On June 20 just after 3:20 p.m., a Niles woman flagged down a passing Morton Grove police officer to report smoke coming out of a mailbox at the corner of Foster and Washington Street, according to the report. Niles police and firefighters also responded, and cleared the scene.
The Morton Grove Officer explained he had seen what appeared to be a fire cracker or a smoke bomb lodged in the door of the mail box, and it subsequently fell inside. Niles police arranged for a mail carrier to open the box, and found an M-100 smoke cracker inside. None of the letters were damaged, police said.
Wallet Stolen, Someone Charges $800 Fraudulently
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A 48-year-old Skokie woman reported June 18 that her wallet was missing, and she believes someone may have taken it from her purse after she had placed it there while waiting in line to make a return at a store in the 5600 block of Touhy, Niles. Her bank advised her that there was an $800 charge from a Target store on her credit card, as well as a gasoline purchase. She canceled the credit card and requested a police follow-up.
Information is taken from Niles Police Department reports.
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