The following items were taken from area police department reports and releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.
La Grange
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Criminal defacement
At 7:48 a.m. Jan. 9, La Grange Police discovered graffiti on Village planters on the 100 block of South La Grange Road. The graffiti was removed by the Department of Public Works.
Identity theft
A resident on the 200 block of Hayes Avenue reported at 8:36 a.m. Jan. 10 that when they applied for Illinois unemployment benefits, someone had already filed a fraudulent claim in their name with the Illinois Department of Employment Security. No financial loss to the victim yet reported.
Theft
Three separate incidents of theft were reported from the La Grange Post Office, 121 Hillgrove Ave. They occurred at 12:43 p.m. on Jan. 9, 12:13 p.m. on Jan. 10, and 4:06 p.m. on Jan. 12. In each incident checks were taken from a post office box and altered for a cash withdrawal. No report yet on financial loss realized. The value of the checks were $8,500, $9,800, and $2,500, respectively.
La Grange Park
Traffic violations
Anthony Perez, 23, of the 3500 block of West 57th Street, Chicago, was charged at 8:01 p.m. Jan. 11 on the 500 block of E. Woodlawn Ave, with speeding at a rate of more than 35 MPH over the limit.
Hank Beckman is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.