A 22-year-old woman was arrested early Thursday morning in connection with smashing a storefront window with a hammer.

The woman told police that the American PC Consultant, a computer repair store in the 1800 block of Dempster Street, allegedly failed to send $700 worth of items to Haiti for the woman, said Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan. The store told police they wrote her a check for the missing items, but the woman went to the store at about 7:45 a.m. with a hammer and broke one of the front windows of the business, Dugan said.

The woman also attempted to break the other window but was unsuccessful. Police recovered two hammers from her backpack, Dugan said.

The woman was charged with a misdemeanor for criminal damage to property. She is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 12.

Hundreds of dollars stolen from Evanston restaurant

Someone stole about $800 from an Evanston restaurant Thursday morning.

A 29-year-old male employee at the restaurant in the 2100 block of Central Street found the restaurant’s safe open and empty and the rear door unlocked at about 11 a.m., Dugan said. The restaurant reported about $800 missing.

The employee said he locked the rear door, but police found a broken metal object jammed in the door’s deadbolt lock hole, Dugan said.

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