Police: Man Steals Back Car He Just Sold, Fowl Statues Take Flight

By Emily Stone and David MacLean

Hot Potty

Someone lit toilet paper on fire inside a port-a-potty in a Lake of the Hills park.

Once, twice, three times a felon?

An Evanston man sold a stolen car, stole it back from the buyer and then tried to sell it again to undercover police, according to police.

The man found someone to buy the 2010 Toyota Camry via Craigslist on a Wednesday, then sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning stole the car back using a GPS he attached to the car; and on Friday tried to sell the car again but this time to undercover police officers.

She was on stakeout for those Keebler elves

A 20-year-old woman was found sleeping under a tree in Lake of the Hills.

Duck, duck, goose!

A Des Plaines resident reported someone had taken a cement goose statue worth $50.

That same day, another resident on the same block said she had placed her cement duck statue, worth $50, near her flower bed but discovered it missing several days earlier. She did not make a report at that time, but since another resident had had a goose statue stolen, she decided to make a police report.

Highland Park thief prepares to go a-courtin’

An unsecured paddle boat was stolen overnight in Highland Park. In a separate incident, someone stole a violin from the front seat of a car in Highland Park.

A modified Delorean also seen driving 88 mph down street

A Lake of the Hills street light was struck by lightning.

Violently imported beer

A Modelo beer bottle was thrown through a living room window of an Arlington Heights condominium at 2:09 a.m. The resident was awoken by the damage.