Crime & Safety

Drunken Highwood Man Charged After Green Bay Road Crash: Blotter

Shoplifters steal liquor, beauty products, groceries and a jacket: Highland Park Police Blotter

The following incidents and arrests were reported by the Highland Park Police Department from Feb. 20 to Feb. 28, 2024.
The following incidents and arrests were reported by the Highland Park Police Department from Feb. 20 to Feb. 28, 2024. (Jonah Meadows/Patch, File)

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — The information below comes from Highland Park and Highwood police and Lake County courts as a record of those arrested by police. Being arrested does not mean a person is guilty of the charged offense. Criminal charges merely represent accusations by the state are often dropped or reduced. Everyone named below is innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Updated information about the following cases may be available from the Lake County Circuit Clerk of Courts.

INCIDENTS

CRIMINAL DAMAGE

  • Police were notified of spray-painted graffiti on the pedestrian overpass bridge over Old Skokie Road around 4 p.m. on Feb. 20.
  • Police were notified of graffiti in the parking garage at 609 Laurel Ave. prior to 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 23.

SHOPLIFTING

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  • Someone walked into Williams Ski and Patio at 1672 Old Skokie Road and stole a Helly Hansen jacket worth about $550 at some point prior to 4 p.m. Feb. 20.
  • At some point prior to 2 p.m. on Feb. 22, three shoplifters reportedly stole more than $2,300 worth of products from the Ulta Beauty at 135 Skokie Valley Road.
  • A trio of shoplifters stole baskets with an unspecified amount of liquor from the Target, 2099 Skokie Valley Road, prior to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 22.
  • Someone stole about $125 worth of merchandise from the Sunset Foods, 1812 Green Bay Road, prior to noon on Feb. 24.

ARRESTS/CITATIONS

A 50-year-old Highland Park man was arrested and charged with violating an active order of protection after police got a report of a violation of an order of protection in the lobby of the police department shortly before midnight on Feb. 21.

A 28-year-old Chicago man was arrested around 1:15 a.m. on Feb. 23 following a traffic stop on the southbound Edens Expressway and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol with a breath alcohol concentration of 0.08 or greater and driving with a suspended license. He was also issued citations for operating an uninsured motor vehicle and suspended registration.

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A 30-year-old Highwood man was arrested around 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 25 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and driving under the influence of alcohol with a breath alcohol concentration of 0.08 or greater after police were dispatched to a traffic crash at the intersection of Green Bay Road and Elm Place. Police issued him citations for illegal transportation of an open container of alcohol by a driver and failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash.

William Michael Rudoll, 35, of the 2000 block of St Johns Avenue, Highland Park, was arrested around 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 26 and charged with aggravated domestic battery, a felony, and two counts of misdemeanor domestic battery after police were called to a report of a battery in progress.

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