Fraud reported – Buffalo
Grove police received four reports of fraud in the past week.
One woman
received a text message thanking her for a recent purchase. But she had not made one.
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An 81-year-old woman told police she received a
call from her bank about checks totaling $256,016.67 from her savings
account. The woman did not lose any
money as the bank flagged the transactions as suspicious. The checks were
cashed at a bank in Colorado.
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A 35-year-old man told police he received a text
from thanking him for adding a new line to his cell phone plan. He did not,
however, make any purchases authorize any changes to his plan.
* A 72-year-old Wheeling man told police he
received a call from someone claiming to be with Microsoft saying they were
increasing their prices to $330 a month. The man gave the caller access to his
computer after which the man was instructed to wire $19,0000 to a Hong
Kong-based bank account. The man became
suspicious can checked with is bank in Buffalo Grove. The man was advised to change his phone
numbers and have his computer checked for spyware.
Forcible entry – A resident
in the 800 block of Horatio Blvd. told police he received notification from his
burglar alarm of someone trying to enter his home. He checked with the alarm company who said
there were no further activations. Upon
returning home, the resident found his garage door open as well as a rear
window. Police say whoever entered the
home used a snowblower as an aid to get into the window. Police found jewelry on the grass near a
screen that had been removed. No other
items were reported missing.
Tipped off – An employee at
the Subway in the 300 block of Half Day Road reported someone took a $5 bill
out of the tip jar on the counter. The
suspect did, however, pay for his order with a $10 which he took out of his
wallet. A $5 tip at Subway?
Nursing home theft – An
employee at a nursing home in the 500 block of McHenry Rd. reported $320 in
cash missing from her purse. The woman
told police the alleged theft occurred while she attended to a resident
The Joker
was wild – The manager of the movie theater in Town Center reported
customers banging on a door demanding a refund contending they were
overcharged. The customer said that the five 17-year-old youths she was with
should have received a student discount with their valid identification. The manager explained that Sony Motion
Pictures authorizes student discounts for college students only and provided
the woman a $12.50 gift card.
Stupid is as
stupid does – In the past week, Buffalo Grove Police issued five tickets
for driving on a revoked license, one for driving without a valid license, two
for driving without insurance, two for transporting open liquor or marijuana,
one for having drug paraphernalia in a motor vehicle and one for driving too
close.
Excuse of the week – When a 33-year-old Elmwood Park man
was asked by police if he had a valid driver’s license, he said “I’m driving on
tickets.” When asked if his license was
suspended or revoked, the man said “I’m not sure, it might be.” The man was charged
with possession of marijuana (less than 10 grams), possession of drug
paraphernalia and, oh yes, driving with a revoked or suspended driver’s
license. There was a full moon.
Information about arrests
and calls to the Buffalo Grove Police Department is from public records and is
obtained in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act
Community
News
Village Board meets Monday night
The Buffalo Grove Village
Board has a regular meeting at 7:30 Monday night. On the agenda are
items related to “Amending the Buffalo Grove Municipal Code Chapter 5 and
Chapter 9 Regarding Adult-Use Cannabis Regulations”. The issue has prompted
considerable discussion among trustees and residents, some of whom have
reportedly mailed postcards to residents urging the Board to not approve sale
of recreational marijuana in the village.
Village eyes software to improve
service
At
its Oct. 7 Committee of the Whole meeting, the Village Board heard a proposal
from staff to purchase
software to, as the Daily Herald reports, streamline
village services.
The
software, with a $246,000 price tag, would be used by the Community Development
Department.
Enhanced DUI enforcement set
The Buffalo Grove
Police Department will crack down on impaired drivers with an aggressive Drive
Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement effort - and gives a warning to all
partygoers to, ‘keep the party off the road’ from Oct. 19 through Nov. 3.
“Driving while alcohol- or
drug-impaired is deadly; it is illegal and it will get you pulled over and
arrested this Halloween,” Sergeant Michelle Kondrat says.
Impaired driving
not only puts the driver and their passengers at risk, but also everyone else
on the road around them. If citizens observe a potentially impaired driver,
they are asked to call 9-1-1 as soon as it is safe to report what they saw.
Should the driver be arrested for
DUI, the caller can be rewarded with $100 from the Alliance Against Intoxicated
Motorists (AAIM) “Drunkbusters” program.
The Drive Sober or
Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign works to keep everyone safe on the roads
and urges motorists to follow these additional safety tips:
• If you plan to drink, designate a
sober driver
• Take public transportation or a car
service, or call a sober friend or family member to get home safely.
• If someone is observed attempting to
drive while impaired, help them get home safely.
This law
enforcement crackdown is made possible by federal traffic safety funds provided
through the Illinois Department of Transportation.
BGPD plan prescription drug collection
The Buffalo Grove
Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) have partnered to
host the last official prescription drug collection event of the year on
Saturday, Oct. 26.
Expired, unused,
or unneeded prescription drugs can be dropped off at the Buffalo Grove Police
Department, 46 Raupp Blvd. between 10a.m. and 2 p.m. The Police Department
additionally has a gray mailbox permanently placed in the station’s lobby,
where residents can conveniently and responsibly dispose of prescription drugs,
year-round
For more
information, please visit takebackday.dea.gov/ or contact the Police
Department at 847-459-2560.
Registration
open for BGPD’s trivia night
Registration is now open for the
Buffalo Grove Police Department’s 4th Annual Trivia Night on Saturday, Nov.
9. The event will be at Concorde
Banquets, 20922 N. Rand Road in Kildeer.
The Department will once again be
raising funds for Special Olympics Illinois and the 23,000 athletes they
support. The Buffalo Grove Police Department has raised more than half a
million dollars, with more than $55,000 of those dollars raised in 2018.
“We are looking forward to our
largest turn-out yet,” Police Chief Steven Casstevens said. Casstevens will
emcee the event. “This is a fantastic night made possible by all of our
sponsors and volunteers, as well as our community coming together to support
Special Olympics and their families.”
The event will consist of ten rounds
of challenging questions, dinner, multiple raffle opportunities and a cash bar.
Silent raffle items include sports memorabilia, gift baskets, gift cards and
more.
The cost is $40 per person with a
maximum of 10 people per team. Check-in begins at 5 p.m., with the event
starting at 6 p.m. Tables reservations are also available.
The Police Department is also looking
for sponsorships and donations for raffle prizes. To learn more about
sponsorships or to donate a raffle prize, contact Melessa Horbus, assistant to
the Chief of Police, via email at mhorbus@vbg.org or by calling (847) 459-2575.
Volunteers needed for 2020 Farmers Market season
Even though the
2019 Farmers Market season ended last Sunday, the committee is already looking toward
2020.
Residents are
invited to become Farmers Market volunteers; meetings will begin in January,
and the market will return in June of 2020. Applications are available on the
Village website by clicking 'Apply Now' under the Volunteer Listing tab.
Symphonic Band performance Nov. 16
The
Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band's 18th Annual Fall Concert entitled "Old
World...New World" is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 at Vernon Hills High School. Tickets
are available at Village Hall, 50 Raupp Blvd., or at the door. Prices are $8
for seniors and students (with ID), $10 in advance for general admission or $12
at the door. Tickets are also available online.
Link to add connection to Forest
Preserve path
Users of paths in the Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve will soon have
an easier way to go into the Arlington Heights.
Student Voices
Here are links to the student newspapers at Stevenson and Buffalo
Grove high schools.
Buffalo Grove High School Charger
Stevenson High School Statesman
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