A 39-year-old man was sought by police in connection with retail theft Tuesday night.

The man allegedly stole a bottle of alcohol — valued at about $17 — from the Jewel Osco in the 1100 block of Chicago Avenue on Oct. 20 at about 6:10 p.m., said Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan. The manager, who saw the man leave the store with the bottle without paying, told police he recognized the man and knew he lived in a mental health facility nearby.

Police said they recovered the stolen bottle of vodka from the man at the facility. The manager told police he did not want to press charges, but banned the man from the store.

Unknown man attempts Domino’s break-in

An unknown man tried to break into the Domino’s near Northwestern’s campus early Tuesday morning.

Video surveillance footage from the Oct. 20 incident showed a man repeatedly hitting the keypad and pulling on the door lever on the rear entrance of the Domino’s Pizza in the 900 block of Foster Street at about 3 a.m., Dugan said.

The attempted break-in was discovered by a 20-year-old female employee, who was unable to enter the restaurant due to the broken door lever.

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