Suspicious Pacing, Lights In Sky: Burr Ridge Cops

BURR RIDGE, IL — In the last couple of weeks, Burr Ridge police handled cases involving a suspicious pacer, lights in the sky, a bad engine, an attempted ladder theft, pothole damage to a car and an elevator rescue. Here is information from Burr Ridge police reports:

Suspicious pacing

• A passerby called police about a man pacing back and forth in front of Falling Water subdivision on 91st Street about 5:30 p.m. April 1. The man was described as black and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants and black ski mask. The gatekeeper for the subdivision was black and wearing black clothing and a black hat. However, he said he was not walking near 91st Street.

Lights in the sky

• A caller reported seeing multiple lights in the sky about 10 p.m. April 3 Two officers checked and saw what appeared to be sky lanterns.

Bad engine

• A resident came to the police station April 1 to report that he bought a car from I-55 Motors in Lemont and wanted a refund because it had a bad engine. He was advised to contact the DuPage County Sheriff's Office, the agency of jurisdiction.

Told to leave town

• An officer saw a man outside his SUV with a Florida license plate trying to flag down people about 7 p.m. April 1 at Interstate 55 and County Line Road. Two officers spoke with the man and another person, who said they were trying to get directions to go home to Florida. The officers told the people they knew what they were doing and that they needed to leave town. Patch asked the police what they believed they were doing. Deputy Police Chief Marc Loftus responded, "This is a type of scam where the 'stranded motorist' flags a person down pretending to need help/money for gas or some other type of trouble. They will offer something of 'value' in return for cash, often times jewelry. The jewelry is always fake."

Attempted ladder theft

• An employee in the 15W400 block of 59th Street told police that two teenage boys tried to take a ladder that was outside a shed. The employee yelled at them, and they ran away south on Garfield. Officers checked the area, but could not find the teens. The employee said he would move the ladder into one of the garages.

Ride for late-night pedestrian

• An officer gave a woman a ride to Custer Avenue in Lyons after another officer saw her walking home about 1:30 a.m. April 2. She said her friend did not pick her up.

Pothole damage to car

• A driver had to get a car towed April 2 after it struck a pothole near Plainfield Road and Hillcrest Drive. Both passenger side tires were flattened.

Elevator rescue

• Pleasantview Fire District was able to open the elevator doors and rescue two people inside about 1 p.m. April 4 at Chicago Marriott Southwest, 1200 Burr Ridge Parkway. No one was injured.

Discarded cigar likely cause

• Tri-State Fire District put out a fire about 3 a.m. April 5 on 91st Street. It was possibly started by a discarded cigar. No damage was done.

Selling fake jewelry

• Police were unable to find a man in a gray Suburban who was trying to sell fake jewelry about 2:30 p.m. April in the parking lot of Chase Bank, 150 Burr Ridge Parkway.

Tenant-landlord dispute

• A resident on Circle Ridge Drive told police April 5 that he received a text message with a photo of his address from his tenant's son. A process server gave eviction notices to the tenant. Because of that, the resident believed the message was threatening. An officer spoke with the tenant's son and advised him not to contact the landlord.

Concerned about customer

• The manager of McDonald's, 9101 Kingery Highway, told police about 10:30 a.m. April 6 that a woman swerved in the drive-thru, then proceeded to park in the parking lot and got sick. The manager thought the driver was intoxicated. The woman told an officer that she was pregnant and didn't feel well. She started to feel better after drinking some water. She declined an ambulance.