Crime & Safety
Burglar Grabs Cash after Breaking into Grocer's Pantry: Blotter
Woodridge police reports, Dec. 1 to Dec. 5.

THURSDAY, DEC. 5
Burglary
Grocer’s Pantry, 7058 Woodward Ave., was burglarized at about 5:37 a.m. Someone broke in and took cash.
TUESDAY, DEC. 3
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Defacing Property
The walls, floor and patio furniture for a pool house in the 2500 block of Waterbury were sprayed with paint.
MONDAY, DEC. 2
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Criminal Damage
Wires to a Christmas display were cut sometime between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. in the yard of a home on Lorraine Avenue.
Attempted Burglary
Someone tried to break into a home at about 10:36 a.m. in the 7700 block of Woodward Avenue. The person force open the front door to an apartment, damaging the frame.
SUNDAY, DEC. 1
Trespassing
Thomas Akowuah, 38, of the 7700 block of Woodward, Woodridge, was charged with trespassing after an incident at about 9:34 p.m. in the 7700 block of Woodward Avenue.
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