Man Threatens Family Member, Neighbor With Knife: Northbrook Police Blotter

NORTHBROOK, IL — The following information comes from the Northbrook Police Department and court records as a record of incidents reported to police and those arrested on criminal charges, which represent accusations by the state that are often dropped or reduced. Updated information may be available from the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court. Everyone arrested is presumed to be innocent unless found guilty in court beyond a reasonable doubt.

ARRESTS

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE

• Alejandro Bailon Fernandez, of Wheeling, is accused of improper lane usage, driving under the influence, DUI with a blood alcohol concentration level of .08 or more, and was arrested at 1:39 a.m. Aug. 15, at Dundee and Pfingsten roads. A court date of Sept. 12 was assigned.
• Carlos Aguirre-Lorenzo, of Schaumburg, is accused of improper lane usage, DUI, and was arrested at 12:27 a.m. Aug. 16, at Dundee and Landwehr roads. A court date of Oct. 2 was assigned.

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT

Patrick L. Langballe, of Northbrook, is accused of two counts of aggravated assault, and was arrested at 10:21 p.m. Aug. 19, in the 2000 block of Walters Avenue. Police said Langballe had reportedly threatened a neighbor and a family member with a knife. A court date of Aug. 21 was assigned.

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INCIDENTS

FLEEING AND ELUDING

• Police discovered a stolen black Prius at 5:41 p.m. Aug. 16, at Waukegan and Voltz roads. The owner had an active warrant for a probation violation. The officer activated his lights and sire, but the car did not stop. The vehicle started driving at a high rate of speed and was disobeying stop lights. The officer stopped following the vehicle and the vehicle fled out of Northbrook.
• An officer saw a 2013 gray Dodge Challenger traveling at a high rate of speed at 10:29 a.m. Aug. 17, eastbound on Dundee Road. Police noticed the vehicle was traveling over the median and disobeying red lights. When the officer activated his emergency lights, the vehicle sped up even faster and fled out of Northbrook on the Edens Expressway.

IDENTITY THEFT

• A Floral Drive resident reported at 6:01 a.m. Aug. 19, that Southern New Hampshire University had sent her a bill for $990 because of an outstanding balance. She advised them she had not attended any college for several years and someone used her information to fraudulently pay for items.
• A Walters Avenue resident called police at 6:03 p.m. Aug. 20, to report that when she had applied for a job recently, the employer performed a credit check. The check revealed that someone had used her information to open an illegal AT&T account in Texas using her information.

BURGLARY TO VEHICLE

A citizen reported at 9:37 a.m. Aug. 20, she had parked her 2024 white Infiniti in a store parking lot in the 1100 block of Church Street with the passenger window open. When she returned, she realized someone had entered her vehicle and stolen her handicap placard.

THEFT

A resident at an assisted living facility in the 2100 block of Pfingsten Road reported on Aug. 20 that he had woken during the night to see someone walking around his room with a flashlight. The person appeared to be near his nightstand. When the complainant woke in the morning, he noticed $4,000 was missing from the nightstand. The management and the Northbrook Police Department are investigating the matter.

BANK FRAUD

The officer manager of a heating and cooling business in the 1800 block of Holste Road reported on Aug 14 someone was able to access their business bank account and debit $100,000 from the account. They said on the day that the money was taken, they received a phone call and a text from someone pretending to be from their bank. Once they contacted their bank, the bank representative said it was a scam.

COMPUTER SCAM

A Glenoak Avenue resident reported at 11:48 a.m. Aug. 21, she had received an alert on her iPad indicating there was a security alert and she needed to contact the phone number listed. She followed the instructions and spoke to several people that told her there had been fraud on her account and she needed to withdraw $21,000 from her bank to secure it in another location. She followed the instructions, withdrew the money and was told to deposit it into an ATM at a liquor store in Glenview. The complainant became suspicious and refused to go into the store. After contacting her bank representative, she realized it was a scam.