Wedding and Engagement Rings Stolen from Home: Blotter

Retail Theft Charges

Norma Crowder, 24, of the 8700 block of Ashland Avenue, Chicago, and Gwendolyn Ames, 25, of the 600 block of Carroll Parkway, Glenwood, were charged with retail theft, according to a report. They are accused of taking more than $700 worth of jewelry and clothing from Kohl's, 17620 Halsted St. A witness allegedly told police they took the items into a dressing room but, when they left, the merchandise could not be seen. The jewelry and clothing were reportedly found in a purse and baby page the two women were carrying. Police took them to Markham court for a bond hearing following the arrest.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5

Wedding Rings Stolen

About $1,500 worth of wedding and engagement rings were stolen from a home in the 18300 block of May Street, according to a report. A man came to the door of a woman's house and told her he was going to pump out the neighbor's flooded basement and into her backyard. The man claiming to be working on the neighbor's house then led the woman to the backyard. When the homeowner returned to the house, she checked upstairs and discovered three wedding rings and two engagement rings missing from the bedroom. All of the draws had been pulled out. No arrests were reported.

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