Northfield Police Blotter: DUI, Graffiti, Identity Theft

The Northfield Police Department provided the following reports. 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. Please e-mail the editor with any questions or to provide proof of expungement.

The Northfield Police Department fielded a total of 103 calls this week.

Aug. 13

DUI: Police found a 41-year-old Chicago woman passed out behind the wheel of her maroon Lincoln in the middle of Happ Road at Willow Road. Her car was shifted into reverse with active lights. When police woke her by tapping on the windows, her breath smelled of alcohol, and she had a blood alcohol content of .121. She was given a $3,000 i-bond and a Sept. 1 court date.

Identity theft: More than $11,000 was stolen from an elderly resident of the 1700 block of Northfield Square. He was tricked into providing credit card information and his social security number when someone called saying he had won money but needed to send a portion of it back via Western Union. Some of the charges were not completed because of suspected fraudulent activity by the receiver. Cash advances, however, were drawn from the credit cards. The case is under investigation.

Aug. 15

Theft under $500: The renters of a U-Haul truck discovered gas missing according to the vehicle's fuel gauge after it had been parked outside an office building at 480 Central Ave. When they drove to the gas station to refill, they noticed gas leaking. Further investigation revealed that a nearly perfect hole had been drilled in the gas tank. There was no estimate for the repair, but the lost gas came in around $35.

Aug. 16

Vandalism: Graffiti was found on the B building on the east side of New Trier's campus (7 S. Happ Rd.).