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The following items were taken from community reports and releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.

MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT

A 2020 white Honda Odyssey minivan was reported stolen Nov. 26 from a body shop on the 1900 block of Lake Avenue after a garage door was forced open and the key was stolen, police said.

RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY

Personal documents were reported stolen Nov. 30 from a residence on the 800 block of Lavergne Avenue as several rooms were ransacked, police said. There was evidence of forced entry.

COMMERCIAL BURGLARY

There was an attempt to steal a computer on Nov. 23 from a rectory on the 900 block of Linden Avenue, police said. The computer was left on the ground and there was no sign of forced entry.

THEFT

A wallet was reported stolen Nov. 30 from an unattended backpack on the 3200 block of Lake Avenue, police said. There was a subsequent attempt to use a credit card from the wallet at another retail outlet.

A package was reported stolen Nov. 27 from the porch of a home on the 1500 block of Isabella Street, police said.

THEFT ARREST

Otis Graham, 51, with no known address, was charged Nov. 28 with retail theft under $500 after an incident at a retail outlet on the 400 block of Green Bay Road, police said. He was released on bond with no further information available.

DUI

George T. Stavrou, 43, of the 5100 block of Lowell Avenue, Chicago was charged Nov. 26 with driving under the influence of alcohol, possession of cannabis, speeding and driving without insurance after he was stopped near the intersection of the Edens Expressway and Lake Avenue, police said. He was released on bond with no further information available.

Daniel I. Dorfman is a freelance reporter with Pioneer Press.