Crime & Safety

Police Report Incidents of Retail Theft, Bike Theft and ID Theft

Also, broken windows and graffiti found around town.

Retail Theft Arrests

Vicente Gomez, 49, 2 N. Church St. Apt. 2C, Addison, was charged under city ordinance for retail theft after allegedly taking $25 in merchandise from Kohl's at 5:38 p.m. Sept. 6. Leticia Regalado-Campos, 50, of the same address, was charged on state charges of retail theft for taking $105 in merchandise from Kohl's. Both were released on I-bond.

Theft

A black, 20-inch, men's Giant 21-speed mountain bike worth between $300 and $500 was stolen from a home on the 100 block of North Maple Avenue between 3 p.m. Aug. 31 and 8 p.m. Sept. 2. The bike, which was locked to a railing in front of the house, was purchased by Elmhurst College as part of the student Bike to School program.

Identity Theft

A resident on the 500 block of East Adams told police someone used her Yahoo email account to open a fraudulent account on Fling.com in July. The victim became aware of the situation when her friend informed her of messages he is receiving in her name from the fraudulent account.

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Property Damage

Someone painted the words "stay," "sleks" and "jars," and a peace sign with the number 2, on the pedestrian underpass at North and Myrtle between 11 a.m. Aug. 30 and 10:54 a.m. Aug. 31. Damage is estimated at $100.

A window was shattered on the east side of the old Ford Dealership, 678 N. York Road, police said. The damage was discovered at 12:52 a.m. Sept. 5. It is unknown how the window was broken.

The driver side front window of a blue Mini Cooper was smashed while the vehicle was parked in the south parking lot of McMaster Carr, 600 N. County Line Road, between 9:50 a.m. and 6:50 p.m. Sept. 5. Nothing appeared to be disturbed or missing.

Warrant Arrests

Rachel Bray, 22, 29918 Oak Meadow Drive, Kingston, was arrested on a warrant out of DeKalb County for failure to appear after police responded to a report of a fight at Park and Adell at 1:08 a.m. Sept. 2. She was taken to DuPage County Jail.

Willie D. King, 35, 8059 S. Whipple, Chicago, turned himself in at 11:03 a.m. Sept. 6 on a warrant for failure to appear on charges of driving without a license and speeding. He was released on bond.

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