Local police departments provided the following reports. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt.
Rum brazen
A burglar entered an unlocked Evanston home and stole diamond earrings, a video camera, credit cards and dark Bacardi rum.
Large pepper-oh-no!
A pizza delivery boy reported his car stolen after delivering a pizza in Skokie. According to the report, the employee left his car running while delivering a pizza. When he returned, he saw that his vehicle was gone.
Nerd thief giggles all the way to nerd fence
Someone stole a laptop computer, a Garmin GPS, Targus backpack, chess set and TI calculator from a car parked in Evanston.
How does senior center deal with possible leaks? Depends.
Police responded to a theft at a Skokie senior center where six water sprinkler caps/plugs were missing from the building.
Terrible exit strategy
A cab driver picked up a Riverwoods man in Chicago who said to take him to Deerfield, then fell asleep. After reaching Deerfield, police said the driver twice woke up the man to ask for further directions, and the man asked to exit the cab there. When the driver asked for the $76.45 fare, the man said, according to police, “So it’s going to be like that,” and began to hit the driver about the face while still in the cab and tried to gouge his eyes.
The driver was able to unlock his seatbelt and pull the man from the cab. He then drove away, called police and the man followed on foot. Police found the man and arrested him for battery and theft of services.
In a civilized society the ability to criticize our masters is the last bastion of freedom. It’s obvious that the SkiCo’s intent is to silence any dissent in its ranks and the community by culling one poor sap from the herd and destroying his rights completely. I have to give Lee Mulcahy credit. He has protested for his rights instead of slinking away after the corporation exiled him. The restraining order against him at the Aspen Institute proves that he isn’t about to stop. He has fought valiantly against overwhelming odds with little backing from anyone except a few friends. The lack of support for such a brave individual illustrates how few brave individuals there are. The SkiCo can’t be allowed to single out citizens for punishment. It’s petty. It’s cowardly. It’s unconstitutional. It’s embarrassing. It’s going to make a great movie after I’m done writing the screenplay. Grow a pair, Aspen."
As someone who LOVES OMG PD, I think the headlines are awesome. And the ones that bicker over this type of content - something that almost every local publication does - are probably miserable about something. Also, you want just the facts? Then click the links which report "just the facts." I'd tell you people to lighten up, but you're probably to busy writing a letter to Kix cereal stating that you "find the cereal healthy but not delicious." Keep up the awesome work Patch! This was a fun read while watching some Sunday afternoon playoff football! Mike -