Monday, February 11, 2013
This edition of the Evanston police blotter includes information supplied by police on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following arrests and incidents were reported by the Evanston Police Department: Attempted Burglary Reported On Howard Someone kicked in the rear door of a business in the 700 block of Howard Street between 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, and 1:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, according to police. Arrests: Retail Theft, Credit Card Fraud, Etc. Aaron T. Mackey, 37, of the 1700 block of Hovland Court in Evanston, and Richard M. McGinnis, 50, of the 1500 block of Darrow Avenue in Evanston, were arrested and charged with retail theft on Thursday, Feb. 7, according to police. Police say the two men stole a torch roof liner and five gallons of aluminum paint from a hardware store in the 2300 block of Oakton Street. James Crawford Richmond, 53, of the …
Monday, January 28, 2013
This edition of the Evanston police blotter includes information supplied by police on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Robbers Hit Victim, Steal Earbuds Two men struck their victim in the face, then tried to grab his cell phone at 3:27 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at the intersection of Dempster Street and Dodge Avenue, according to police. The men took off with the victim’s Apple earbuds, police said. Assault Reported on Brummel A known offender “clenched her firsts” during an assault in the 700 block of Brummel Street at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, police reported. Arrests: Possession of Cannabis, Credit Card Fraud, DUI Marcus Aimond Austin, 24, of the 1700 block of Payne in Evanston, was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis at 7:35 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, in the 1700 block of Simpson Street, police reported. Stephanie Antionette Brown, 26, of the …
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Evanston residents affected by credit card fraud.
"Quick question for you," my husband asked. "Did you, by chance, open a Match.com account?" "Did I what?" I asked, adjusting the phone to hear him more clearly. "Or … did you put a few classified ads in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer?" he said. I wished I could see his face. Was this a joke? I paused for a moment, trying to recall if I'd ordered something online for Christmas that might have come from the Seattle area, or from anything that sounded like Match.com. And in that moment of my silent hesitation, he probably thought, Dear Lord, it's true. She's hooking up with a grungy dude in the Pacific Northwest. This might explain her excitement when Rainier cherries are available at Jewel… But, as visions of Mt. St. Helen's bubbled …
Dan Cox
4:48 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
GOOD NEWS!!! Illinos Conceal Carry Bill : HB0997 The Family and Personal Protection Act. has been filed with the clerk and is in committee. Soon the Bill will be brought to the floor for a Vote and Illinois will finally get its head out of the sand, on Self Defense. It took a Court Order from the 7th District Federal Court of Appeals in Chicago, but they have less than 140 days to craft and Pass … more ›