Evanston Police

$100 of Dandruff shampoo taken from CVS, home on Seward Street burglarized

September 26, 2019

Six Aveeno lotions and $100-worth of Head & Shoulders shampoo were taken from CVS Pharmacy at 101 Asbury Ave., Evanston police said. Police responded to a report Sept. 25 at around 5:40 p.m. that a...

University police warn students of battery on Hinman Avenue

November 8, 2018

Two men approached a female student in the 1800 block of Hinman Avenue Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and grabbed the top handle of her backpack, University Police Chief Bruce Lewis reported in an email to students. The...

Police find man and girlfriend who were subject of hoax gun threat call safe

March 15, 2018

Police have not yet identified the person who called Evanston police yesterday and claimed to have shot his girlfriend in Engelhart Hall. The man who called in gave a name of a real person and the...

EPD investigating shots fired at Emerson and Maple

March 14, 2018

Update: Reports of man with gun on campus determined to be hoax, “swatting incident” Evanston Police officers are responding to reports of shots fired at Emerson Street and Maple Avenue, the department...

Evanston police forcefully handcuff man mistaken for armed robbery suspect

January 24, 2018

A 60-year old Evanston man was injured Monday when he was handcuffed by Evanston Police after they mistook him for an armed robbery suspect. Two officers approached Gregory Hall as he was leaving the...

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