Information in Police Blotter is obtained from the Niles, Morton Grove and Park Ridge police departments. Individuals listed in Police Blotter charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
NILES
MARCH 18
Alexander Apacible, 45, of the 4900 block of Troy Street, Chicago, was charged with theft after police said he paid for items at a store in the 8200 block of Golf Road using bad checks.
On, a man and woman allegedly stole all the merchandise on a store shelf on the 200 block of Golf Mill Center, police said. The man allegedly ran out of the store carrying three or four bags full of merchandise and the woman followed behind him, police said. The pair were reportedly involved in a previous theft that occurred March 13.
Terrion McCree, 23, and DaQuan McCree, 21, both of Riverdale, were each charged with identity theft and forgery, police said. According to police, the pair attempted to cash fraudulent checks, totaling $5,650, at a bank in the 5600 block of Touhy Avenue. Terrion McCree also allegedly cashed a check for $2,900 the previous day, but the bank later learned that the account holder had never written him a check, police said.
A clock was reported stolen from a car parked in the 5700 block of Touhy Avenue. Police said a window was smashed to gain entry.
MARCH 20
Melvyn Hayes, 73, of Niles, was charged with driving under the influence after police said he was involved in a crash with another car in the 8000 block of Oakton Street.
A group of teens between the ages of 14 and 19 walked into a store in the 200 block of Golf Mill Center and stole 12 video game controllers, police said.
MARCH 22
All four tires and rims were discovered missing from a car parked in the 8200 block of Newland Avenue, police said.
MORTON GROVE
APRIL 3
A resident in the 6000 block of Crain reported that someone used an unknown pry tool to force open the rear door to his residence and burglarize the home.
A woman reported that someone stole her flowerpot off the front step of her residence in the 9500 block of Harlem Avenue and threw dirt onto her car.
APRIL 4
Kennedy, Danny J. Kennedy, 28, of Northbrook, was charged with possession of cannabis following an incident stop at Dempster Street and Oak Park Avenue.
A man reported that someone stole his vehicle that was parked in the 9000 block of Mango.
A man reported that someone ransacked his unlocked vehicle, parked in the 9200 block of Parkside Avenue, and stole loose change.
A man reported that someone ransacked his unlocked vehicle that was parked in the 8800 block of Parkside Avenue. Police side it did not appear that anything was stolen.
A man reported that someone entered his vehicle, which was parked in the 9100 block of Major, and stole two cell phones.
PARK RIDGE
APRIL 9
A rock was reported thrown through a kitchen window between April 6 and April 9 on the 800 block of Seeley Avenue.
APRIL 10
A bicycle was reported stolen from an unlocked garage on the 500 block of North Prospect Avenue overnight between April 9 and April 10.
APRIL 11
The same three letters were spray-painted on several stop signs around the city between April 8 and April 11, police said.
APRIL 12
Krzysztof Pach, 39, of Park Ridge, was charged with criminal trespass, police said.
APRIL 13
Amira Berkrie Beshir, 33, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence, driving with a suspended or revoked license, improper lane usage and driving without a rear registration plate light on, police said.
Overnight between April 12 and April 13, someone tipped over a Park Ridge Police Department speed trailer that was stationed at Parkside Drive and Fenton Lane, police said.