Hide your kids, hide your wife
Evanston seems like a darling city—full of well-manicured parks, quaint shops, and gourmet restaurants. But a look at Evanston’s daily police blotter, and the innocent façade quickly evaporates—it’s no South Side, but it will make you think twice about leaving your home after dark. However, sometimes something from the police blotter makes us laugh or at least question the seriousness of criminals. We’ve compiled a list of this month’s most ridiculous offenses after the jump.
Sticking it to the man
“Someone removed a parking sticker from a 2007 Mercedes parked sometime between Sunday and today on the 700 block of Hinman Avenue.”
A naïve foodie gets conned
“The victim stated an unknown man asked her to read the ingredients on a can of food as she was in a store on the 1100 block of Chicago Avenue Tuesday afternoon. The woman said that while she was distracted, the man removed her wallet from her purse.”
The accessorizing bandit
“Someone stole earrings from a residence between 12:30 a.m. and 1 a.m. Saturday on the 2900 block of Payne Street.”
Thieves with a sense of irony
“Someone stole a ‘please pay’ sign from a building around 1:30 p.m. Friday on the 1800 block of Maple Avenue.”
Robber’s got a sweet tooth
“Someone entered a 2006 Cadillac and 2008 Toyota sometime Monday by unknown means. The cars were parked on the 2100 block of Central Park Avenue. Some cash and a cup of candy were taken in the burglaries.”
