Crime & Safety
Man Follows Woman Home, Attacks Her With Snowballs
River Forest police reports, March 5-8.
FRIDAY, MARCH 8
Stranger Attacks With Snowballs
Joseph L. Moore, 25, of the 4200 block of Maypole in Chicago, was charged with battery and property damage. Police said he followed a woman to her home in the 7200 block of Division, threw snowballs at her and picked her up off the ground. He also damaged a light fixture, police said. The woman said she didn't know Moore.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
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Retail Theft
Kelly E. Evans, 29, of the 500 block of Des Plaines Avenue in Forest Park, was charged with retail theft. Store security said she stole $176 worth of cosmetics and vitamins from Whole Foods Market, 7245 W. Lake St.
TUESDAY, MARCH 5
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Identity Theft
A River Forest resident said his social security number was used to file someone else's Illinois tax return. The case was turned over to the state Department of Revenue.
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