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Police beat

Posted February 02, 2009 10:00 pm

Daily Herald Staff Report

Arlington Heights

• Burglars broke into a 1999 Dodge Dakota pickup truck on the 1100 block of East Algonquin Road between 8 p.m. Jan. 26 and 6:30 a.m. Jan. 27 and stole the in-dash stereo and 35 CDs. Value was estimated at $800.

• Burglars broke into a 1999 Jeep Cherokee in an apartment lot on the 2400 block of North Kennicott between 10:30 p.m. Jan. 26 and 7 a.m. Jan. 27 and stole the in-dash radio/CD player valued at $500.

Buffalo Grove

• David J. Schwartz, 52, of the 0-100 block of Chestnut Terrace, Buffalo Grove, was arrested around 2 p.m. Jan. 28 at Buffalo Grove and McHenry roads and charged with a traffic violation and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. His court date is Feb. 27.

• Burglars broke into a 2004 Honda Element in a parking lot at 1300 W. Dundee Road between noon and 3 p.m. Jan. 28 and stole a GPS unit. Loss was estimated at $250.

• Burglars broke into a 2008 Ford pickup truck in a lot on the 700 block of Lake-Cook Road between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Jan. 28 and stole a GPS unit and car charger. Loss was estimated at $482.

Des Plaines

• Vandals wrote graffiti on three stop signs at Dulles and Marshall roads that was reported Jan. 27. Damage was estimated at $75.

• Two male burglars broke into a 2008 GMC Sierra pickup truck at Prairie Lakes recreation center, 515 E. Thacker St., around 9:05 p.m. Jan. 27 and stole a GPS unit and cell phone. Loss was estimated at $450.

Long Grove

• Burglars stole a radar detector valued at $40 out of an unlocked 2000 Honda Accord in a driveway on the 8000 block of West Orchard Commons after 8 p.m. Jan. 21 and before 8:30 a.m. Jan. 22.

Mount Prospect

• Dominik M. Szczepanski, 23, of the 10300 block of Michael Todd Terrace, Glenview, was arrested around 3:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at Wal-Mart, 930 Mount Prospect Plaza, Rand and Central roads, and charged with retail theft. Reports say he took two wireless video-game controllers valued at $110. His court date is Feb. 26.

• Burglars broke into a 2000 Chevrolet van in an apartment lot on the 1400 block of South Busse Road between 8 p.m. Jan. 26 and 10:15 a.m. Jan. 27 and stole a sewer rodding machine, a grinder, toolbox and hand tools. Loss was estimated at $4,250.

• Burglars broke into a 1994 Ford Econoline van in an apartment lot on the 1500 block of West Dempster Street between 7 p.m. Jan. 26 and 7:30 a.m. Jan. 27 and stole toolboxes, drills, grinder, nail gun, and hand tools. Loss was estimated at $2,300.

Prospect Heights

• Burglars stole a digital camera valued at $750 out of an apartment bedroom on the 800 block of Blossom Lane between Jan. 20 and 25.

• Vandals slashed four tires on a 2002 Chevrolet Express van on the 400 block of West Olive Street between 6 p.m. Jan. 24 and 8:30 a.m. Jan. 25. Damage was estimated at $500.

• Thieves stole two Christmas ornaments out of the front yard at a home on the 0-100 block of East Camp McDonald Road between 11 p.m. Jan. 18 and 1:20 p.m. Jan. 23.

Wheeling

• Thieves stole a 53-foot trailer valued at $8,900 from AMG Truckline, 2330 Foster Ave., between Jan. 20 and 27.

• Amanda G. Greiter, 17, of the 300 block of East Wayne Place, Wheeling, was arrested around 1:15 p.m. Jan. 26 at Wal-Mart, 1455 W. Lake-Cook Road, and charged with retail theft. Reports said she took cosmetics valued at $54. Her court date is March 6.

• Burglars broke into a 2008 Dodge Caravan on the 300 block of Eighth Street between 8 p.m. Jan. 26 and 7 a.m. Jan. 27 and stole a GPS unit. Loss was estimated at $600.

• Burglars broke into a 1995 Nissan Maxima on the 0-100 block of West Strong Street between 11 p.m. Jan. 26 and 7:30 a.m. Jan. 27 and stole a brown and beige purse. Loss was estimated at $325.