A juvenile is facing local ordinance violations in Morton Grove after several gay pride signs were reported stolen from planters at three intersections in the city.
The juvenile is not identified by name because they are a child. Authorities also did not immediately provide the juvenile’s age or gender.
In a June 18 Morton Grove Police Department news release, authorities stated that earlier this month it was reported that 12 pride signs were stolen or damaged from planters from May 31 to June 9. The huge public flower pots were located at Dempster Street and Menard Avenue; Dempster Street and Fernald Avenue; and at Waukegan and Beckwith roads.
In addition to the signs reported stolen over the nine-day stretch, four more were reported stolen June 10, according to police.
“The Morton Grove Police Department Investigations began a thorough canvass of the areas to identify any possible offenders and find any investigative leads. Working with local business in the community Detectives were able to view video surveillance in the areas and found two incidents of occurrence,” the release explains.
The release explains that on June 3 at Waukegan and Beckwith, four teens on bicycles were seen on video surveillance cameras riding past and grabbing a sign from a planter. The sign was thrown to the ground, then another teen in the group rode over it on their bike.
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Another incident at that intersection took place June 5, according to the release.
In that alleged theft, a male was in a vehicle was seen on video taking a sign, then getting back in his vehicle and driving off with it.
Police state in the release that on June 17, a juvenile offender was identified and charged with local ordinance violations. It was not immediately clear which alleged theft incident the child is connected to.
The investigation into the thefts continues, according to the release. Police ask that anyone who has any information call the Morton Grove Police Department at 847-470-5200.