$2K Car Part Stolen, Soapy Fountain: La Grange Cops

LA GRANGE, IL — In the last few days, La Grange police handled cases involving the theft of a $2,000 car part, a soapy fountain, a DUI, a school shed burglary, shoplifting and stolen bicycles. Here is information from the latest La Grange police reports:

Converter stolen

• A catalytic converter was stolen from a truck overnight June 16 in the 10 block of Beach Avenue. The converter was valued at $1,500 to $2,000. Converters contain metals that have become a lot more valuable since last year.

Soapy fountain

• An officer saw soap coming out of the fountain about 4 a.m. Sunday at 80 Sixth Ave. Security footage showed two people dropping a plastic bag in the fountain.

DUI

• Theresa Claybrooks, 60, of Chicago, was arrested about 1 a.m. June 18 at 47th Street and Brainard Avenue on charges of DUI and improper parking on the roadway.

Warrant

• Raul Valenzuela, 24, of La Grange Park, was arrested about 4 p.m. June 16 on a DuPage County warrant charging failure to appear in court.

School shed broken into

• A plastic shed used to store playground equipment was broken into June 18 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School, 145 N. Waiola Ave. The equipment was tossed around the playground.

Shoplifting

• A man stole several cosmetic items June 18 from Walgreens, 2 N. La Grange Road. They were valued at $436. The items consisted of razors, deodorant and Tide Pods.

Stolen bicycles

• A locked bicycle was stolen Saturday near MilkStop restaurant, 700 W. Burlington Ave.
• A child's bicycle was stolen between 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday from a rack at the Stone Avenue train station, 701 W. Burlington Ave. The Schwinn bike was valued at $300.
• An unlocked black bicycle was stolen Tuesday from the side of a building in the 1300 block of West Cossitt Avenue.

Egging

• A house in the 300 block of South Sunset Avenue was egged overnight Monday.

Lawn items taken

• Two copper decorative lawn items were taken between June 17 and June 24 in the 100 block of South Catherine Avenue.

Police report information is provided by local police departments. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.