Crime & Safety
Fingerprint May Offer Clue to CTA Graffiti Vandal
Five incidents of criminal damage have occurred involving CTA train cars since January.
Wilmette police discovered a possible fingerprint overnight Saturday in the paint of the latest set of CTA train cars to be damaged at the Linden station. Four cars were vandalized between 8 p.m. May 28 and 1 a.m. May 29.
The latest vandalism marked the fifth reported incident since January.
Authorities also discovered ladders that had paint drips and smudges inside one of the graffitied cars while surveying the scene. It is not known if the ladders belonged to the offenders.