Crime & Safety
Cash and Laptop Thefts, Car Break-Ins: Police Blotter
Wheaton police reports, Aug. 7-19
SUNDAY, AUG. 19
Police Report Pharmacy, Car Thefts
- A CVS employee told police two people stole merchandise from CVS, 1400 Roosevelt Rd., around 4 p.m.
- Two sets of car keys and $4 were taken from a Dodge Durango and a Dodge Neon parked in a driveway in the 1500 block of Brittany Court between 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 and 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Someone later reported the theft of a wallet and gift cards from a Jeep Cherokee in the 1500 block of Haverhill.
FRIDAY, AUG. 17
Phone Wires Cut
Phone wires inside a panel box in the 900 block of Union Avenue were cut between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m.
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THURSDAY, AUG. 16
Car Damage
Someone made two large dents in the side of a black 2000 Acura 3.2 TL parked in the 1700 block of Thomas Street between 11 a.m. and 4:50 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 15
Police Report 2 Thefts
- A resident in the 700 block of Hale Street reported someone had been stealing his newspapers. He said someone stole his copy of the Chicago Tribune Sunday, Aug. 12 and on Tuesday, Aug. 14, someone stole his Daily Herald.
- Someone stole cash from an unlocked Honda minivan parked in the 1900 block of Berkshire between 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14 and 7 a.m. Wednesday.
TUESDAY, AUG. 14
MP3 Player Stolen
Someone stole an MP3 player from a silver 2004 Lexus parked in the 300 block of Rice Lake Square between 7:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m. The owner of the car believes she locked her car and noticed her door was ajar.
SATURDAY, AUG. 11
Cash, Laptop Stolen from Home
Someone stole $400 cash and a $1,000 laptop from a home in the 0-100 block of Muirfield Circle between 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10 and 1:30 a.m. Saturday.
TUESDAY, AUG. 7
Copper Line Cut
Someone cut the copper line for the liquid line service valve going to an air conditioner of a building in the 700 block of Liberty Drive between 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3 and 8 a.m. Tuesday.
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