A 50-year-old woman reported that her purse was stolen Saturday from Evanston Hospital.

The woman told police she was visiting the hospital at 2650 Ridge Ave. at about 3 p.m. and left her coat and purse unattended. When she returned, her purse was gone, said Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan.

The purse, valued at about $800, contained an iPhone worth $700 and two pairs of glasses worth $400 each, Dugan said. There was also $75 in cash inside the purse as well as a bottle of prescription medication.

Woman flees after attempted theft

A woman was caught stealing Wednesday afternoon at a Walgreens in central Evanston.

A woman was spotted by an employee at about 3 p.m. putting items from the store, located at 900 Dodge Ave., in a plastic bag, Dugan said. When the employee asked the woman for a receipt for the items, the Evanston resident dropped the bag and took off running.

The woman dropped about $100 worth of health and beauty supplies.

An officer located a woman in the area who was positively identified as the woman who fled, Dugan said. The store manager did not want her arrested but asked for the woman to be restricted from store.

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