Masked Man Robs $1,000 From Niles Restaurant

On Aug. 23 just before 3 p.m., a witness told Niles police that while in the employee breakroom of a restaurant in the 7500 block of Harlem Avenue, he saw on the video monitor a man reaching through the drive-through window to steal a plastic bag containing $1,000 cash from a drawer below the cash register. 

When the employee attempted to stop him, he fled eastbound through the drive-through lane and hopped the fence into a residential neighborhood, then got into the passenger side of a Chevrolet. The restaurant owner arrived and showed police video of the incident.  The suspect is described as a male, 20-30 years of age, who was wearing a white mask and gloves. Police are investigating.

Lack of Seatbelt Leads to Bigger Problems

Marta Zherebtska, 40, of the 3000 block of West Cortland Street, Chicago, was charged with DUI when police were conducting seatbelt enforcement. During a roadside check, police asked Zherebtska to stop, and said she was not wearing her seatbelt. Saying she had a moderate odor of alcohol on her breath, they asked her to do field sobriety tests, which she failed, according to the report. Her court date is Oct. 2 in the Skokie branch of the Cook County courts of Chicago. 

Information is taken from Niles Police Department reports.

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