SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: PRICEY PURSE PILFERING
Reported at 1:11 p.m. on Feb. 25: A purse pilferer broke into a Tesla in the 4200 block of Oak Lawn Avenue and took a $4,000 Goyard purse, along with Jimmy Choo, Ray-Ban, and Gucci sunglasses worth $250 each, and a checkbook.
HIGHLAND PARK
23 Monday
Reported at 12:23 p.m. A bold burglar tried to take a tool from the bed of a pickup truck in the 3500 block of Gillon Avenue but jumped back into the BMW he’d arrived in when the owner of the truck got out to confront him.
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24 Tuesday
An 18-year-old man was arrested on a complaint of public intoxication in the 5500 block of Fairfield Avenue.
25 Wednesday
Reported at 2:44 p.m.: A reckless driver in a Mercedes failed to yield the right of way to another driver in a Jeep Wrangler in the 3500 block of Mockingbird Lane, causing the driver of the Jeep to swerve to avoid the Mercedes and hit an “End School Zone” sign.
1 Sunday
Reported at 7:54 a.m.: A careless driver hit a vehicle that was parked in the parking lot of Highland Park Village and left the scene in a Toyota Camry without trying to contact the owner of the other vehicle.
UNIVERSITY PARK
23 Monday
Reported at 11:31 a.m.: A fraudster opened bogus accounts using the information of someone on Glenwick Lane.
24 Tuesday
Reported at 2:13 p.m.: An auto thief may have taken a vehicle from a parking lot on Hyer Street used by Highland Park High School.
25 Wednesday
Reported at 11:45 a.m.: A thief took a vehicle from Airline Road.
26 Thursday
Reported at 7:14 p.m.: A burglar got into a vehicle in the 3400 block of McFarlin Boulevard, but nothing of value was taken.
Reported at 10:08 p.m.: A domestic disturbance in the 3500 block of Villanova Drive.
27 Friday
Reported at 12:21 a.m.: A stealer took a vehicle from Westminster Avenue.
Reported at 1:52 a.m.: A ne’er-do-well took a vehicle from Hanover Street.
Reported at 8:15 a.m.: A hit-and-run crash in the 4400 block of Larchmont Avenue near Germany Park.
28 Saturday
Reported at 9 p.m.: A thief swiped a bicycle from a carport in the 6600 block of Hursey Street.
Sunday March 1
Reported at 11:49 a.m.: A mischief maker threw paint on a home on Stanford Avenue.
