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Crime: May 20 – 26
A $100 Broker Hyde wallet that likely fell onto the driveway from its owner's pocket when he got home in the the 3600 block of Normandy Avenue at 6:30 p.m. May 21 was discovered missing at 6:30 a.m. the next day.
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Crime: May 6 – 12
Between 1:30 p.m. May 8 and 10 a.m. May 9, a thief took package full of expensive inventory off a front porch in the 4500 block of Emerson Avenue. Reported missing at 7:49 a.m. May 10: five items valued at $40,000, $15,000, $5,750, $3,000, and $1,000.
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Crime: April 29 – May 5
A five-crystal gold necklace was found at 12:21 p.m. in front of Highland Park Town Hall on April 2. The necklace was inventoried and placed in the Highland Park Department of Public Safety evidence locker.
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Crime: April 15 – 21
Moosa the dog served mandatory quarantine after biting a man on the hand at 8:14 p.m. outside a home in the 5000 block of Holland Avenue. The man, who was taking his trash out to the curb when bit, took himself to Presbyterian Hospital. Moosa was ordered to stay indoors for 10 days.
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Crime: April 8 – 14
Reported in the 3400 block of Milton Avenue at 2:13 p.m. April 9: a bad day for a groomer. A 29-year-old woman was blow-drying a cat, who got scared and bit her.
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Crime: April 1 – 7
Talk about getting a head start on your holiday shopping: Sometime between 7:30 a.m. April 1 and 6 p.m. April 2, a home at the 4500 block of Fairway Avenue was broken into and property stolen, including a bag containing a Christmas tree and a box containing Christmas ornaments.
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Crime Reports: March 25 – 31
We've heard of "dress for success," but this is ridiculous: After loitering in the store for a few minutes, a man grabbed approximately 24 dress shirts from a table at Jos. A Bank on Oak Lawn Avenue at 4:35 p.m. on March 28 and ran out the front door without paying. He was seen driving off in a dark-colored 2019 Mitsubishi SUV. Each shirt cost $100.
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HP Police Investigate Condo Ransacking
One Highland Park condo owner was on the receiving end of a messy - and expensive - bit of criminal mischief on March 28.
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Crime Reports: March 18 – 24
Reported at 2:48 p.m. March 23: a resident of the 4200 block of Bordeaux Avenue received between March 5 and March 15 bills totaling $245.16 for several magazines he didn't subscribe to including SLAM, Architectural Design, Consumer Designs, Family Handyman, Wired, Wine Enthusiast, and OK! He also received these magazines he didn't order: Motor Trend, Consumer Reports, Sports Illustrated, and Fine Homebuilding.
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Crime Reports: March 11 – 17
Good on this employee from Bank of America on Hillcrest Avenue: A customer attempted to open a checking account on March 12, but the employee immediately recognized the customer's information - his drivers license and a debit card - as forged. The employee i called the police, and the customer fled the bank on foot. Police tracked him down, eventually, and took him into custody.
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Crime Reports: March 4 – 10
Credit card fraud no doubt ruined the day of a resident at the 3200 block of Beverly Drive on March 7, but one metal-head thief is particularly happy: The card, a Chase Visa, was used at GuitarCenter.com around 8:30 a.m. for two purchases - one for $269.54 and the other for $285.74.
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Crime Reports: Feb. 25 – March 3
Remember that Leslie Gore song, "I'm Going Out the Same Way I Came In?" Well apparently, two men who visited a home in the 3600 block of Greenbrier Drive around 3 p.m. March 1 didn't and left the house with two $6,000 chairs.
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Crime Reports: Feb. 18 – 24
A 67-year-old female is out one piece of jewelry after the person who took her ring to get cleaned - a ring valued at $500 - just never came back.
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Crime Reports: Feb. 11 – Feb. 17
One person went above and beyond in her quest to steal two bottles of wine from Whole Foods on Lomo Alto Drive: She took the bottles into the bathroom with her, removed the security devices, and then attempted to leave without paying for them.
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Crime Reports: Feb. 4 – Feb. 10
It was a busy Friday night / Saturday morning for one group of vandals in Highland Park. Starting before midnight and continuing into the wee hours of the morning, the vandals broke the windows of four different vehicles parked along the 4500 and 4600 block of Abbott Avenue.
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Crime Reports: Jan. 21 – Jan. 27
Everyone needs a good suit, but this is ridiculous: At 7:12 p.m. Jan. 21, a 6-feet-2, 240-pound bald man, described as being between 40 and 50, grabbed 10 blue coats at Jos. A. Bank in the Shops at Highland Park and fled without paying.