More than $6K worth of goods stolen from LA Fitness

Someone stole more than $6,000 worth of items from an LA Fitness in downtown Evanston on Tuesday afternoon.

A 28-year-old Evanston resident, who owns a Northwestern identification card, left his backpack on a shelf without any sort of lock, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. The man returned from working out at the LA Fitness, 1618 Sherman Ave., and found the backpack was missing from the shelf. The backpack contained a Dell laptop worth about $2,000, a leather wallet, a pair of sunglasses, $200 in cash and a gold wedding ring worth about $4,000, police said. 

Parrott said the backpack was later located on a bench, unzipped with those items missing. Video surveillance is only on the outside entrance and exits of the locker room, making it difficult to identify a suspect.

Evanston teen arrested in connection with possession of a controlled substance

A 19-year-old Evanston man was arrested in connection with possession of a controlled substance less than a block away from Evanston Township High School on Monday.

Parrott said police responded to a call reporting a man with a gun in the 1800 block of Brown Avenue and attempted to stop the Evanston resident. The teenager dropped a white substance, which police recovered and determined to be cocaine. The 19-year-old was taken into custody and charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a controlled substance, both felonies. The Evanston resident was also charged with possession of a BB gun which was recovered at the site.

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The teenager is scheduled to appear in court May 22.

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