Police Report: Dec. 1 to 5
Skulduggery of the week: SCROOGED
Proving themselves more naughty than nice, thieves stole inflatable holiday decorations from the yards of at least two Highland Park homes last week. Overnight on Dec. 1, a crook stole a 9-foot Santa teddy bear in the 3000 block of Amherst Street that its owner had just bought the previous day. And the following night, a miscreant snatched a blow-up turkey from the 3200 block of St. Johns Drive and caused $100 in damage to some Christmas lights.
HIGHLAND PARK
1 TUESDAY
At 2:23 p.m., a resident of the 4500 block of South Versailles Avenue reported the theft of a $2,000 pair of gold earrings from a master bathroom sometime on Nov. 20. The owner suspects contractors of the larceny.
3 THURSDAY
Between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., a thief stole a $700 pair of gold earrings from a bathroom counter in the 3600 block of Mockingbird Lane. The owner suspects a contractor of the crime.
4 FRIDAY
Between 7 and 8:30 p.m., a horse-drawn carriage with passengers looking at Christmas lights likely struck a black 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe that was parked in the 4300 block of Livingston Avenue. The carriage fled the scene without leaving any information.
5 SATURDAY
At 1:08 a.m., a 17-year-old Highland Park High School athlete was arrested at the intersection of Roland Avenue and Belclaire Avenue on a public intoxication charge.
UNIVERSITY PARK
1 TUESDAY
At 8:38 a.m., a resident of the 2800 block of Daniel Avenue reported that a burglar broke into a white 2013 Chevrolet Suburban on Nov. 29 and stole the third-row seat.
2 WEDNESDAY
At 10:30 a.m., a thief used a counterfeit $100 bill to pay for a meal at Corner Bakery in the Plaza at Preston Center.
3 THURSDAY
Between 11:45 and 11:59 a.m., a burglar broke into a house in the 3600 block of Granada Avenue and ransacked the interior before stealing a $200 television.
5 SATURDAY
At 4:05 a.m., Rachel Alexis Wamsley, 22, of Lawton, Okla., was arrested in the 2800 block of University Boulevard on a public intoxication charge.
Between 2:50 and 5 p.m., a thief stole an $800 wooden table from outside Dive Coastal Cuisine at Snider Plaza.
Hey Rachel and HP athlete nothing good happens after midnight. You hanging out drunk til the wee hours, you’re going to jail or to the hospital.
Hey Dad keep your opinions to yourself
This screen name and comment in reply to another’s can make it through the approval process, but you continuously block other innocuous posts in reply to others. Not a shocker that the blog commenting and probably the site visits have taken a dive.
@Not an old douche,
Classy name and classy of PCP to let it through the approval process.