Jewelry Stolen from Downtown Highland Park Condo

The information below comes from the Highland Park Police Department.

Theft

April 11: Police are investigating a report of a theft. It was reported that a Motorola Atrix 2 cellphone with an Otterbox case was stolen from a locker room in an unlocked area. Theincident occurred in the 400 block of Vine Avenue, Highland Park.

April 14: Police are investigating a delayed report of a theft. It was reported that an iphone was lost or stolen sometime on April 13, 2013 while shopping at several different businessesin Highland Park throughout the day.

Residential burglary

April 11: Police are investigating a residential burglary. It was reported that sometime between6:45am and 1:30pm; unknown offender(s) pried a locked front door to a condo locatedin the 800 block of Central Avenue, Highland Park and took various amounts of jewelry and watches.

Burglary from motor vehicle

April 12: Police are investigating a report of a burglary from motor vehicle. It was reported thata at approximately 3:10 PM a vehicle was parked at a business in the 1800 block ofGreen Bay Road and upon return at 3:35 PM a large brown Patricia Nash purse wasfound missing from the vehicle . It is unknown if the vehicle was locked and there wereno signs of forced entry.

Driving under the influence

April 13: Esther Steinberg (40) of the 900 block of Marion Avenue, Highland Park was arrestedand charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, open transportation of alcohol,uninsured motor vehicle, improper lane usage and no rear registration lamp illuminatedafter being stopped by police near the intersection of Lake Cook Road and MarquetteRoad, Highland Park. Steinberg was released on a cash bond with a court date of May13, 2013 at 18 N. County Street, Waukegan, Illinois.

April 13: Ji Hye Lee (37) of the 700 block of Summit Lane, Vernon Hills was arrested andcharged with driving under the influence of alcohol after police responded to a requestfor a well being check of a person that was reportedly asleep on the steering wheel of avehicle parked in the 0-100 block of Green Bay Road, Highland Park. Lee was releasedon a personal recognizance bond with a court date of May 24, 2013 at 18 N. CountyStreet, Waukegan, Illinois.

April 14: Jamie Payton (29) of the 2300 block of Lewis Avenue, Zion was arrested and chargedwith driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane usage and no drivers licenseon person after being stopped by police in the 1900 block of Skokie Valley Road,Highland Park. Payton was released on a personal recognizance bond with a courtdate of May 24, 2013 at 18 N. County Street, Waukegan, Illinois.

Possession of cannabis 

April 13: Donte Bowens (22) of the 1400 block of Deer Run Road, Gurnee was arrested andcharged with possession of cannabis and speeding after being stopped by police nearthe intersection of Parkside Drive and Skokie Valley Road, Highland Park. Bowens wasreleased on a personal recognizance bond with a court date of May 22, 2013 at 301Greenleaf Street, Park City, Illinois.

Criminal damage to property

April 13: Police responded to a complaint of a criminal damage to property in the 700 blockof Park Avenue West, Highland Park. Sometime between 6:45 AM and 3:30 PMa Volkswagen Routan had been tampered with and damaged. There were visiblescratches to the rear hatch of the van and mud/feces applied to the rear window.

April 14: Police responded to a complaint of a criminal damage to property in the 600 block ofLaurel Avenue, Highland Park. A GMC Acadia had scratches into the rear hatch to theright of the left tail light. The vehicle was parked since 5:30 PM on April 13, 2013 andthe damage was noticed at 11:50 AM.

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