A four-door 1991 Mitsubishi Galant was stolen from a business parking lot in the 2000 block of Greenleaf Street. This among the stories in today’s daily crime bulletin from Evanston police.
Burglary
1000 Crain
A men’s mountain bicycle was stolen from an unlocked apartment/condo common area between 9 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. yesterday.
Drugs
915 Davis
Jordana Mine Fox, 34, of 1623 Thelin Court, was arrested at 915 Davis St. at 5:19 p.m. yesterday and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. She is due in court on Sept. 29 at 9 a.m.
Graffiti
700 Judson
Graffiti was discovered in a park in the 700 block of Judson Avenue at 10:28 a.m. yesterday.
Theft
2000 Greenleaf
A 1991 four-door Mitsubishi Galant was stolen from a business parking lot in the 2000 block of Greenleaf Street between midnight and 12:28 a.m. yesterday.
1900 Jackson
A laptop computer was stolen from an apartment in the 1900 block of Jackson Street around 10:30 a.m. yesterday. Suspect is a 5-foot-9-inch-tall black male weighing 150 pounds.
Traffic
739 Howard
Mark Antwaun Clark, 38, of 7121 N. Ridge Ave., Chicago, was arrested at 739 Howard St. at 11:53 p.m. yesterday and charged with a traffic violation. He is due in court on Sept. 27 at 9 a.m.
Incidents listed appear among the official reports of the Evanston Police Department. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt, which can only be determined by a court of law.
Crime at NU esp. bikes
Many times I've told people NU must have a low theft rate on campus given that I seldom see a report in EvanstonNow or the Police report.
10+ years ago I recall seeing frequent reports about on campus bike theft and stripped bikes on campus.
I'd assumed NU had taken steps to greatly reduce thefts.
Tuesday I saw an NU policeman with an employee who had a bike part stolen between 1-5 PM. Another employee said bike/parts thefts are common.
I assumed and probably true, that NU does not want public reporting that would hurt their image. However students and residents really do need to have a complete picture and so they should be in Police bullitins.
I did find NU has a Web page for crimes but it appears the theft I saw is just another "under $500" and no mention a bike theft. Don't we deserve better information and fuller picture ?
http://www.northwestern.edu/up/blotter/blotter_ev.html