Crime & Safety

Thursday Blotter: 20 Bottles Of Pain Reliever Stolen

Someone has a wicked headache...

The following items are taken from the Des Plaines Police Department. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Burglary to vehicle

Aug. 10: An unknown offender broke the window of a vehicle and took assorted tools while it was parked on the 2100 block of South Chestnut Street.

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Aug. 10: A woman reported that the driver's side window of her vehicle had been smashed and various papers taken from the glove compartment while it was parked on the 1300 block of East Fargo Avenue.

Aug. 10: A window was smashed and a GPS stolen from a vehicle while it was parked on the 2100 block of Chestnut Street.

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Aug. 10: The window of a vehicle was broken while it was parked on the 2100 block of Chestnut Street and papers rummaged through. The victim said nothing was missing. 

Possession of open alcohol

Aug. 9: Albert Campbell, 51, and Veronica Gorlicki, 38, who are both homeless and William Spelz, 51, of the 1300 block of East Rand Road were charged with possession of open alcohol after police received complaints about three subjects drinking in an alleyway on the 200 block of South River Road.

Retail theft

Aug. 9: Twenty bottles of Advil, valued at $359.80, were stolen from Walgreens, 17 W. Golf Road.

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