Crime & Safety

Ex-Employee Steals Dealer Plate

The following information was reported by the Evanston Police Department on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following arrests and incidents were reported by the Evanston Police Department:

Ex-Employee Steals Dealer Plate

A former employee stole a dealer license plate, DL024BF, from a car lot in the 1000 block of Chicago Avenue between June 20 and July 16, police reported. 

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Thief Steals Bike From Porch

Someone entered a locked, enclosed area and stole a Trek bicycle from a porch in the 900 block of Main Street between 6 p.m. Friday, July 12, and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13, according to police. 

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Arrests: Possession of a Controlled Substance, Disorderly Conduct

Marvin Brandon Patterson, 26, of the 1400 block of Chicago Avenue, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct Tuesday, July 16, in the 1500 block of Sherman Avenue, police reported. 

William Lavince Reed, 45, of the 4800 block of Conrad in Skokie, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance at 10:23 p.m. Monday, July 15, according to police.

Locked Bike Stolen From Parking Meter

Someone stole a silver hybrid bike with front and back lights that was locked to a parking meter at Washington Street and Custer Avenue at 7 a.m. Monday, July 15, police reported. 

Man Steals Skyy Vodka

A man stole Skyy vodka from a grocery store in the 2700 block of Green Bay Road at 3:21 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, according to police. 

Man Damages Bathroom Mirrors

A man damaged mirrors in a men’s restroom at a hotel in the 1500 block of Sherman Avenue between 5:20 and 5:30 p.m., according to police. 

Car Keyed, Tires Punctured

Someone keyed a 2011 Audi parked at Judson Avenue and Hamilton Street between 7 p.m. Sunday, July 14, and 6 a.m. Monday, July 15, according to police. 

Someone punctured the tire of a 2004 Toyota parked in a business lot in the 1200 block of Oak Street between 4 and 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, police reported.

Grocery Store Window Damaged

Someone damaged the window of a grocery store in the 1200 block of Dobson Street between 8:30 a.m. and 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, according to police. 

Graffiti Reported Around Evanston

Graffiti appeared in the 2000 block of Main Street at 4:09 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, according to police.

Graffiti appeared on a mailbox at Greenwood Street and Elmwood Avenue at 9:37 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, police reported.

Graffiti appeared in a park in the 2700 block of Poplar Avenue at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, according to police.

Graffiti appeared on railroad property at Ridge and Colfax at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, according to police. 

Graffiti appeared on railroad property at Noyes Street and Green Bay Road at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, police reported.


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