Glencoe Blotter: Police Station Tantrum; Second Indiana Man Arrested in Home Invasion

The following items are taken from the Glencoe Public Safety Department. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

March 30

Arrest Warrant — A 37-year-old Morton Grove woman was arrested on a DuPage County warrant for contempt of court at 9:05 a.m. at Dundee Road and Bluff Road. She was a passenger in a green 1999 Lexus SUV that she owned. Police ran the plates and found she had a warrant for her arrest. She is due to appear in DuPage County court on April 28.

March 29

Vandalism — Bricks on the front of a house in the 300 block of Lake Street were sprayed with silver paint between 1 p.m. March 28 and 10 a.m. March 29. Damage was estimated at $50.

March 28

Found Item — A pair of prescription sunglasses were found at 4:13 p.m. at the Glencoe Train Depot. They were Foster Grant brand and wire-rimmed.

March 25

Home Invasion — A second man was arrested in connection with a home invasion that occurred March 14 in the 100 block of Crescent Drive. A 39-year-old Gary, IN, man was arrested on charges of home invasion and aggravated kidnapping. He was being held at the Lake County Jail in Crown Point, IN, and he did not fight extradition. He is now being held on a $5 million bond at Cook County Jail in Chicago. His court date is April 8 at Skokie courthouse.

Police Station Tantrum — A 38-year-old Waukegan man went on a rampage in the police station after he was initially arrested on a charge of speeding. Police also filed charges of criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct and interfering with 911 communications.

Police arrested the man at 4:23 a.m. at the intersection of Clavey Road and U.S. Route 41 in Highland Park after he was clocked driving at 102 mph in a 55 mph zone along a stretch of the Edens Expressway. The driver did not stop his green 1996 Chevrolet Lumina until it reached Clavey Road, according to police.

Glencoe Police said the driver had gotten an earlier ticket for going 74 mph in a 40 mph zone in Highland Park. Once released at 5:41 a.m. inside the Glencoe Village Hall, police said the man damaged the public computers in the lobby by ripping out the mouse and keyboards. He continuously called 911 from the vestibule as well as banged and screamed at the dispatch window. He then brought in rock salt from outside and dumped it in the lobby.

He also destroyed a computer downstairs at the booking station after police arrested him a second time.

The man could not make bond and is being held at the Cook County Jail in Chicago. His court date is set for April 15.

Lost Document — A man reported the loss of his naturalization papers at 4:06 p.m. in the 400 block of Vernon Avenue.