Theft Arrests

Glendi Cano-Lopez, 26, 1614 Main St. Apt. 2, Melrose Park, was arrested and charged with retail theft after she allegedly removed $548.19 worth of jewelry, clothing and makeup from Kohl's, 303 S. Route 83, at 2:19 p.m. Jan. 7. She was released on I-bond.

Melvin Coleman Jr., 35, 7545 S. Marshfield Ave., Chicago, was arrested and charged with theft, driving without insurance, driving with a revoked license and tinted windows after he allegedly left Delta Sonic, 600 W. North Ave., without paying for $53.13 worth of gas at 11:16 a.m. Jan. 10. His 11-year-old daughter was in the vehicle with him. He was released on bond.

Stolen Vehicles Found

While on patrol at around noon Dec. 31, police discovered a green 1995 Plymouth Voyager parked in the northeast corner of the parking lot at Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, 370 N. Route 83. When police ran the license plate, it came back as stolen out of Milwaukee.

Police received a call at 12:13 p.m. Jan. 6 for a semitrailer and tractor that had been parked on the 600 block of North Larch Avenue longer than the two-hour limit. Police discovered they had been stolen out of Northlake.

Theft

Someone punched the lock on the rear cargo door of a work van parked at Comcast, 688 Industrial Drive, and removed a Comcast Triolithic 860 diagnostic tool and a 14-volt Dewalt drill. The theft occurred in October. The diagnostic tool was found in Michigan.

A resident of the 100 block of North Haven reported she received a letter from Sears credit card services advising her that the credit card she recently had applied for was denied. She said she never applied for the card and that someone had used her name and social security number. The report was made Jan. 6.

Someone broke out the passenger side window on a 2002 Ford Explorer parked at 633 W. North Ave. between 6:30 and 9 p.m. Jan. 5 and removed a wallet containing a drivers license, social security card and $100 in rare and valuable currency.

Someone used the check card of a resident on the 300 block of North Maple three times to make fraudulent purchases online in the amount of $356 between Dec. 1 and Jan. 5.

A man reported his handicap placard was stolen from his vehicle when he parked it at Jewel, 153 E. Schiller St., at around noon Jan. 7. Police requested surveillance video and discovered no one had been around the vehicle during the 20 minutes the complainant was inside the store. He changed his story several times, and it was learned he had actually lost or misplaced the placard. He was cited for illegal handicap parking.

Someone removed a red wristlet purse worth $20 from a shopping cart at the Good Will store,  675 W. North Ave., between 3:45 and 4:14 p.m. Jan. 7. The wallet contained two debit cards and keys. The keys were located in another aisle of the store.

Someone removed a blue 24-inch Schwinn women's 10-speed bicycle from the 400 block of North Addison Street between 2:30 and 4:13 p.m. Jan. 7.

Someone removed a GPS unit from an unlocked vehicle parked on the 200 block of South Monterey between 1 a.m. and 12:40 p.m. Jan. 8. The glove box had been rifled through. Loss is estimated at $100.

Someone used the Chase checking account information of a resident on the 500 block of South York Road between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Dec. 22 to obtain $1,000 in cash each at PNC Bank in Elmhurst and at TCF Bank in Westchester, and to obtain a store credit of $374.59 at TJMaxx in Countryside.

Someone removed a wallet from the pocket of a pair of shorts that were placed on the floor near the coat hooks while the victim was exercising between 4:26 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at Elmhurst YMCA, 211 W. First St. The wallet contained $57, a drivers license, YMCA membership card and bank card.

Someone removed construction equipment worth $10,000 from an unlocked pickup truck parked at 300 W. Lake St. between 11:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. Jan. 10. The truck was left there while the victim was working on the traffic signal at the Lake Street crossover.

Someone took a purse from a shopping cart at Dominick's, 215 S. Route 83, at 7:57 p.m. Jan. 10. It contained a drivers license, credit cards, gift cards and about $200.

Someone removed an HP laptop worth $1,000 from a vehicle parked on the 200 block of Pick Avenue between 8 p.m. Jan. 9 and 5 a.m. Jan. 10. Witnesses saw two men standing in the victims front yard, then walking down the street separately but seemingly together.

A man tried to pay a $96 bill with a generic Wells Fargo card listed to "customer" at Jiffy Lube, 630 W. North Ave., at 7:57 p.m. Jan. 11. He also showed a Georgia drivers license. He left saying he would return with the money, but he never came back. His silver Toyota Tundra is registered in Ohio.

Between 5:55 and 6:24 p.m. Jan. 11, a courier made a cash pickup at a business at 650 W. Grand Avenue, but the cash was never delivered back to the suspect's place of business, Advocate Medical Group in Oak Brook. It is unknown how much cash is missing, but it is between $20 and $500.

Someone removed a $1,500 Hewlett Packard laptop from the front seat of a Ford Bronco parked on the 200 block of South Monterey Avenue between 10 p.m. Jan. 9 and 6:30 a.m. Jan. 10. There was no sign of damage to the vehicle.

Someone removed a purse from a bench in the girls locker room at York High School, 355 W. St. Charles Road, at 4 p.m. Jan. 12. The purse contained a TI scientific calculator, prescription glasses, keys, makeup and other miscellaneous items. Loss is estimated at $330.

Patch reports on law enforcement activity using information provided by official agencies. Persons charged with a crime or issued a citation for violation of a local ordinance are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. If you or a family member are charged with a crime or cited for a violation and the charge or citation is subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to contact karenc@patch.com and we will do follow-up reporting on the case.