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Police Reports: Cars stolen from Kenilworth, Highland Park; jewelry missing from Winnetka home

These reports were pulled from the latest police summaries provided by departments in our coverage area (Wilmette, Winnetka, Highland Park, Northfield, Kenilworth and Glencoe).

WILMETTE

Aug. 29

• Two hundred dollars in liquor reportedly was stolen from Jewel in the 400 block of Green Bay Road.

Aug. 27

• Cash reportedly was stolen from a wallet inside a home in the 500 block of Forest Avenue.

Aug. 26

• Police arrested three individuals in relation to the alleged theft of thousands of dollars in merchandise from Walgreens, 3232 Lake Ave.

WINNETKA

Sept. 2

• More than $5,000 in jewelry reportedly was stolen between 6:05-8:30 p.m. from a home in the 1300 block of Westmoor Trail.

Aug. 28

• A mailed check reportedly was stolen, altered and cashed for an amount exceeding $5,000.

GLENCOE

Sept. 4

• A bicycle valued at $477 reportedly was stolen from a home in the 200 block of Vernon Ave.

Aug. 31

• Three 32-gallon garbage bins reportedly were stolen from a resident’s driveway in the 500 block of Orchard Lane.

HIGHLAND PARK

Sept. 1

• An electric portable heater, valued at $280, reportedly was stolen from a public works maintenance room in a parking garage at St. John’s and Laurel avenues.

Aug. 28

• A resident reportedly caught an unknown individual inside their car in the 1900 block of Elmwood Drive.

• A car containing a cellphone reportedly was stolen from a parking lot in the 400 block of Central Avenue.

• Shoes and keys reportedly were stolen from a car in the 1900 block of Elmwood Drive.

NORTHFIELD

Aug. 29

• Two men were arrested for allegedly battering an individual in the 1700 block of Orchard Lane.

Aug. 28

• A counterfeit bill reportedly was used at Mariano’s, 1822 Willow Road; however, the bill reportedly was confiscated.

KENILWORTH

Sept. 4

• An unlocked car with the key inside reportedly was stolen overnight from a driveway in the 500 block of Kenilworth Avenue. The car reportedly was recovered in Chicago later that day.

The Record’s police reports are taken from police-activity summaries prepared by local police departments. Police Reports contain public information from preliminary reports and are not a complete listing of all police activity. The Record does not publish the names of individuals arrested and named in in preliminary reports unless the incident is a matter of public safety or has significant community implications. All arrestees are innocent until proven guilty.

Staff

This article was developed using publicly available information, such as press releases, municipal records and social media posts.

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