Crime & Safety

Man Walks Highway to Canada, Woman Trapped in Garage

A look at weird crimes in the northern Chicago suburbs.





By Emily Stone and David MacLean

What does he know that we don't?

Northfield officers responded to reports of a man with two backpacks walking north along the Edens Expressway. Officers found a 51-year-old man from Canada who said he was walking back to Canada. Officers told the man not to walk along the highway.

He asked if anyone knew Sarah Connor; Said he’d be back.

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Someone entered an Evanston home and stole cash, a wallet, a cell phone, dark pants and a belt.

Is there a special lane for the criminal commuter?

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An Illinois I-Pass was taken from a windshield of a car parked in Palatine.

The sweetest way to the mechanic

A man poured sugar into the gas tank of a car in Evanston.

Also I have some jars I need help opening

A Northfield resident reported her electricity had gone out and she was stuck in the garage. ComEd was in the area that day performing tree removal and had informed nearby residents of a planned power outage. An officer manually opened the garage door to let her out.



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