Woman Has Child Accomplices in Shoplifting

Rosa Lira-Duran, 33, of North Drake Avenue in Chicago, was charged with retail theft and contributing to the delinquency of a minor Saturday after an incident at a Golf Mill Shopping Center store around 7:30 p.m.

Loss prevention agents observed Lira-Duran selecting a pair of shoes in the store, while two girls, ages 11 and 14, selected clothing. They all got into an elevator but when they exited, the store merchandise was no longer visible. They returned a shoebox to the shoe department, but loss prevention agents discovered it empty.

Lira-Duran's husband handed her two shirts, and she placed them in a shopping cart under her purse. She turned the shopping cart over to the two girls, who walked out of the store with the unpaid merchandise.  

Police took Lira-Duran into custody and contacted the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services because of the involvement of children. The girls were released to their father's custody about 9:30 p.m. Lira-Duran's court date is April 14 at the Cook County courthouse in Skokie. 

Babbling graffiti

Red and green spray paint was used to write the words "Tsunami Bang Gotcha, I do not like green eggs and hamlet" on the side of a building in the 6200 block of West Touhy Avenue.

Nissan Sentra stolen

A man who lives in the 8800 block of Chester reproted that between the evening of March 28 and the morning of March 29, his 2005 Nissan Sentra was stolen. The man told police he owned the car outright and had both sets of keys in his possession. Police entered the car into a database of stolen vehicles.