Monday, January 28, 2013
Store security said they have been observed stealing at three other of the chain's stores. An arrest is merely an accusation and not evidence of a conviction.
A man and woman in their 30s shopping at a retail store in the 6100 block of Touhy Jan. 20 at about 8:20 p.m. went to the electronics section and expressed interest in a 64 GB white Apple iPad, selling for $729.99. They asked the clerk to put it by the register so they could do additional shopping in the store and then come back for it. According to police, the woman came back to the electronics counter and, while the clerk was busy with other work, took the iPad and concealed it in her shopping cart. The man and woman then exited the store without paying for the iPad, police said. The store discovered the iPad missing during a later merchandise count. Store security said the two offenders have been observed committing the same type of …
Monday, January 14, 2013
When parents told their teen she couldn't go to a party, her anger set a dispute in motion. An arrest is merely an accusation, not evidence of a conviction.
Domestic Battery DATE OF ARREST: 12/31/2012 @ 1207 hrs ARREST LOCATION: 8100 block of Octavia (Residential Home) Steven Malok, 60, of Niles was charged with domestic battery Dec. 31. According to police, an 18-year-old girl, who is deaf and uses sign language to communicate, asked her parents Dec. 29 to go to a party in Lansing IL, and the parents said no, with the understanding there would be drug and alcohol use at the party. Police said the teen became upset at not being allowed to attend the party, and grabbed her mother's cell phone out of her hand and threw it to the ground, smashing the screen. Malok hit her on he head, on the arm and on both knees, according to the report, causing bruising. The teen did not want to sign …
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Police said the two women put a garbage can, which was packaged in a cardboard box, into their shopping cart, then hid other merchandise inside it and paid only for the garbage can.
Mia S. Morrison, 43, of West Adams Street, Chicago, and Tamika Spann, of Melvina Street, Chicago, were charged with Class 3 felony retail theft Dec. 17 after security agents at a Golf Mill Shopping Center store observed them trying to remove merchandise without paying for it, police said. Security agents saw the women select merchandise and place it in their shopping cart, then transfer the items into another piece of merchandise, which was a garbage can packaged in a cardboard box, according to the report. Spann went out to a 2008 Jeep in the parking lot, according to the report, and placed a gray and green hoodie, which she had concealed in her purse, into the passenger compartment. Then she returned to the store to try to find her …
Saturday, December 22, 2012
More than 100 people were arrested in a complex retail theft scheme that involved operations in various counties and neighboring states, the Cook County State's Attorney announced today. Malls in Skokie, Niles and Schaumburg were among the few targeted.
A holiday sting operation led to the arrest of more than a 100 "grinches" following a month-long undercover investigation, the Cook County State's Attorney announced today. According to authorities, thieves were targeting stores at Old Orchard Mall in Skokie, Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, among others, and stealing mass amounts of designer clothing only to be sold at a reduced cost on the black market. The investigation, dubbed "Operation Whoville," involved a series of separate covert undercover sting operations at six Chicago-area malls that included North Riverside, Orland Square, Woodfield, Gurnee Mills, Aurora Outlet Malls and Old Orchard, authorities said. Arrests were also made at stores on Michigan Avenue and State Street in …
Monday, December 10, 2012
A window was damaged by an egg. An arrest is merely an accusation and not evidence of a conviction.
ARRESTS Ihar Dzikhstar, 43, of Skokie and Brad Christiansen, 45, of Roselle were charged with retail theft Dec. 1 at a store in the 5900 block of Dempster. Police said they concealed bottles of liquor in their pants and walked past the last point of sale without paying for the liquor. Court date is scheduled for 12/20/12 Nicolas D. Mansueto, 43, of Morton Grove was charged with assault Dec. 5 in the 9000 block of Birch. Police said he was arrested for threatening to physically harm his neighbors. Court date is scheduled for 01/03/13 Ann Wynne, 40, of Chicago was charged with DUI Dec. 3. Police said they stopped her for traffic violations near Golf and Harms Roads. Court date is scheduled for 01/08/13 Romel Dela Cruz, 40, of Des Plaines, …
Monday, November 5, 2012
An arrest is merely an accusation, not evidence of a conviction.
