The following items were taken from community reports and releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.
DECEPTIVE PRACTICES
An individual reported May 1 that previously mailed checks were altered, police said. The financial loss exceeded $5,000.
An individual reported May 3 that personal information was used to make unauthorized transactions using airplane travel miles, police said. The financial loss exceeded $5,000.
An individual reported May 7 that personal information to apply for a credit card, police said. There was no reported financial loss at this time.
CRIMINAL DEFACEMENT
Multiple cement walls on the 500 block of the Green Bay Trail were reported spray painted May 2, police said. Damage was estimated at $1,000.
A cement wall on the 800 block of the Green Bay Trail was reported spray painted May 2, police said. Damage was estimated at $500.
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A sign on the 1000 block of the Gage Street was reported spray painted May 5, police said. Damage was estimated at $300.
FLEEING AND ELUDING
William R. Murad, 18, of the 900 block of Tripp Avenue, Skokie was charged May 4 with aggravated fleeing and eluding police, speeding, improper lane usage, disregarding a stop sign and driving without lights when required after he was eventually stopped near the intersection of Gross Point Road and Kenton Avenue, police said. He has a scheduled court date of May 18.
Daniel I. Dorfman is a freelance reporter with Pioneer Press.