Police Blotter: Burglar takes backpack with laptop from central Evanston house

Joanne Lee, Reporter

A burglary occurred Wednesday night at an Evanston residence near campus.

A 21-year-old Evanston resident discovered his backpack containing his Apple MacBook Pro was missing from his bedroom in the 2000 block of Maple Avenue at about 11:50 p.m., said Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan. The man said his guest’s Longchamp purse containing her debit card, $40 and her ID was also missing from the kitchen, Dugan said.

Police said they believe the burglary occurred sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 11:50 p.m.

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