4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (586+ words) SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: INEPT THEFT Not-so-sneaky shoplifters were arrested for stealing items that were each worth less than $100 in NorthPark Center on Sept. 5. A thief stole from a vehicle in the 6500 block of Woodland Drive. A brazen burglar broke…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (664+ words) SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: SCOOTED AWAY Reported at 1:37 p.m. Sept. 6: A stealer swiped a scooter from a porch of a home on Purdue Street. Arrested at 5:30 a.m.: A 29 year old for public intoxication at the intersection of Abbott Avenue and Drexel Drive....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (827+ words) SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: JEWELRY HEIST Reported at 2:42 p.m. Aug. 24: A jewelry thief stole at least $164,031.81 worth of pieces from a resident in the 3600 block of Beverly Drive. Reported at noon: Scammers took thousands of dollars from a woman after requesting…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (651+ words) SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: NOT-SO-SUPER SHOPPER A criminal customer was arrested on Aug. 22 for stealing $138.96 of merchandise from a supermarket in the 9400 block of Marsh Lane. A brazen burglar broke into a vehicle and stole property in the 3700 block of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (721+ words) SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: PURSE PILFERED Reported at 3:33 a.m. Aug. 20: A smash-and-grab thief broke a window of a vehicle on Purdue Street and stole a purse. Reported at 2:56 p.m.: A swindler used the information of a resident on Euclid Avenue to make…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (680+ words) SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: FORGET SOMETHING? A careless cruiser left a firearm in a rental vehicle in the 3300 block of Edwards Avenue on Aug. 15. A thief broke into a vehicle and stole stuff in the 6300 block of Deloache Avenue. A…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (645+ words) SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: PRICEY POOL PILFERING Reported at 12:18 p.m. on Aug. 10 in Highland Park: A woman discovered that a crook had stolen her credit/debit cards and racked up more than $25,000 in charges at stores including Van Cleef & Arpels, Tom…...