Crime & Safety
Perfume Thief Runs Through Gambling Establishment, Police Say
Also, a quick-change scam artist deceives a restaurant out of $100. An arrest is merely an accusation, not evidence of a conviction.
William H. Burton, 60, of Chicago, was charged with felony retail theft the afternoon of April 25 after police said security agents at a Golf Mill Shopping Center store observed him concealing two boxes of cologne under his jacket. He left the store without paying and a security agent tried to stop him, but he swung a fist at the security agent's face, trying to strike, but missed.
He ran out of the mall's exit doors on the Greenwood Avenue side, pursued by the security agents, and dropped his jacket and the cologne in the parking lot while running. He ran into the front doors of the off-track betting facility located in a mall outlot, and then ran out the back doors near the kitchen. A security agent grabbed him but he struggled free and took off running southbound, then gave up from exhaustion before he reached Church Street. When police arrived, he complained of shortness of breath and chest pain and was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, where he was treated and released, then taken to the police station for booking. Assistant State's Attorney Emily Leuin approved felony charges. His court date is June 8 in the Skokie branch of the Cook county courts. The security agent whom Burton swung at declined medical attention and did not want to sign battery complaints.
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Woman drives on revoked license, police say
Corrinne Andresen, 27, of LaGrange Park was charged with driving on a revoked driver's license April 26 just after 9:30 a.m. in the 8800 block of Olcott. Police said she was driving 52 mph in a 35 mph zone, and when they stopped her, they discovered her license had been revoked last October. She was cited for speeding, expired registration and failure to carry her driver's license with her. Her court date is June 17 in Skokie.
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Quick-change scam artist gets away with $100, police say
A restaurant in the 8400 block of Golf Road was deceived and robbed of $100 in a quick change scam April 26 at 11 a.m., according to the manager, police said. Police observed video of the incident and said the offender was a heavy-set male in his 40s or 50s wearing a black hat, gray shirt and brown leather jacket. The restaurant wished the incident to be documented.
Information is taken from Niles Police Department reports.
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