Crime & Safety

Heavy Police Activity Outside ETHS, Police Find 100 lbs of Pot in Recycling Bin

Here's a look at the most-read stories on Evanston Patch in June from a Northwestern University professor quitting his job, blaming party hearty students to a house fire on Judson Avenue. See what you missed in June.

Multiple people are in police custody after witnesses saw someone fire a gun near Evanston Township High School Tuesday around 4 p.m., according to police.


2. Evanston Police Find 100 Pounds of Pot in Recycling Bin

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Evanston police found nine packaged blocks of marijuana on Saturday, June 8.


3. Northwestern Professor Resigns, Blaming Party Hearty Students

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An adjunct professor in the school of medicine says he quit his job and plans to sell his home near campus after students threw up in his hedges one too many times.


4. Body Found in Wilmette Being Investigated as Homicide

Police are investigating the death of a 20-year-old Highland Park man whose body was found with signs of "obvious trauma" in Wilmette Monday night.


5. Police: Felon Charged With Firing Gun Outside ETHS

Police arrested a 21-year-old Evanston man whom they say fired a gun outside ETHS Tuesday afternoon following a dispute.


6. House Fire on Judson Avenue

Evanston Fire Division Chief Dwight Hohl said the fire department is still investigating the cause of the blaze, which appears to have started in an upper floor of the building.


7. Robber Knifes Father Dropping Off Son at ETHS

Evanston police are searching for an armed robber who demanded money, then cut a father who was on his way home from dropping his son off at school, according to police.


8. Ald. Grover Witnessed Gunfight Outside ETHS

Evanston Ald. Jane Grover saw a man firing a gun across from the high school Tuesday afternoon. "I've been so angry since then."


9. Police: Drug Dealers Hail Officer, Ducks Cross the Road

A look at weird crimes in the northern Chicago suburbs.


10. Police: Reports of Gunfire Center Around ETHS

Evanston police released a map showing every location where someone reported that shots were fired during the first half of 2013.

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