Graffiti was discovered yesterday spray-painted on a fence in the parking lot of the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation and at other locations in south Evanston. These among the stories in today’s crime bulletin from Evanston police.

GRAFFITI

300 Dodge

Graffiti involving foul language was discovered at 11 a.m. Thursday, spray-painted on a fence in the parking lot of the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in the 300 block of Dodge Avenue. Rabbi Rachel Weiss tells Evanston Now the graffiti was not anti-Semitic and, in the context of the other graffiti incidents in the neighborhood, did not appear to be targeted at the synagogue.

2000 Brummel

Graffiti was discovered spray-painted on the garage of a home in the 2000 block of Brummel Street at 10:25 a.m. Thursday.

200 Brown

Graffiti was discovered spray-painted on the garage of a home in the 200 block of Brown Avenue at 10:25 a.m. Thursday.

1700 Howard

Graffiti was discovered spray-painted on a commercial building in the 1700 block of Howard Street at 7 a.m. Thursday.

BURGLARY

1600 Brummel

Two bicycles were taken from the unlocked garage of a home in the 1600 block of Brummel Street between Dec. 2 and 9 p.m. Wednesday.

1000 Howard

Copper piping was taken from a construction site in the 1000 block of Howard Street around 7 a.m. Friday.

OTHER

227 Hartrey

Enrri Patino Renteria, 20, and Rick Renteria, both of 1237 Fowler Ave., were arrested at 227 Hartrey Ave. at 3:34 p.m. Thursday and charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.

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.

Related Document: Crime Bulletin (December-10DR)

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