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Wilmette Blotter: Face Spray Painted on Fence

The following information was supplied by the Wilmette police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

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DUI

Patrick Locke Walsh, 22, of Lake Forest was arrested for DUI at 2:23 a.m. March 21 in the 900 block of Green Bay Road. He was also charged with speeding and improper lane usage.

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Barbara J. Rakley, 57, of Evanston was arrested for DUI drugs at 5:12 p.m. March 27 after she drove over a lane divider and struck another car. According to police, she said she had taken the narcotics Temazepam and Clonazaphan.

Kathleen A. Joyce, 20, of Wilmette was arrested for DUI at 3:52 a.m. March 29 at the intersection of 16th Street and Wilmette Avenue. She was also charged with possession of marijuana, making an improper turn, improper lane usage and disobeying a traffic signal.

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Theft

A $250 Android phone was stolen from the checkout counter at Wilmette Food Mart between 9:50 and 10 p.m. March 29.

Attempted burglary

The side door of a home in the 500 block of Lake Avenue was partially pried open between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. March 31.

Criminal damage to property

A large stencil was used to spray paint a face on the fence of a home in the 1900 block of Lake Avenue. The homeowner said the picture reminded her of Che Guevara or the Shroud of Turin. The damage was estimated at $150.

Retail theft

Melanie Rose Casper, 23, was arrested for retail theft at 5 p.m. March 28 at Carson Pirie Scott. According to police, she put three dresses valued at $285 in her purse and attempted to leave the store.

Identity theft

Macy's, JCPenny and Victoria's Secret credit cards were opened using information belonging to a resident of the 200 block of Ninth Street between March 3 and 8.

A tax return was fraudulently filed using a Social Security number belonging to a resident of the 3500 block of Walnut Avenue between March 19 and 30.

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