Electronics stolen outside Steak ‘n Shake

Someone took a pink iPod nano and a GPS device Wednesday from a car parked at Steak ‘n Shake, 2209 Oakton St., police said.

The items were stolen from the owner’s 1995 Eagle Talon between 3:30 a.m. and 4:10 a.m., Evanston Police Cmdr. Tom Guenther said. Police have no suspects, he said.Evanston resident reports intruder

A woman said someone entered her apartment Jan. 5, ate her oatmeal and stole her diary, police said.

The woman also said clothes and books were missing from her basement apartment on the 100 block of Custer Avenue, Guenther said. There were no signs of forced entry, he said.NUPD extinguishes fire outside Lisa’s

Police and firefighters put out a fire Wednesday at Lisa’s Café, 2332 Campus Drive, University Police said.

Leaves stuck in a vent caught fire and created a cloud of smoke, Deputy Chief Dan McAleer said. A police officer used the fire extinguisher from his squad car to put out the flames, and the Evanston Fire Department sprayed the area with water, McAleer said.