Police Reports: Cars stolen from auto-detail shop in Highland Park and driveways in Winnetka, Kenilworth

The following reports were pulled from the latest police summaries provided by departments in our coverage area (Wilmette, Winnetka, Highland Park, Northfield, Kenilworth and Glencoe).

WILMETTE

Aug. 18

• Jewelry reportedly was stolen from a home on Indian Hill Road after someone used a ladder to enter the home through a second-story open window.

• A resident reportedly watched four individuals wearing masks exit a car and enter an unlocked car parked in the resident’s driveway in the 400 block of Highcrest Drive.

Aug. 16

• Three golf clubs reportedly were taken from a golf bag at Wilmette Golf Course, 3900 Fairway Drive.

• A resident reportedly was scammed out of $1,000 when a caller purporting to be from the resident’s cellphone company was granted access to the resident’s phone.

Aug. 14

• A purse strap reportedly was stolen from a shop in the 1100 block of Central Avenue and an individual was arrested for the alleged theft in Chicago.

Aug. 13

• Mailed checks reportedly were stolen, altered and cashed under a different name than the intended recipient.

• Jewelry was reported missing from a home in the 1400 block of Sheridan Road.

• Cash was reported missing from a home in the 1400 block of Wilmette Ave.

WINNETKA

Aug. 15

• An unlocked car reportedly was stolen from a driveway in the 1400 block of Asbury Avenue. The car reportedly contained cash, two iPhones, a purse and credit cards. It was later recovered in Highland Park, police say.

GLENCOE

No reports that meet The Record’s standards for publication.

HIGHLAND PARK

Aug. 13

• A car and three other sets of keys reportedly were stolen from Unlimited Auto Style, 3150 Skokie Valley Road.

Aug. 12

• Two tables reportedly were stolen from City Hall, 1707 St. Johns Ave.

NORTHFIELD

No reports between Aug. 12-18 that meet The Record’s standards for publication.

KENILWORTH

Aug. 13

• A car reportedly was stolen overnight from a home in the 300 block of Cumnor Road. The car reportedly was later involved in a traffic accident at 11 a.m. in Chicago.

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