Police investigating two residential burglaries
Buffalo Grove police are investigating two residential
burglaries which were reported the week of Jan. 6.
The first was Jan. 10 when a resident in the 600
block of Cherbourg Drive reported to police that someone entered her home. Police
report that the master bedroom and second floor were ransacked. A list of
stolen items was not available.
The next day, a resident in the 1400 block of
Westchester reported a burglary. Police were summoned by an alarm company which
reported multiple sensor activations. Items reported missing include a jewelry
box, currency and electronics.
** A Buffalo Grove man was charged on Jan. 14 with
one count of aggravated assault after he reportedly pulled a gun on a
Northbrook man following a reported road rage incident. The Buffalo Grove man
reportedly gestured to the Northbrook man with his middle finger near the
intersection of AH and Freemont Way. The NBk man followed the Buffalo Grove man
home where a confrontation occurred. According to police reports, the Buffalo
Grove man retrieved a gun from a vehicle parked in his garage and allegedly
pointed at the Northbrook man. The gun, a Ruger .9 mm was registered and the
man had a Concealed Carry Permit.
When officers arrived, the Buffalo Grove man denied
having a firearm in his possession. The Buffalo Grove man was asked to submit a
statement, which he declined to do. Police also say the Buffalo Grove man told
police the gun was locked in a safe inside his house.
Police reports also indicate that when police
questioned the Buffalo Grove man’s wife, she denied that there was a gun,
saying “what gun. There is no gun.” She later recanted and said there was in
fact a gun in the house and led police to the safe. When police asked to access
the safe, the woman said she did not have a code. She then gave police a
container that had the keys to the safe, where police found the gun. Buffalo
Grove man
** Fraud – A woman paid a bogus Comm Ed. Bill with 2
Green Dot cards totally $843.24. Police said the woman told them she received a
phone call.
** A Buffalo Grove woman told police she purchased,
or thought she did, two tickets to the Jan. 7 Bears game. The woman said she
made the alleged purchase on Craig’s List for $450. The money was t5rasnfered,
but the tickets were never received. The bank advised her that Zelle accounts
are treated as disbursing cash.
** A Buffalo Grove resident reported to police on
Jan. 11 that he observed an “unknown subject”, possibly 2 or 3 in his home via
a security camera. When police responded, a woman who standing in the door
quickly slammed the door shut and locked it. Additional officer responded and
“set up a perimeter” around the house to see if anyone would try to leave. The
BGPD’s K-9 officer responded as well and made “multiple calls” to the occupants
with their hands up to come out. No one responded. BGPD called for assistance
from the Lake County Sheriff’s Department K-9 unit.
Officers were unable to enter the home through the
garage as it did not have an interior door. Police waited for the homeowner to
return home. The Northwest Central Dispatch (NWCD) tried to contact the
homeowner, but he was on the phone with his girlfriend – who was in the house.
The homeowner arrived home 90 minutes after the initial called and was still
talking to his girlfriend. The homeowner informed police that his girlfriend
brought her friend to the residence. He informed police that he forgot to tell
NWCD that he leaves the front door unlocked for his girlfriend and her friends
when he is not there. The man eventually convinced his girlfriend to open the
front door at which time he told police she was authorized to be in the
residence. Police searched the home to make sure no one else was there. The
homeowner told police he will speak to his girlfriend so that he is aware when
she has friends over. Police reports say the man was “very apologetic and
thanked police for their time.”
** A Buffalo Grove man reported that $185,00 was
reported missing from his Citibank savings account.
** Police were called to the IHOP at Lake-Cook and
Rt. 83 in response to a theft of services. A waitress told police she served
two males whom she believed were “under the influence of drugs due to them
smelling like marijuana.” Police reports say the two men fell asleep. One awoke
and left without paying. The waitress told police she woke the second man and
told him his friend left without paying. He told the waitress he wasn’t going
to pay the bill and left. The waitress told police the men left in separate
cars.
From
the Village
Village
Hall Closed Monday
Buffalo Grove Village Hall will be closed
Monday, Jan. 19 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Normal business
hours will resume on Tuesday.
Residents can now register for the Buffalo
Grove Citizens Police Academy eight-week course. The course begins Wednesday,
Feb. 27. The program is reserved for Buffalo Grove residents who are 21 years
of age or older. Go to Police
Academy to apply or Crime Prevention Officer Amy Cholewa with any
questions. The email address is acholewa@vbg.org
The Village of Buffalo Grove's water and
sewer rates increased .25 cents per thousand gallons, effective January 1,
2019. These increases will be reflected on the bills sent out this February.
The new combined rate is $6.37 per thousand gallons consumed.
Additionally,
Lake County has increased the sanitary sewer fee rate from $4.00 to $4.08 -
also effective January 1. The Village is required to collect sanitary sewer
fees on behalf of Lake County. The summer sewer credit will still be calculated
at 120-percent of the non-summer consumption, October through May, and applied
to the billing cycles June through September. Please contact the Buffalo Grove
Finance Department at 847-459-2500
with any questions.
The Village of Buffalo Grove and Public Works
Department Forestry and Grounds Manager, Tom Milas, both received awards from
the Lake Branch of the Chicago Metro Chapter of the American Public Works
Association (APWA) at an awards presentation held Jan. 15.
Milas
received the 2019 Professional Manager of the Year Award from the APWA. He was
recognized for inspiring excellence, and for providing leadership and
dedication to the public good in the area of facilities and/or grounds
maintenance, including his successful management of the Buffalo Grove Emerald
Ash Borer project, among others.
The
Village was also honored with the Management Innovation Award for Efficient
Service Delivery, which recognizes creative or innovative ideas that improve
the delivery of public services. Among the tools utilized by the Village that
were considered for the award designation included digitizing daily vehicle
checks (eliminating the need for paper) and for posting benchmark and
construction projects information to a publicly viewable map through GIS
(geographic information systems), among other initiatives.
School
Resource Officer (SRO) Ashley Krozel received the 'Law Enforcement Award' from
the Lake County Juvenile Officer's Association (LCJOA) for her work and
dedication to youths living and attending schools in and near Buffalo Grove.
Krozel
has been an SRO for seven years in School Districts 96 and 102, serving as a
mentor and resource for students, parents, and school staff. She has served as
an educator who teaches courses on internet safety, bullying, and drug and alcohol
resistance.
Election News
Eight of the nine candidates provided
insights to the Des Plaines Journal Topics as to why they are running. Details
are at Why
they are running.
School
News
Glickman
leaving D21 -- Lynn Glickman,
School District’s assistant superintendent for human resources is leaving the
district to become superintendent of Grayslake School District 46. The appointment begins July 1. Glickman
leaving D21
D103 change
meeting date The Board of
Education has changed its February Committee of the Whole meeting from Tuesday,
Feb. 12, to Wednesday, Feb. 6. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at its
regular location of Daniel Wright Junior High School at 1370 N. Riverwoods Road
in Lincolnshire.
Water
system to get review. Pipe
replacement is the biggest challenge facing the village’s water system according
to a report in the Countryside Reminder. Water
system study.
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