Crime & Safety

Drunk Guy Visits Police, Holy Scriptures Stolen

A look at weird crime in the Chicago area this week.

Copycat crook prepares Paper Moon scheme
Someone stole 11 "Stephen Ministry" key chains and 11 paperback Bibles from an unlocked car in Evanston.

A third friend arrived driving a beer coozy
A Chicago man was charged with DUI at the Lake Forest Police Department when he arrived at the station to pick up someone who had been previously arrested. 

Tantrum topics include mouse, sleeping children, time
A Niles woman called police to restore order after she and her husband got into a fight because she was startled by a mouse. The couple argued about the mouse, waking up their sleeping kids and the time of night.

Man succumbs bruise shaped like tollway
Niles police arrested a Chicago man who threw an I-Pass at a co-worker, which struck him in the head. The Chicago man allegedly threw a landscaping rock at the co-worker too, which grazed his shoulder.


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