A Lawless Bouncy House and Suffocation by Cake

By Emily Stone and David MacLean

Edward Snowden has applied for asylum in this laws-free bouncy house

Northfield police officers checked on a truck that drove onto a bike path. The truck was cleared because it was picking up a bouncy house that was being used by a party nearby.

Mailbox ignores Surgeon General's warming

A woman flagged down a passing Morton Grove police officer to report smoke coming out of a mailbox. The officer discovered a M-100 smoke cracker inside.

Shafted

Someone entered a Skokie golf store and stole a Titleist driver head from the shaft of a club.

Man claims he only steals to spritz his kids

A Wisconsin man was charged with retail theft after police say he stole $2,395 worth of fragrances from a Vernon Hills store.

A delicious near death experience

Lake Bluff officers responded to a report of a woman having difficulty breathing. The officer arrived and determined a piece of cake had dislodged from her throat. An ambulance and EMTs arrived also. The woman refused transportation to the emergency room.

Police provide locally sourced jail cell

A Rolling Meadows woman was arrested after police say she stole a salad, scented candles, coconut water and cherry tomatoes from the Deerfield Whole Foods.