Television taken from Evanston home

Someone burglarized an Evanston residence Monday, stealing a television, police said.

The 46-inch LED HD television was stolen from the living room on the first floor, Evanston police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. The television is worth about $450.

The burglary took place in the 1100 block of Garnett Place at the residence of a 21-year-old man, he said.

Both entrances were locked, but it is possible the suspect gained entry through an unsecured front porch window, police said.

Man’s wallet stolen from YMCA locker

An Evanston man’s wallet was taken from a locker at the Evanston McGaw YMCA on Tuesday evening, police said.

A 59-year-old man left his wallet in the locker at the YMCA, located in the 1000 block of Grove Street, police said.  He then left the locker key in a coat pocket with the locker unlocked, Parrott said.

The wallet was taken by an unknown suspect sometime between 4:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said. The wallet contained the man’s work identification, driver’s license and bank cards from Chase, MasterCard and American Express, Parrott said.

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