Stolen Semi Found, Thief Tries to Scam Bilancio Salon, Fake $100 at Goalie's Goodies

Stolen Semi Found in Elmhurst

A semi-tractor taken from the Nu-Way Transportation lot in Rockdale, Ill., at about 11:55 p.m. July 19, turned up in Elmhurst three days later. The GPS tracking system was damaged by the thief, but it periodically provided location coordinates. At about 10 a.m. July 22, Nu-Way representatives were informed that the vehicle was somewhere in the area of the 1100 block of South York Road in Bensenville. The vehicle was finally located on Larch Avenue, just north of Industrial Drive in Elmhurst. It was unoccupied and unlocked. About $2,000 worth of wooden pallets were missing from the trailer, and the ignition system was damaged. 

Forgery

Someone tried to pass a fraudulent $100 bill at Goalie's Goodies, 116 S. York, at 10 a.m. July 16.

Theft

A spare tire was removed from the undercarriage of a vehicle parked on the 400 block of West Lexington between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. June 28. The tire and rim are worth $225.

Bilancio Hair Salon, 124 N. York Road, reported they received a call from someone at 1:30 p.m. July 19 stating they were from ComEd and were going to shut of electricity to the business in 30 minutes if the owner didn't pay immediately. The owner gave the caller a credit card number that was declined. The caller told the owner to go to any store and buy a MoneyPac card to pay. The owner contacted police.

A purse was removed from the passenger seat of an unlocked vehicle parked on the 100 block of Haven between 10:15 and 11 p.m. July 19.

A blue Schwinn cruiser bicycle that was locked to a light pole on the 100 block of Fellows Court was taken between 3 and 10:30 a.m. July 20. The lock was cut and lying on the ground.

A purse and iPad 2 were taken from an unlocked vehicle parked on the 100 block of Haven between 9:45 p.m. July 19 and 6:45 a.m. July 20. 

A locked girl's Magna mountain bike was taken from the 200 block of Route 83 between 1 and 10:30 p.m. July 20. The bike is worth $50.

An Apple iPhone and case worth $300 were taken from a purse that was left in the back of a vehicle parked at Crestview Park, 245 E. Crestview, between 7:15 and 8 p.m. July 20. The victim's wallet was gone through, but neither her cash nor other items in the purse appeared to be missing.

A red Trek 800 mountain bike was taken from the verticle bike racks on Park Street west of the Metra station, 132 W. Park, between 5 p.m. July 4 and noon July 13.

An unlocked Schwinn Frontier bicycle was taken from the north platform bike rack at the train station, 128 W. First St., between 8:45 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. July 23. Loss is estimated at $100.

Identity Theft

Residents of the 600 block of North Michigan told police someone obtained their US Bank account number and was using it to pay for a Comcast cable account. Three charges were made totaling $200. The victims are not Comcast customers.