Police Blotter Sept. 30: Two Purple Line Batteries: Man Grabs Girl's Scarf; Woman Attacks Homeless Man

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.

Assault & Battery

A man grabbed a 13-year-old Evanston girl's scarf at the Main Street El station between 10:50 p.m. and 10:57 p.m. on Thursday on the 800 block of Chicago Avenue. The girl told police that a black man in his 30s with a moustache and a long beard came up to her, saying he worked at a music studio. He told her if she hadn't been on the telephone, he would have asked her out on a date. As the northbound train approached the platform, he came close to her, whispered in her ear that he liked her scarf, and then grabbed her scarf. She was able to break free from him and ran to the last car on the train. She got off the train at Dempster Street and then doubled-back north and south several times to lose him before meeting police at the Main Street station. The suspect had a Navy blue cap and dark blue sweater with blue jeans. He stood about 5-foot-8.

A woman punched a homeless man in the face and stomped on his eyeglasses at the Dempster Street station on the Purple Line at 10 p.m. on Wednesday on the 1300 block of Sherman Place. The man told police he knew the woman, and she was badgering him on the train to give her $20 cash. He refused so she came up to him and slapped and punched him. He hopped off the train at Dempster, but she followed, ripping his glasses off his face and smashing them against the platform. He fled from the station, and reported the incident to police at noon on Thursday. The suspect is a black woman about 5-foot-2 and 170 pounds.

Two black men hit someone in the street on the 1300 block of Dodge Avenue at 6:51 p.m. on Thursday. The suspects are black men about 5-foot-9 and 150 pounds.

A man threatened someone at a construction site on the corner of Davis Street and Ridge Avenue at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The suspect is a white man about 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds.

Burglary

A burglar came into a house through an unlocked back door and stole two bronze Medallion jackets between 9:50 p.m. on Tuesday and 9:50 p.m. on Thursday on the 1600 block of Cleveland Street.

Theft

A basketball hoop was stolen from someone's lawn between 11 a.m. and 2:20 p.m. on Thursday on the 200 block of Richmond Street.

A thief stole the front tire off a 1996 Ford between noon on Wednesday and 7:01 a.m. on Thursday on the 1900 block of Dobson Street.

A locked 26-inch blue Schwinn men's bicycle was reported stolen from a parking lot on the 2100 block of Sheridan Road at 8 p.m. on Thursday.

An Apple iPod Touch music player was stolen from an unsecured locker at Evanston Township High School between 2:53 p.m. and 3:35 p.m. on Wednesday on the 1600 block of Dodge Avenue.

A 16-year-old Evanston resident was arrested and charged with shoplifting at Urban Outfitters at 8:09 p.m. on Wednesday on the 900 block of Church Street.

Vandalism

Someone tossed a garbage can outside a business on the 800 block of Davis Street at 8:34 p.m. on Tuesday.

Disobeying Police

Aaron D. Morales, 32, of Skokie was arrested and charged with disobedience to police at 1:59 a.m. on Friday on the 1700 block of Dodge Avenue. His court date is set for Oct. 27.

Arrest Warrant

Marcus D. Allan, 22, of Niles was arrested on a warrant at 11:11 p.m. on the 1500 block of Oak Avenue.

Richard J. Lightfoot, 27, of Chicago was arrested on a warrant at 12:52 a.m. on Thursday on the 300 block of Custer Avenue. His court date is set for Oct. 13.

Shots Fired

Gun shots were heard at 11:53 p.m. on Thursday on the 1800 block of Leland Avenue.