Garage Break-in, Meat Theft: Police Blotter

Tools Stolen From Unlocked Garage

Someone stole tools from an unlocked garage around 1:30 a.m. in the 600 block of Kensington Avenue. 

Thursday, June 6

Suspended License

Police charged Eugenio Feliciano, 54, of Bellwood with driving on a suspended license around 10:20 p.m. near the intersection of 31st Street and Kenman Avenue. Police stopped Feliciano, who was driving “erratically” and swerving in a tan Ford. He was processed and given a July 10 court date.

Wednesday, June 5

Brookfield Man Arrested for Meat Theft

Police arrested Ariel Diaz, 50, of Brookfield for stealing from Jewel, 507 E. Woodlawn Ave. around 4 p.m.

A Jewel employee told police he saw Diaz fill a basket with a lot of meat products, then transfer the meat into a reusable bag, cover it with a loaf of bread and a package of bagels and leave the store, police said.

Diaz then ran across Sherwood Avenue and into Memorial Park when the employee tried to stop him, police said. 

When in custody, Diaz told police he went into Jewel to deposit a check at TCF Bank and decided to pick up some dinner for his family, but he didn’t pay because he knew the check he’d deposited wouldn’t clear for a couple of days, police said. He added he planned on freezing and eating a lot of the meat and selling some of it.

He was processed, given a criminal trespass notice from Jewel and a June 26 court date.

Saturday, May 25

Bike Theft

Someone stole a bike sometime during the night in the 1000 block of Barnsdale Avenue. 

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