A 58-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night in connection with attempting to steal a bicycle.

A witness saw a man at about 5 p.m. trying to cut a bicycle lock with a hacksaw in the 900 block of Davis Street, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The man attempted to walk away when police arrived, but police stopped him and found a half-cut chain key lock, Dugan said.

Police found the man in possession of a hacksaw blade and a bundle of copper that they suspect was used for drugs. They also found a red tool bag by the bike rack, Dugan said.

The man was charged with a felony for possession of burglary tools as well as three misdemeanors for criminal damage to property, attempted theft and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Man charged with felony for root beer theft

A 45-year-old man was charged with a felony Tuesday evening after allegedly stealing a single bottle of root beer from a grocery store following previous retail theft convictions.

The store’s security guard spotted the man at about 6:45 p.m. collecting multiple food items, including the 20 oz. bottle of root beer valued at $1.50 from the Jewel Osco at 2485 W. Howard St. The guard called police when the man left all the items but walked out with the root beer, Dugan said.

Police charged the man with a felony due to prior retail theft convictions.

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