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Police beat

Posted January 14, 2009 10:00 pm

Daily Herald Staff Report

Arlington Heights

•Burglars broke into a 2008 Toyota Prius in a hotel lot at 1415 W. Dundee Road between 9 p.m. Jan. 7 and 7 a.m. Jan. 8 and stole a GPS unit.

• Vandals sprayed red paint on all surfaces of a 1987 Ford Mustang GT at a home on the 2100 block of East Grove Street between 6 p.m. Jan. 7 and 7:10 a.m. Jan. 8. Damage was estimated at $2,000.

• Thieves stole a tan 2001 Saturn parked at the OSHA building, 2020 S. Arlington Heights Road, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Jan. 7.

Buffalo Grove

• Thieves stole a cell phone valued at $400 between 1 and 3:14 p.m. Jan. 13 from a desk at IPA, 1275 Barclay Blvd.

• Burglars broke into a 2002 Volkswagen Golf in an apartment lot on the 0-100 block of Oak Creek Drive between 7 p.m. Jan. 13 and 3 a.m. Jan. 14 and stole a GPS unit, money and a suitcase. They also broke into a 2004 Lexus and stole a GPS unit and car keys. Total loss was estimated at $1,375.

• Vandals scratched the rear passenger's-side door and rear bumper on a 2007 Toyota Camry between Sept. 1 and Jan. 13 in an apartment lot on the 200 block of Lake Boulevard. Total damage was estimated at $1,000.

Des Plaines

• Two men stole a snowblower valued at $350 out of an open garage on the 400 block of Florian Drive around 12:10 a.m. Jan. 13. They loaded it into a dark color Lincoln or Oldsmobile and drove away.

• Burglars broke into a 2008 Toyota Sequoia in a lot on the 1500 block of Ellinwood Street between 5:45 and 6:30 p.m. Jan. 12 and stole a radar detector. Total loss was estimated at $500.

• Thieves stole a white 1998 Wabash 53-foot trailer between Jan. 7 and 12 in a lot at 1801 Elmhurst Road.

Mount Prospect

• Daniel Sanchez, 19, of the 2100 block of Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights, and Jorge Muneton, 18, of the 2000 block of West Algonquin Road, Mount Prospect, were arrested around 3:35 a.m. Jan. 11 at Busse Road and Dempster Street and charged with consumption of alcohol by a minor. Their court date is Feb. 5.

• Vandals spray painted graffiti on two exterior walls at Hart Pool, 1621 W. Algonquin Road, between 2 p.m. Jan. 10 and 6 a.m. Jan. 12. Damage was estimated at $250.

Prospect Heights

• A man and woman, who rented a bedroom in an apartment on the 0-100 block of East Old Willow Road, stole six blank checks between Jan. 1 and Jan. 6 from the man who rented them the room and cashed three of them for $1,900. The victim also gave them $2,000 to pay the rent and security deposit that appears to be missing.

• Burglars broke into a 1998 Toyota RAV4 in the Rob Roy clubhouse, 505 E. Camp McDonald Road, between 12:27 and 8:45 p.m. Jan. 9 and stole a purse with digital camera, gold earrings and cash.

• Burglars broke into a 2006 Ford pickup truck in an apartment lot on the 800 block of Blossom Lane between noon Jan. 11 and 8 p.m. Jan. 12 and stole a GPS valued at $250.

Wheeling

• Burglars broke into a 2005 Dodge Stratus in an apartment lot on the 900 block of Corey Lane between 4 p.m. Jan. 11 and 8:30 a.m. Jan. 12 and stole a GPS unit. Total loss was estimated at $129.

• Eric W. Lyons, 32, of the 2500 block of North Douglas Avenue, Arlington Heights, was arrested around 12:30 a.m. Jan. 2 at Hintz Road and Chaddick Drive and charged with possession of marijuana and traffic violations. His court date is Feb. 2.