Police Blotter March 23: House Seekers Steal Cash; Burglars Take Television, Diamond Ring, Xbox

The following items are taken from the Evanston Police Department. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Theft

Two well-dressed white men in their 20s went to a house Monday on the 800 block of Colfax Avenue and told the owner they wanted to look around in hopes of buying the home. The owner let them in, and they sat down at her dining table. She left them alone to cross the street to where her daughter lives, but left her purse in the dining room. When she returned at 2 p.m., the men were gone and she noticed $100 missing from her purse.

Burglary

A burglar went into an apartment by forcing open a window and stole a 24-inch flat-screen Visio television between 12:45 p.m. and 1:50 p.m. on March 22 on the 700 block of Mulford Street.

Someone went into an apartment on March 17 on the 1600 block of Chicago Avenue and stole cash and a yellow gold ring with an onyx center and diamond chip from a dresser drawer.

Burglars kicked in the door of an apartment and stole an Xbox, a Kinect for Xbox 360, three controllers and five games between 5:15 a.m. and 3 p.m. on March 21 on the 800 block of Howard Street.

A burglar cut the lock to a storage unit and stole a men's Trek 700 blue hybrid bicycle between March 12 and March 20 on the 1500 block of Maple Avenue.

A burglar reportedly went into a home through an unlocked kitchen window and stole a Samsung cell phone between 7 p.m. on March 18 and 5 p.m. on March 20 on the 1500 block of Greenleaf Street.

Driving without a License

Tamela J. Bowdry, 41, of Evanston was arrested and charged with driving without a valid license at 2:40 p.m. on March 21 on the 1700 block of Brown Avenue. Her court date is set for April 28.

Juan Perez-Zetina, 39, of Chicago was arrested and charged with driving without a valid license at 9:30 a.m. on March 22 on the 2100 block of Grey Avenue. His court date is set for April 28.

Erika D. Ramirez, 34, of Chicago was arrested and charged with driving without a valid license at 11:17 a.m. on March 21 on the 1000 block of Davis Street. Her court date is set for April 14.

Manuel A. Ruiz-Luna, 22, of Chicago was arrested and charged with driving without a valid license at 1:40 p.m. on March 21 on the 1300 block of Chicago Avenue. His court date is set for April 14.

Roman Sokolov, 22, of Glenview was arrested and charged with driving without a valid license at 12:15 a.m. on March 22 on the 900 block of Ridge Avenue. His court date is set for April 28.

Graffiti

Someone sprayed red paint on a property on the 600 block of Linden Place at 4 a.m. on March 19.

Someone tagged a wall with black spray paint between March 19 and March 22 on the 600 block of Dempster Street.