Local police departments provided the following reports. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt.
OMG PD is on vacation this week. So we're taking a look back at some of our favorite odd crimes of the past few months.
A man was assaulted after saying hi to his friend at a Skokie bar. According to police, the man said hello to his friend but was punched in the face and knocked down. He told police he is unsure why his friend attacked him.
The aftermath of a great Ent party
A large amount of grass clippings and small tree branches were found in a Wilmette hot tub. The damage is estimated at $200.
Judge decides a lifetime of the willies a fitting punishment
Someone broke into the Glencoe Public Works facility and cut the lock on the large freezer-shed that public works uses to store deceased animals. Glencoe keeps dead animals like road kill frozen in the shed until they’re picked up and properly disposed of. Police have yet to find the attempted burglar.
Kiddie pool and lawn chairs seek treatment for survivors' guilt
Two tiki torches worth about $140 were removed from a Northbrook house.
Suspect loves tidy toilets, Zach Braff
Police responded to a burglary at Skokie storage facility. According to the report, a toilet brush holder, a DVD of the television show Scrubs and other items were reported missing.
Stone fruit hit hard by drought, axes
An immature peach tree and a small cherry tree were cut down from a Wilmette home. The loss was estimated at $100.
They made him an odor he couldn't refuse
A Skokie man found a dead skunk in a plastic bag hanging on a plant holder next to his home’s entrance. At first, he thought nothing of it and called animal control. Later that day, the man found another dead skunk in a plastic bag hanging in the same location. The man, baffled by the incident, told police he doesn’t know who would do this to him.
Two folding chairs left in Northbrook as placeholders for the 4th of July parade were stolen.