Crime & Safety

Prostitute Bites, Chocolate Smeared

A look at weird crime news in the northern Chicago suburbs.

Biting Costs Extra Humiliation

A Skokie man called police to report a robbery after he said a prostitute bit and stole $50 from him during an altercation.

The Grass Is Yellower On The Other Side 

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A Vernon Hills man was charged with disorderly conduct after he was observed urinating on a neighbor’s fence. 

Chocolate Vandals Harass With Hungry Ants and Bees

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A Northbrook resident reported an unknown person used chocolate syrup to write words on the resident's driveway.

Lawnmower Man Orchestrates Door Heist

Someone removed all four doors of a white Ford truck parked in Palatine. The truck's interior, two small lawn mower engines and an air compressor were also taken.

Police Investigate Canadian Crime Syndicate 

A seven-foot aluminum flagpole and U.S. flag were reported stolen from the front of Des Plaines home.


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