Rescues of the week

03/10/2010

Apricot is a beautiful 6-month-old, Calico kitten. With her beautiful markings, gorgeous green eyes and sweet disposition, she is hard to resist! This happy kitty is very social and loves to play. Apricot would brighten any home and would make a wonderful companion.
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ATM card ripped off

03/03/2010

A man entered a hotel located in the 500 block of N. Michigan Feb. 25 at 7:40 p.m. to use the ATM in the lobby. As he withdrew $20, a man wearing dark pants and a dark jacket walked up and stood behind him.
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Scrap metal scofflaw strikes

02/24/2010

A security officer was monitoring a residence in the 200 block of W. Ontario Feb. 22 on 11:20 p.m. when he saw a man in the utility room of the building cutting copper wires with bolt cutters. The security officer apprehended the man and called police.
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Office worker robbed

02/17/2010

A woman was working in her office in the 900 block of W. North Feb. 15 at 3 p.m. when she had to go to the lobby. She secured her office door and left. When she returned an hour and a half later, she discovered her purse and her laptop missing. She told police when she returned to the office the door was still locked. There were no security cameras on the premises. The elevator offered access to all floors.
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Cabbie gets pissed

02/10/2010

A Yellow Cab driver pulled up to a hotel in the 100 block of E. Huron Feb. 6 6:55 p.m., got out of his car and attempted to enter the hotel. An employee for the hotel stopped him and said that because of a new company policy, cab drivers are no longer allowed to use the hotel’s restroom.
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Huge jewelry heist

02/03/2010

On Jan. 28 at 10 a.m., a man discovered more than $28,000 worth of jewelry missing from his master bedroom closet, in his home located in the 800 block of W. Webster. The man told police several workmen from several businesses have been doing repairs to his home.
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The dog knew

01/27/2010

A woman was watching television in her apartment in the 2100 block of N. Halsted Jan. 25 at 9 a.m. when her dog started barking loudly. The dog walked toward the back door in her kitchen and started sniffing at it.
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Robbery victim fights back

01/20/2010

A woman was walking to her vehicle parked in the 1500 block of N. Dayton Jan. 17 at 3:08 a.m. when a man in a black-and-white checkered sweater and gray, hooded sweatshirt came up from behind and began pulling her hair and punching her. The offender demanded her phone.
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Biz burglars

01/13/2010

Police responded to a burglary alarm at a business located in the 800 block of W. North Jan. 11 at 2:35 p.m. and noticed a front window shattered and a large brick lying in the front of the store.
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Burglary on Belden

01/06/2010

A woman returned to her house in the 500 block of W. Belden Jan. 4 at 6 p.m. and noticed her front door was forced open. She walked around her house and found her laptop, iPod, passport and some jewelry missing. Police had no leads.
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