Crime & Safety
Two La Grange Women Report Identity Theft
Here is a list of items taken from the La Grange police blotter.
Two women living in La Grange have reported they are the victims of identity theft.
One told police June 12 that another woman used her address and other personal information to get a new driver’s license using her own photo. That other woman has been arrested in Chicago, she said.
Another resident said on June 11 that two of her credit cards are missing and have been used locally. She last saw the credit cards at the beginning of the week, and told police she does not remember losing them and nobody has been in her house to take them.
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Gnomes missing
An estimated 12 to 16 various painted ceramic gnome statues were reported June 11 as stolen out of a yard in the 600 block of south Ashland Avenue between June 4 and 6. Their value was $200.
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Yard burglarized
A yard on the 600 block of east Elm Avenue was reported burglarized at about 3:48 p.m. June 10.
Marijuana found in ER
An employee of the emergency room at Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital, 5101 S. Willow Springs Road, found what appeared to be marijuana in the possessions of a 41-year-old man who was being treated there at about 12:49 a.m. June 13. The man was not in a condition to be questioned and was not arrested. Police are to destroy the marijuana.
Noise, no result
La Grange police said they found nothing after investigating a call about a loud bang coming from Spring Avenue School, 1001 S. Spring Ave., at about 11:09 p.m. June 12.
iPod missing
A woman reported she lost her 14-year-old daughter’s silver Apple iPod with baby blue case in the downtown business district June 10. Its value was $370.
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