Des Plaines Police Blotter: Naked Man Seen Lurking, Computers Stolen from School

By Pam DeFiglio

Home Burglarized While Residents Out of Town

The owner of a home in the 1600 block of Howard Ave. reported that gold jewelry and $2,000 in cash were taken from a bedroom drawer.

The residents had been out of town between July 25 and 26, but did not notice anything unusual when they returned. On July 28, however, they found a broken window in the basement, and the basement door unlocked, and later found the valuables missing, according to the police report. A police evidence technician processed the scene. 

Naked Man Seen Running Through Yards 

Police responded to a resident’s call saying he saw a naked man in a yard in the 2200 block of South Scott Street at about 8:30 a.m. on July 25.

The naked man appeared to be looking at a neighbor’s house on Scott Street, according to the report. The witness took a photo and provided it to police.

Police spoke to the resident of the home whose backyard the naked man was seen, but she had not observed anything, they said. Police noted that two houses away, children were playing in a backyard.

Four Desktop Computers Stolen From Cumberland School

Two people who were walking their dogs past Cumberland Elementary School, 700 E. Golf Road, on Sunday July 28 told police they saw a computer mouse on the ground outside the school, then noticed a window in the school open and a computer lying on the ground. They called 911.

Police searched the building and found a computer, mouse, keyboard and power supply cord on the floor in the hallway outside room 171, according to the police report. They also found a door propped open and window screens that appeared to have been tampered with. 

A witness approached police saying he had observed four people walking toward the school just before 2 a.m. that morning, the report indicated. The school custodian arrived and determined at least four Mac computers were missing from the library.