Police Blotter: Almost $1,000 worth of jewelry stolen from Evanston residence
April 20, 2016
A 54-year-old woman reported $950 worth of jewelry stolen Tuesday from her home in northern Evanston.
The Evanston resident reported that some time between leaving her house in the 3300 block of Grant Street at 8 a.m. and returning at 5:15 p.m., someone entered through the west side door, which may have been unlocked at the time of the incident, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said.
She reported that the burglar found a jewelry box in her bedroom and took five gold necklaces, a silver bracelet, a silver ring and a pearl necklace, Dugan said.
There was no other damage to the house, and there are currently no suspects.
South Evanston Jewel-Osco catches woman stealing nine bottles of vodka
A woman was caught on security footage stealing nine bottles of Grey Goose Vodka early Tuesday morning from a Jewel-Osco in south Evanston.
An employee of the store, 2485 Howard St., who was reviewing the store’s security footage from the night before saw that the woman had stolen the bottles at around 3:15 a.m., Dugan said. The total value of the stolen goods was about $265.
The 31-year-old employee reported that the woman had also been seen on camera stealing alcohol from the store about a month ago, Dugan said, but her identity is still unknown.
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