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Car Thefts

Monday, January 16, 2012

String of Car Burglaries Jan. 9-11

Three incidents of car windows being shattered and stereos being stolen were reported during this time.

Three car burglaries were reported between Jan. 9 and Jan. 11, according to Woodridge police.  In each of these incidents, someone shattered a car window at night and stole the car's stereo system.  Two of these incidents happened in the early hours of Jan. 11.   Someone shattered the passenger side window of a vehicle and removed the car’s stereo system between 1 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. Jan. 11 in the 8100 block of Route 53. Someone then shattered the driver’s side window of a car and removed a car’s stereo system between 10 p.m. on Jan. 10 and noon on Jan. 11 in the 2100 block of Apple Lane.  The third incident of car burglary took place between 10 p.m. on Jan. 8 and 8 a.m. on Jan. 9, when someone shattered the front and rear driver's side …

Friday, May 6, 2011

Police Report 10 Incidents of Car Damage or Theft in Last Two Weeks

Woodridge Police reports, May 2-3.

The Woodridge Police Department reported two more incidents of car damage or theft this week.  There have now been 10 such incidents in Woodridge during the past two weeks. Between April 24 and 27, police reported four incidents in which car windows were smashed and items were stolen from the car. There were four more reported incidents in which car windows were cracked or smashed but no items were taken.  According to police reports, a vandal damaged the lock of a car and "disturbed the contents of the vehicle" Monday around 9:45 p.m. in the 2500 block of Forest Drive. Nothing was taken from the car.  Then a thief broke into two cars in the 8100 block of Route 53 between 9 p.m. Tuesday and 9:55 a.m. Wednesday. The dashboard of one car was…

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