Crime & Safety

OMG PD: Junked Mail, Polarized Perpetrator, Harry Potter's Orb

A roundup of unusual crimes in Naperville.

Leaving a minty-fresh trail

An 18-year-old woman reported that a wallet and a pack of gum were stolen out of an unlocked vehicle in the 1300 block of Crab Apple Court sometime on April 3.

Blame Harry Potter

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A 64-year-old woman reported that someone stole her orange and green yard orb from her front yard between last Sunday and Thursday, police said. 

Take a load off

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A 60-year-old woman reported that someone stole her deck bench in the 100 block of North Washington Street between last Saturday and Tuesday, police said.

Junked mail

A 47-year-old woman reported that a mailbox on the 900 block of Hidden Lake Road was damaged on Wednesday after someone knocked it off the post, police said.

At least he was discreet 

A man was cited with public urination at 1:04 a.m. on the 200 block of Washington Street Friday night. Police said he told them all the bars were closed and he could not find a bathroom, which led him to use the alley. 

Polarized Perpetrator

A 32-year-old female reported that someone entered an unlocked vehicle while it was parked in the driveway in the 1300 block of Rhodes Lane and stole three pairs of aviator style sunglasses last Friday night. 


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