ARRESTS Tracy Doss, 47, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft Oct. 24 after police said he concealed bottles of perfume in his pants pockets and walked past the last point of sale without paying for the perfume. Court date is scheduled for 10/31/12 Matthew Kwaptsz, 25, of Streamwood, was stopped for traffic violations Oct. 27, police said, and charged with driving on a suspended driver's license and possession of drug paraphernalia. Court date is scheduled for 12/3/12 Delgernyam Bayasgalan, 38, of Chicago was stopped for traffic violations Oct. 30, police said, and charged with driving under the influence. Court date is scheduled for 11/29/12 Fernando Alanis-Hernandez, 41, of Chicago was stopped for traffic violations Oct. 31, …
Friday, August 17, 2012
An arrest is merely an accusation and does not indicate a conviction.
Parrish Livington, 21, of Des Plaines was charged with retail theft Aug. 12 after a security agent for a retail store at Golf Mill Shopping Center said he took two pairs of pants and a shirt, valued at $79.97, and leave the store without paying. His court date is Aug. 24 in the Skokie branch of the Cook County courts. Hairbrush or knife? A 78-year-old man who lives in an assisted living facility in the 7000 block of Newark reported Aug. 11 just before 11 a.m. that another resident, a 68-year-old man, had threatened him with a knife while he was in the elevator. Police interviewed the offender, who said he had brandished a hairbrush, not a knife. Police filed a report. Air conditioner stolen; $4,000 to replace An employee of a retail …
Thursday, August 16, 2012
A security guard observed that the two teens tried on clothing but left an empty fitting room, police said. An arrest is merely an accusation, not evidence of a conviction.
Marsean Hood, 18, of Northbrook was charged with retail theft Aug. 11 just after 4 p.m. when a security guard at a Golf Mill Shopping Center store saw him and a 17-year-old exit the store with unpaid items, according to police. Hood entered a dressing room with a black bag that appeared to be empty and several items from the store, including two pairs of pants, two shirts and a belt, valued at $120, according to the report. When he exited, the security guard observed that the black bag appeared full while the dressing room was empty. according to police. The security guard also saw the 17-year-old take a shirt valued at $18 and place it in the black bag before both teens left the store, police said. The 17-year-old was released to his …
Friday, July 13, 2012
He paid for a $25 fan, and walked out with the circuit breakers. An arrest is merely an accusation and not evidence of a conviction.
Robert Ramage, 51, of Winnetka was charged with retail theft July 8 at about 9 a.m. after a security agent for a home-supply store contacted police. The agent saw Ramage select a ceiling fan valued at $24.97, then walk to the electrical department and select 25 circuit breakers, valued at $1,276.93, then pay for only the ceiling fan before he left the store, according to police. When the security agent approached the offender, he struggled with and pushed the agent, who nevertheless held him until police arrived. An assistant state's attorney approved a felony count of retail theft due to the value of the goods.His court date is July 17. In complicated marriage, husband wants his stuff back, he says A 43-year-old Niles man living in the …
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
An arrest is merely an accusation, and not evidence of a conviction.
ARRESTS Cynthia Medina, 21, of Chicago was stopped for traffic violations May 27 and charged with driving without a license. Court date is scheduled for 6/11/12 Hoovek Ibraheem, 23, of Des Plaines was stopped for traffic violations May 28 and charged with driving on a suspended license and having an active warrant. Court date is scheduled for 6/12/12. Yarodin Parkol, 29, was stopped for traffic violations May 27 in the 6900 block of Dempster and was charged with driving with a suspended DL. Court date is scheduled for 6/11/12. In a battery case, a victim approached the suspect, Jean-Pierre Micula of Morton Grove, on May 24 in reference to his driving in the parking lot at a business at 6315 Dempster. Micula became angry and struck the …
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5:05 pm on Sunday, December 23, 2012
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