and a mustache. The video shows the man pushing the wallet towards his bag of groceries during the checkout process, then appearing to palm the wallet as he picks up his bag of groceries, police said.
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Video of the store's exterior shows the man entering a minivan, and police were able to identify the license plates, they said, and trace them to a vehicle owner in Chicago. Police are investigating.
25-year-old overdoses on heroin
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When a 25-year-old Chicago man was visiting a friend who lives in the 8000 block of Harlem on April 27 just after 8:45 p.m., he was waiting for the resident to take a shower, and took an drug, possibly heroin, police said. When the resident exited the bathroom, the visitor tried to stand up, but passed out and fell to the ground. Niles Fire Department paramedics treated the victim and took him to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. The resident located a syringe on a windowsill near the place where the victim had been sitting.
Information is taken from reports.
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