Fox Valley police reports

Lake in the Hillsbull; Lake in the Hills police is reporting a pair of suspicious incidents that involve strangers approaching children. At 7 p.m. Friday, a man repeatedly asked a 6-year-old boy at Highwood and Thistle lanes if he wanted a ride home. The boy declined and the car, described as a Volkswagen Beetle or PT Cruiser, left the area. The man was described as wearing a zippered sweatshirt with a high collar - his age and race were not known. Then at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, a man approached a 12-year-old boy at Hiawatha and Cheyenne drives and asked the boy if he needed a ride. The boy said no and the man drove his gray, older model sedan south on Hiawatha Drive. The driver is described as a white man in his mid-40s with brown hair. If you have information about either case, call police at (847) 658-5676.Fox River Grovebull; Fox River Grove Police are investigating a case at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday in which a young man slowed his black SUV down to talk to a 12-year-old girl in the 500 block of Opatrny Drive. According to police, the man said, "Hey, how are you doing, what are you doing?" The girl didn't speak to the man and he was last seen leaving the area on Illinois Street toward Northwest Highway. The man is described as a tall and white, between 16 and 20 years old, with a brownish blond Mohawk haircut. The first letter on his license plate is X. Police, in the meantime, have notified school officials and increased patrols at both Fox River Grove Elementary District 3 schools. Anyone with information about the incident should call police at (847) 639-2411 or Crime Stoppers at (800) 762-7867.Elginbull; Gerardo Rodriguez, 48, a homeless man living in Elgin, was charged with sexual exploitation of a child Tuesday, for a March 23 incident in which he exposed himself to a child younger than 13, according to police. His bond was set Wednesday morning at $75,000 and his next court date is April 1 at the Kane County Judicial Center. bull; Someone stole a Sirius satellite radio receiver between Friday and 4:30 a.m. Monday from a 2008 Toyota Prius in the 1100 Deep Woods Court, reports said.bull; A 30-inch plasma TV, three gold chains, four gold bracelets and $3,000 were stolen between 8 and 11 a.m. Monday when someone broke into a home in the 1100 block of Sebring Drive through the rear sliding door, reports said.bull; A silver Ecko watch, valued at $150, was stolen at about 10:15 a.m. Monday from a display case at a store in the 700 block of Dundee Avenue, reports said.bull; Someone stole a Tom Tom GPS from a 2009 Jeep Liberty and a Cobra radar detector and purse from a 2006 Chrysler Pacifica in the 1000 block of Clover Hill Court between 8:30 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 a.m. Monday, reports said.bull; Someone cut the padlock on a locker at the YMCA, 50 N. McLean Blvd., between 12:05 and 12:50 p.m. Monday and stole $500 from a wallet, reports said.bull; Someone cut the lock on a first-floor locker at the Centre of Elgin, 100 Symphony Way, between 1:30 and 2:15 p.m. and stole a $45 from a wallet, reports said.bull; Someone broke the driver's side window on a 2006 Volkswagen GTI in the 2000 block of Big Timber Road and stole compact discs and a radar detector, reports said.bull; Someone stole a Bible, backpack and $200 digital camera from an unlocked 2001 Hyundai Elantra in the 2700 block of Brechin Trail between 1 and 11 a.m. Tuesday, reports said.bull; Someone scratched a 2003 Dodge Stratus in the 200 block of Locust Street on the hood, trunk and both sides between 12:01 and 11:07 a.m. Tuesday, reports said.Huntleybull; A stolen vehicle was found with interior fire damage near Riverside Drive and Scott Drive on March 20, police said. The vehicle was stolen from a driveway on the 11100 block of Church Street the day before. The owner left the vehicle unlocked, with the keys in the car.bull; An iPod Touch was stolen from an unlocked locker at Huntley High School on Friday, police said.