A female Evanston resident reported that her wallet had been stolen at Whole Foods in south Evanston, police said.

The 46-year-old resident noticed that her brown leather wallet had been stolen when she tried to pay for her items at about 2 p.m. on Tuesday in the grocery store, 1111 Chicago Ave., Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. Dugan said the woman who is suspected to have stolen the wallet was wearing a bright red wig, green hat and black coat.

The woman’s wallet contained three credit cards, her driver’s license and $140 in cash. One of her credit cards was then used at the same Whole Foods at 2:30 p.m.

The resident reported the other woman had bumped into her a few times when she was shopping, Dugan said. He added video footage has been turned over to detectives.

Items worth more than $1,000 stolen from south Evanston residence

A man reported over $1,000 worth of technology items stolen from his home on Michigan Avenue in south Evanston, police said.

The 73-year-old man notified officers at 3:25 p.m. on Tuesday that items had gone missing, Dugan said. He had just moved out of his home in Evanston and into a residence home in Skokie and suspected the hired movers were responsible for taking the items, Dugan said.

Among the missing items were the man’s Sharp laptop, Roku streaming media player, Amazon Fire TV and an undescribed tablet valued at $663.

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