Purse Snatched Behind Village Market, Loose-Change Burglar: La Grange Park Police Blotter

THURSDAY, DEC. 6

Change Theft

Someone reportedly entered a car parked in the rear lot of an apartment on the 400 block of Beach Avenue and stole an unspecified amount of loose change, police said.

MONDAY, DEC. 3

Port-a-Graffiti

Police reported that in an act of criminal defacement, someone sprayed graffiti on a portable toilet in Yena Park. The nature of the graffiti and time of the incident were not reported.

Purse Stolen from Woman's Hand

According to police, someone grabbed a woman's purse as she was getting into her car and fled in an unknown direction on the 400 block of Sherwood Avenue. The value of the stolen purse was estimated at less than $500.

SUNDAY, DEC. 2

Beach Oak Park Graffiti

Police reported that graffiti was found on the pavilion in Beach Oak Park. The nature of the graffiti and time of the incident were not reported.

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