Briefs: Attack on Elmhurst Road

Mount Prospect police are investigating an attack on a 23-year-old woman who was walking on the 1200 block of South Elmhurst Road around 1:35 a.m. Tuesday. Police said a man approached her, told her to stop and said he was an off-duty undercover police officer. When she continued on, the man grabbed the back of her neck and then threw her cell phone on the ground when she tried to call 911, authorities said. She ran away and called police from a local business. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the police department at (847) 870-5656.

Hiring seminar in Northbrook

St. Hubert Job & Network Ministry, based in Hoffman Estates, is hosting a seminar on hiring 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Village Presbyterian Church, 1300 Shermer Road, Northbrook. "Hiring from the HR Perspective" will include a panel of human resource personnel talking about the hiring process with informal networking time at the end. For information, Call Bob at (847) 925-6005.

Man indicted in theft

A DuPage County grand jury indicted a 27-year-old Des Plaines man on charges he used a forged check to buy a classic 1963 Spider-Man comic book from a Naperville store, court records released Wednesday said. Scott K. Meherg, 9112 Hollyberry Ave., is facing two counts of forgery and two counts of theft. He is accused of writing a bad check for $980.99 from LaSalle Bank on Dec. 10 at Graham Crackers Comics in Naperville. A judge has issued a $100,000 warrant for Meherg's arrest. Naperville police said they have information that Meherg is out of the country. He was indicted Tuesday and remains at-large.