Crime & Safety

Attempted Burglary Suspect Flees, More in Wednesday Police Blotter

The following arrest information was supplied by the Des Plaines Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

The Des Plaines Police Department provided the following reports.


Attempted Burglary

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A man was reported to have been attempting to burglarize an office building on the 800 block of Lee Street at 5:22 p.m. on May 5, police stated. A witness told police the man was seen attempting to gain access to suites on the second floor using a screwdriver.

When he became aware he was being observed, according to the report, the man fled the building and ran northbound on Lee Street. The white male subject was described as being 5-feet 3-inches to 5-feet 5-inches tall, thin build, wearing a gray hoodie sweatshirt and black shorts, police stated. Police searched the area but did not locate the man, according to the report.

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Theft

Police were notified a package containing a medical device was missing from a warehouse on the 1300 block of S. Mount Prospect Road sometime between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on March 8, according to the report. The unltrasound transducer was reported stolen to police at 1 p.m. on May 3, according to the report. Property loss was estimated at $12,000.

 

Criminal Damage to Vehicle

A car parked in a residential driveway on the 900 block of W. Grant Drive was reported vandalized between 1 a.m. and 10 a.m. on May 5, police stated. Some type of glue was found on the vehicle’s truck, according to the report, and a witness told police the grill on the car was broken last week. Property loss was estimated at $1,000.

 

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