Burglars stole cash from two restaurants in the 700 block of Main Street after forcing their way in by breaking glass in a window and a door. These among stories in today’s crime bulletin from Evanston police.

BURGLARY

700 Main

Burglars forced their way into Reprise Coffee Roasters, a cafe and coffee shop, in the 700 block of Main Street, by breaking window glass between 10:39 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday. They stole money from the cash register.

Burglars forced their way into the Trattoria DOC Restaurant, in the 700 block of Main Street, by breaking the front door glass between 9:30 p.m. Sunday and 8:47 a.m. yesterday. They stole cash.

2000 Sherman

Someone damaged a lock to enter the common storage area of a building in the 2000 block of Sherman Avenue around 3 p.m. yesterday. They stole two bicycles.

300 Ridge

Medication and a gas mask were stolen at a residence in the 300 block of Ridge Avenue between 3:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. Friday.

BATTERY

355 Ridge

Raekwon Dukes, 23, of 8211 S. Carpenter Ave., Chicago, was arrested at 355 Ridge Ave. at 5:39 p.m. on Aug. 28 and charged with domestic battery.

1500 Dewey

Andre X. Laden, 28, of 1809 Lake St., was arrested at 1500 Dewey Ave. at 1:30 a.m. Friday and charged with battery.

1600 Dodge

Kevin J. Riley, 47, of 1501 Maple Ave., was arrested at 1600 Dodge Ave. at 6:31 p.m. Sunday and charged with domestic battery and criminal trespass to property.

CRIMINAL DAMAGE

300 Ridge

Someone damaged a door at Amita Health Saint Francis Hospital in the 300 block of Ridge Avenue around 4 a.m. Sunday.

305 Ridge

Michael S. Sylvester, 24, of 305 Ridge Ave., was arrested at that address at 9:58 p.m. Saturday and charged with criminal damage to property.

GRAFFITI

800 Mulford

Someone sprayed paint on a 2014 Chevrolet in the 800 block of Mulford Street between 7 p.m. Thursday and 5:40 a.m. Friday.

SHOTS HEARD

900 Monroe

Gunshots were reported in the 900 block of Monroe Street at 8:12 p.m. Saturday. Police checked the area but found nothing.

THEFT

2400 Howard

Food and alcoholic items were stolen from the Jewel-Osco grocery store in the 2400 block of Howard Street in three separate incidents yesterday and today.

1600 Chicago

Food items were stolen from the Whole Foods Market in the 1600 block of Chicago Avenue around 3 p.m. Sunday.

2100 Dempster

Catalytic converters were removed from two trucks in the 2100 block of Dempster Street between noon Saturday and noon Sunday.

800 Dobson

A 2014 Chevrolet was taken from the 800 block of Dobson Street between 9:30 p.m. Thursday and 2:30 a.m. Friday. It was later recovered.

1700 Hinman

Someone used keys to steal a 2021 Subaru from the 1700 block of Hinman Avenue between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. yesterday.

1700 Chicago

An electric skateboard was stolen from an apartment in the 1700 block of Chicago Avenue between Aug. 23 and noon Saturday.

1700 Grey

Someone stole a red Coleman mini-bike from the rear yard of a home in the 1700 block of Grey Avenue around 2 p.m. Saturday.

TRAFFIC

1030 Florence

Jamie L. Harris, 32, of 9970 Holly Lane, Des Plaines, was arrested at 1030 Florence Ave. at 9:57 a.m. Friday and charged with a traffic violation.

1560 Sherman

Michelle S. Miller, 27, of 1527 S. St. Louis Ave., Chicago, was arrested at 1560 Sherman Ave. at 12:38 p.m. Thursday and charged with a traffic violation.

Incidents listed appear among the official reports of the Evanston Police Department. An arrest does not constitute an assumption of guilt, which can only be determined by a court of law. Court appearances take place in Cook County 2nd District Court in Skokie.

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A resident of Evanston since 1975, Chuck Bartling holds a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University and has extensive experience as a reporter and editor for daily newspapers, radio...