The following items are taken from the River Forest daily summary reports. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Theft: A bicycle was taken July 24 from a home in the 200 block of Lathrop Avenue.
Retail Theft: Angele Collins, 44, of Oak Park, was charged July 23 with taking toiletries from Whole Foods Market, 7245 W. Lake St., police said.
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Theft: A power drill was taken July 23 from the front porch of a home in the 3000 block of Keystone Avenue.
Traffic Arrest: Larry J. Adams, 55, of Bellwood, was charged July 22 with driving on a suspended license and theft after a traffic stop in the area of Franklin Avenue and Lake Street, police said. Police said during an inventory search of the car the officer found a box with 36 packages of an over-the-counter medication addressed to the Dollar Tree store in Villa Park. Adams was an employee of the store, and the store manager agreed to sign complaints for the theft.
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Burglary to Garage: Sunglasses, $5 and a women’s bike were taken from the garage of a home in the 1500 block of Franklin Avenue sometime between July 21 and July 22. The cash and glasses were taken from a 1995 Mercedes Benz Roadster.
Theft: A wallet containing a checkbook, $100, a driver’s license and credit cards was taken July 19 from a customer at Panera, 7349 Lake St.
Theft: A bicycle was stolen July 19 but the owner, who lives in the 700 block of Clinton Avenue, isn’t sure whether the item was parked at his home, in a rack at or from .
Residential Burglary: An undetermined amount of items were taken July 18 from a home in the 1400 block of Thatcher Avenue by a man who posed as an electric company employee to gain entry to the home. The owner of the home then went to a nearby house when the incident took place. A witness saw an SUV driving north on Thatcher speeding away from the residence the driver and another man was riding in the cargo area with the rear hatch open.
Theft: A duffel bag containing baseball equipment was taken from the front porch of a home in the 200 block of Ashland Avenue sometime between July 16 and July 17. Estimated loss was $700.
