Buffalo Grove police last week were
summoned to five residences this week, all in apartment or condominium buildings in
response to a major distraction – noisy children. It appears that holiday
visitors may be at issue as in one case, police received a complaint about a
visiting two-year-old’s loud “foot traffic.” The complainant told police the
child was running around the house causing the constant foot traffic. Police heard the noise and told the
complainant that it was, in fact, normal and that the child was leaving that
day and heading with his other back to Ohio. The child was probably an Ohio
State fan.
In another case, a neighbor called
to complain about another neighbor who had a small child visiting her and the
child running around while playing causing what the complainant said was
excessive noise. The complaint also told police that they can hear the female
resident when she has sex, something they said was disturbing and offensive.
This is not a child-related issue. Not
yet, anyways.
Another resident called police
about, yep, a neighbor whose children were too loud. The woman told police she thinks the neighbor
is purposely being loud just to disturb her.
In another child-noise complaint, a
resident told police she was threatened by an upstairs neighbor after multiple
noise complaints involving her child. Police say they did not hear any
excessive noise and told the complainant that “it was not the intent of the
Village noise ordinance to regulate noise associated with normal living.” Keyword here is normal.
Not all noise comes from
children -- Police were called to a multi-unit residence regarding
excessive noise from an upstairs neighbor.
Police reports indicate that the neighbor was exercising and dropped a
weight on the floor. The complainant also said the neighbor has hardwood floor,
which not only amplifies the sound, but is against the homeowners’ association
rules.
Theft from an auto – A
resident reported to police that a window on his car was broken and an
auxiliary gauge pod was taken. Nothing
else was reported missing. If you’re wondering what a gauge pod is, it’s a
device used to hold automotive gauges in a car. It is not related to an iPod
and is not made by Apple.
Holiday package theft – It’s
that time of year. A resident reported a gift sent to them and delivered by
Amazon was reported missing from the lobby of their building. The resident said
he put up signs asking for the package’s return, but no one responded. Amazon confirmed delivery to the lobby.
Fraud – A resident
said she got a message via Facebook Messenger saying she had won $500,000, but
first had to send the sender $5,000 – which she did. The she realized it was a scam. Police told
the resident to never send money to people she does not know.
Who’s the boss? A Lake
Zurich man said he received an email from someone claiming to be the CEO of his
company asking him to buy $500 worth of gift cards for clients of the company.
The man did, but soon found out that it was a bogus email, but not before he
purchased the cards. He was able to transfer the remaining balance to a
personal account.
Gotta give the bank credit -- A
Buffalo Grove man’s bank notified police on suspicion of a scam. The man told
then bank and police that he had been called by a man regarding a time share
the man and his wife own in Mexico. The
man said the caller offered to sell share of the company that manages the time
share valued at $150,000, but first the man would have to pay taxes for the
sale. The man told the bank and police
that he deposited $5,980 in an account managed by the Private Investment
Bank. Over the course of the next six
weeks, the man deposited an additional $16,000 in various accounts. When the caller requested another $16,000,
the man went to the bank, where a bank official became suspicious and contacted
police.
Community News
Buffalo
Grove Road widening project to begin early 2020
With an agreement with Lake County in hand, work on the widening
of Buffalo Grove Road
from Deerfield Parkway to Half Day Road is set to begin early next year. The
project will coincide with the widening of Weiland Road, which may make
north-south travel a bit of a challenge.
Second
Woodman’s gas station gets OK
The Village Board Dec. 2 approved plans for a second
gas station operated by Woodman’s. The self-serve station will be located on the south side of
Deerfield Parkway and will operate 24 hours.
Local
knitters helping the needy
Two
area craft groups, the Craft Ladies and Sedgebrook Knitters have found a novel way to enjoy their hobby
while helping others. Both groups are
donating the scarves, hats and gloves they are knitting to the Vernon Township
Food Pantry, which provides not just food, but other necessities for needy
families in the area.
Yard waste collection ends Dec. 15
The last day of landscape waste pick up for the year is Dec.
15. Yard waste should be set out on the regularly scheduled recycling pickup
day, and be contained in 32-gallon special yard waste paper bags, or 32-gallon
rigid unlined waste containers marked with a large "X". For more
information on acceptable landscape waste items, click here.
Various
fines, fees to climb Jan. 1
Fines
for violations to various village ordinances, including possession of fireworks and drug paraphernalia will increase
Jan. 1. There will also be increased in various fees to construction permits.
Holiday
light recycling available
If you’re coming across holiday lights that you no longer want to use,
they can be recycled or disposed of at either Village Hall, 50 Raupp Blvd., or
the Police Department, 46 Raupp Blvd. through March 31, 2020.
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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