Robbery call turned out to be not quite that

The call came in as a robbery, so several members of the Mount Prospect police, along with Des Plaines police and state troopers, stopped a van Thursday evening on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway near Elmhurst Road. In reality, the offense was more of a theft by deception, police said, with someone selling an item purported to be made of gold at a local jewelry store. The store owner apparently wised up fast and called police, who responded in force, not knowing exactly what they were dealing with. The caper was not quite as advertised, however, and the store owner was content with getting his money back. No arrests were made nor charges filed, though traffic was tied up awhile.