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Police Reports: Residents cited after dozens of teens flee Northfield party, thousands in jewelry stolen from Winnetka home

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

WILMETTE


June 11

• Employees of a business in the 100 block of Lake Avenue reported that unknown persons had entered the building around 3 a.m. and stolen several items.

June 9

• Officers stopped a vehicle near Lake Avenue and Skokie Boulevard for a traffic violation and charged the driver with driving under the influence, speeding and changing lanes without signal.

• Officers responded to a vehicle in the 3200 block of Lake Avenue that was reported stolen out of Dolton earlier that day. The lone occupant was taken into custody and released without charges pending the Dolton Police Department’s continuing investigation.

WINNETKA

June 9
• An individual reported to police around 10:26 a.m. that approximately $5,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from the victim’s home in the 1400 Block of Asbury Avenue sometime between May 7 and June 9.

GLENCOE

June 8
• A person reported to police that they were walking near Green Bay Road and Linda Lane when a vehicle approached them and they started yelling obscenities, stating they were going to kill the individual. Police identified the suspect, arrested him around 11:46 a.m. and released him with a court date.

HIGHLAND PARK

June 15
• An individual reported to police around 8:41 p.m. that their $800, unlocked bicycle was stolen from their walkway in the 300 block of Central Avenue.

June 12
An individual reported to police around 3:56 p.m. that approximately $400 worth of items were stolen from their vehicle in the 500 block of Elm Place.

June 9
• An individual reported to police around 3:44 p.m. that three male suspects had stolen property from their residence in the 1200 block of Linden Avenue.


NORTHFIELD

June 13
• Officers responded to a report of a party with underage drinking in the 400 block of Chapel Hill Court around 9:34 p.m. and saw approximately 100 teenagers running from the area as police arrived. Two residents were then cited for allegedly failing to maintain supervision of premises where underage drinking was reportedly taking place.

June 12
• A resident in the 4000 block of Arbor Lane reported to police around 3:51 p.m. that an unknown individual had defrauded them of $2,000 by purporting to be a Chase Bank employee.


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 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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