Crime & Safety
Car on Fire, Stolen Truck Trailer, More in Friday 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.
Vehicle Theft
A semi-truck trailer was reported stolen from a parking lot on the 50 block of E. Howard Street at 1:11 a.m. on Feb. 28, police stated. Police reviewed surveillance video of the incident, according to the report, which showed a white, regular cab semi-tractor with dark lettering pull into the lot and remove the trailer.
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Theft
Two unknown male subjects were seen on surveillance video unplugging, concealing and removing a scanner from the Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St., at 9:50 a.m. on March 1, police stated. Property loss was estimated at $190.
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Arson
Des Plaines police responded to report of a car on fire, parked in an alley on the 300 block of Graceland Avenue between 4:38 a.m. and 4:40 a.m. on March 8. Des Plaines firefighters broke a window on the car and extinguished the fire, according to the report. A vehicle parked next to the car that was on fire was also damaged, police stated. Property loss was estimated at $41,333.
Criminal Damage to Vehicle
A red brick was thrown through the rear window of an SUV parked in a driveway on the 1000 block of E. North Avenue sometime between noon on March 10 and 5 p.m. on March 11, police stated. Property loss was estimated at $500.
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