Crime & Safety
The Case of the Not So Mysterious Missing Car
A look at weird crime in the Chicago area.
A Buffalo Grove resident reported his vehicle missing. Officers responded and learned that a family member used the vehicle and left the man a note.
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A security agent at a Des Plaines store told police a man wearing a Led Zeppelin t-shirt and basketball shorts parked his black mountain bike in front of the store, asked employees where the deep fryers were, then grabbed a Presto Frydaddy Deep Fryer, value $29.99, and left without paying for it.
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Someone broke into a car in Palatine and stole nearly $3,000 worth of golf clubs, a golf bag and Garmin GPS golf watch.
A Chicago woman, who was an employee at a Morton Grove store, pushed a clothing rack into a manager during an argument over her paycheck, according to the police report.
Someone shattered the driver side window of a car in Arlington Heights and reached inside, possibly to take a purse. The person fled when the owner of the vehicle, who was asleep on the back seat, woke up.
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