Thousands of Dollars Stolen From Elmhurst Home, Dine and Dash at Buffalo Wild Wings

Elmhurst police reported several instances of theft between Nov. 1 and 3:

An employee at Buffalo Wild Wings, 149 N. York Road, told police that two women left without paying their $44.66 bill at 10:29 p.m. Nov. 1. Police will examine surveillance video.

Someone stole two packs of cigarettes and some CDs from a vehicle parked on the 1200 block of York Road between 9:32 and 10:52 p.m. Nov. 1.

Someone removed tools, a laptop computer, garage remote control and tax records from an unlocked vehicle parked in a driveway on the 300 block of North Kenilworth Avenue between 7 p.m. Nov. 2 and 6:47 a.m. Nov. 3.

A resident on the 300 block of Eggleston noticed that thousands of dollars was taken from his home between Nov. 1 and 3. A small tub in his closet had been turned over and $200 was missing. His daughter said $2,400 was missing from an envelope she kept in her room, and another daughter said her bank was missing from her bedroom. The resident suspects a neighbor who has been at the house and is believed to have a drug problem.

Someone took a 6-foot, orange and white Stihl hedge trimmer from the parkway of a home on the 100 block of Elm Tree Lane between 9 and 9:30 a.m. Oct. 31. The victim said he went to the back yard to cut some brush, and when he returned, the trimmer was gone.

Someone stole a wallet from an unlocked vehicle in an unlocked garage on the 600 block of West Thomas Street between 9 p.m. Nov. 2 and 8:05 a.m. Nov. 3. The wallet contained a drivers license, debit card and $60.

A resident of the 400 block of East Park Avenue told police two iPods were taken from a dresser in her home between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. April 27. The incident was reported. Nov. 3. The victim said she suspects the man who cleaned her carpets.

Someone took a garment bag containing four mens multi-colored shirts valued at $250 from a 2011 Cadillac CTS parked at Jewel, 153 E. Schiller St. at 4:50 p.m. Nov. 3. The driver side rear window was left partially open and the bag was hanging on the hook by the window. Police will examine surveillance video.