Crime & Safety
Wilmette Blotter: Four Homes Burglarized
The following information was supplied by the Wilmette police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Residential burglary
A window was forced open at a home in the 2200 block of Beechwood Avenue and a pillowcase and jewelry box containing $30,000 worth of jewelry was stolen between 6:10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Dec. 15.
A resident of the 700 block of Laurel Avenue reported that there were at least two people in his kitchen when he arrived home at 6 p.m. Dec. 15, though they left the house before he saw them. The kitchen window had been removed and was suspended by two cables.
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A resident of the 1200 block of Ashland Avenue reported that at 6 p.m. Dec. 14 he heard six loud bangs coming from his neighbor's backyard and when he looked outside from his porch he saw a person in dark clothing run into an alley. Part of the neighbor's door had been broken.
Two rings and a bracelet valued at more than $35,000 were stolen between 5 p.m. Dec. 13 and 7:59 p.m. Dec. 15 from a home in the 2200 block of Beechwood Avenue. There were no signs of forced entry and other jewelry was left undisturbed.
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Retail theft
Lucy A. Ripes, 18, of Wilmette was arrested for retail theft after she put a $32 multi-colored winter hat in her purse and left the store without paying for it at 3:29 p.m. Dec. 15 at Carson's, 3200 Lake Ave.
Burglary from a motor vehicle
A wallet containing $20, two credit cards and a debit card was stolen from an unlocked car between 2:30 p.m. Dec. 14 and 7:30 a.m. Dec. 15 in the 100 block of 4th Street.
