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‘Delivery man’ takes $30K in computers, and more

Kate Thayer, TribLocal reporter

The following items were taken from Schaumburg police records on Aug. 31:

Theft

Nearly $30,000 in computer equipment was stolen Aug. 19 when a purported delivery man said he was there to pick it up from Global Knowledge, 1500 McConnor Parkway, Suite 500.

A 25-year-old Arlington Heights woman was arrested at 4:15 p.m. Aug. 21 at Woodfield Shopping Center, and charged with misdemeanor retail theft.

A 19-year-old Roselle woman was arrested at 12:55 p.m. Aug. 22 at Macy’s in Woodfield, and charged with misdemeanor retail theft for stealing $193.96 in clothes.

A purse, valued at $1,200, was stolen Aug. 25 from Macy’s in Woodfield Shopping Center while it was left unattended. The purse also contained a $300 phone, a $600 silver locket, and $120 in cash.

A 21-year-old Arlington Heights woman was arrested at 2:52 p.m. Aug. 26 at Woodfield Shopping Center, and charged with misdemeanor retail theft.

A 62-year-old Schaumburg woman was arrested at 5:54 p.m. Aug. 27, at Nordstrom’s in Woodfield Shopping Center, and charged with felony retail theft for stealing a dress, valued at $248, and a pair of earrings, valued at $195.

An 18-year-old Chicago woman was arrested at 6:05 p.m. Aug. 27 at Marshall’s in Woodfield Shopping Center, and charged with misdemeanor retail theft for taking clothing, cologne and sunglasses.

An 18-year-old Chicago woman was arrested at 6:05 p.m. Aug. 27 in the 100 block of E. Golf Road, and charged with misdemeanor retail theft.

A purse was stolen between 6 and 6:30 p.m. Aug. 29 from JCPenney’s in Woodfield Shopping Center.

Burglary

A laptop, valued at $1,000, was stolen between 6 and 6:30 p.m. Aug. 19 from a car parked in the 7-Eleven parking lot at 920 W. Bode Road.

Two lion statues, valued at $500, were stolen between 10:30 p.m. Aug. 26 and 7 a.m. Aug. 27 from a front yard in the 1000 block of Weathersfield Way.

A radar detector was stolen between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Aug. 27 from a car parked in a garage at 20 N. Martingale Road.

Drunken driving

A 25-year-old Schaumburg man was arrested at 4:49 a.m. Aug. 28, and charged with two counts of misdemeanor drunken driving and making an improper turn.

Deceptive practice

A man thought he was buying plane tickets to India from a travel agent and paid $2,390 on July 9, but never received the tickets and discovered the person’s phone was disconnected. The incident was reported to police Aug. 23.

Domestic battery

A 33-year-old Schaumburg man was arrested at 3:05 a.m. Aug. 29 in the 600 block of Whalom Lane, and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery.

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