A Chicago resident received two citations after being stopped at Sam’s Club for taking two bottles of alcohol Wednesday. The person was stopped near the exit, and the police were called. Rather than being arrested, the citations were presented at the scene and the individual was warned against trespassing, Evanston police Cmdr. Brian Henry said.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, at about 3:45 p.m., in the 2400 block of Main Street.

The bottles, valued at about $42, was an amount small enough to avoid arrest.

Man arrested for phone theft

A 24-year-old Evanston male was arrested Wednesday around 10 a.m. on a charge of theft. The man is accused of stealing a phone, valued at around $700, from 2440 Main St., Henry said.

The theft was reported in November 2019, after an individual placed their phone on a counter in Fifth Third Bank. After leaving for a few minutes, the individual returned to find the phone missing. The bank had security cameras that were used to find the suspect.

Police used the surveillance from the cameras and arrested the suspect after he was identified. The suspect will have a court date on March 6.

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