The following items were taken from Wilmette community reports and releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.
ATTEMPTED VEHICULAR HIJACKING
Joe Jackson, 32, of the 6800 block of Calumet Avenue, Chicago was charged Jan. 13 with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, aggravated fleeing and eluding, unlawful use of a weapon, resisting a police officer and burglary after an incident that started with police responding a commercial burglary alarm on the 3500 block of Lake Avenue in Wilmette, police said. A Jeep Cherokee was seen fleeing the scene leading to a pursuit onto eastbound Interstate 94 leading to the Jeep being crashed near Irving Park Road on the Kennedy Expressway.
Three people attempted to flee the scene and attempted to carjack a van with one person displaying a weapon but the driver got away and three individuals were arrested, police said.
Police recovered two loaded handguns, $1,000 in currency, greater than $6,000 in cigarettes and alcohol and the Jeep was stolen from Elgin in December, police said.
Diamantae Joiner, 20, of the 9000 block of Elizabeth Street, Chicago and Kayson A. Smith, of the 13700 block of Parnell Avenue, Riverdale were both charged with burglary in connection with the arrest.
All three have a scheduled court date of Feb. 27.
PROSTITUTION
Ekaterina Maiorova, 43, and Khushnida Rakhimbekova, 28, both of the 300 block of Skokie Court were both charged with prostitution Jan. 16 after an undercover officer was propositioned for a sex act at that address, police said. They were both released on bond with no further information available.
DUI
Roland Rayment Jr., 50, of the 2300 block of Pomona Lane, Wilmette was charged Jan. 15 with driving under the influence of alcohol, making an improper turn, improper lane use/leaving the roadway, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, driving without insurance and damaging state property after a crash near the intersection of Wilmette and Park Avenues, police said. He was transported to a local hospital and then subsequently charged. He was released on bond with no further information available.
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
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A 2018 Hyundai Tucson was reported stolen Jan. 17 from the 300 block of Skokie Boulevard, police said. The theft was believed to have occurred between Jan. 13 and 17 and the individual reported they had the keys for the vehicle. A value of the vehicle was not available.
DECEPTIVE PRACTICES
An individual reported Jan. 11 an iPhone was fraudulently purchased using the individual’s credit card, police said. The purchase was canceled before the phone was shipped.
An individual reported Jan. 17 an unauthorized charge of $1,000 on a credit card, police said.
An individual reported Jan. 12 an unauthorized bank account withdrawal of approximately $3,700, police said.
An individual reported Jan. 14 approximately $3,250 in gift cards were purchased as the person was told over the phone there was a criminal investigation occurring and the fraudulent gift card purchase was necessary to settle the case, police said.
An individual reported Jan. 15 an unspecified amount of money was withdrawn from a bank account without permission, police said.
An individual reported Jan. 15 an unauthorized transfer from a cryptocurrency account, police said.
An individual reported Jan. 16 the purchase of approximately $600 in gift cards before realizing it was a fraudulent circumstance, police said.
An individual reported Jan. 12 personal information was used to open several lines of credit, police said.
An individual reported Jan. 18 personal information was used to open several Comcast accounts, police said.
THEFT
Several bundles of copper were reported stolen Jan. 5 from a construction site on the 1200 block of Central Avenue, police said. A value of the copper was not available.
BURGLARY
The front door of a house was opened on the 3100 block of Walden Lane was reported Jan. 17 with corresponding physical force appeared on a side door, police said. Nothing was reported stolen.
Daniel I. Dorfman is a freelance reporter with Pioneer Press.