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the glenview lantern | January 24, 2019 | 11
Police Reports
Thieves hit work site, truck, steal tools worth thousands
Thieves struck a work site and
a work vehicle in the space of a
week and stole a numerous tools
worth a total of almost $10,000,
according to incident reports from
the Glenview Police Department.
Two workers called police on
Jan. 8 to report someone burglarized
their work vehicle between
3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. while
it was parked outside a business
in the 2800 block of Patriot
Boulevard.
The workers reported various
tools were stolen from the vehicle,
including drills reciprocating
saws, batteries, drill bits, saw
blades and nail gun, worth a total
of about $2,360, according to the
incident report.
An employee at a work site in
the 2200 block of Covert Road
called Glenview police on Jan.
11 to to report someone had stolen
several tools from the site
overnight, including a nail gun,
air compressor, miter saw and a
table saw. The total reported loss
is $7,250.
In other police news:
Jan. 14
• At 10:49 a.m., officers responded
to the parking lot of a business
in the 1400 block of Patriot
Boulevard for reported battery
that just occurred. Two women
who work at the business got
into an argument, during which
one knocked an ear bud out of
the other woman’s ear. In retaliation,
the woman slapped the
other woman in the face, causing
her to fall to the ground. No injuries
were reported and no further
police action was requested.
• Officers responded to a business
in the 1400 block of Patriot
Boulevard for a report of criminal
damage. A complainant said
someone scratched their 2017
GMC Arcadia from the front
quarter panel to the rear door.
The cost to repair the damage is
unknown.
Jan. 11
• A loss-prevention worker at
a business in the 1900 block
of Tower Drive reported a
woman entered the store, took
two items of clothing into the
dressing room and came out
without either item. The woman
was stopped as she left the store,
and the items, worth a total of
$72, were found in her purse.
The woman received a trespass
warning and left the store.
• A resident in the 3800 block
of Glenview Road reported
someone burglarized their home
sometime on Jan. 11. A ring and
Nintendo game were stolen. The
reported loss is $130.
A manager at a business in the
1400 block of Milwaukee Avenue
reported an employee’s tote
bag and backpack were stolen
from a break room sometime on
Jan. 1. The bags contained a cell
phone, video games and other
personal items. The reported loss
is $1,026.
Jan. 10
• At about 6:55 p.m., several
residents in the 1300 block of
Plymouth Lane reported hearing
a loud bang. Residents called police
again at 11:57 p.m. to report
hearing another loud bang. Officers
checked the area and found
two spent fireworks canisters in
one of the yards.
• At 7:25 p.m., officers on patrol
saw a man running from a
store in the 900 block of Greenwood
Road in unincorporated
Glenview with what appeared
to be liquor. The officers approached
the man after he got
into a black Jeep parked nearby,
at which point he threw the
bottle out of the vehicle. The liquor
bottle was stolen from the
store. The man was arrested and
turned over to the Cook County
Sheriff’s Police.
Jan. 9
• A resident in the 1600 block
of Pebble Creek Drive reported
someone burglarized their home
between 9:30 p.m. and 9:57 p.m.
Someone ransacked the master
bedroom and various pieces
of jewelry. The reported loss is
$4,640.
Jan. 8
• Two people called police to
report their vehicle was burglarized
while parked at a business
in the 2800 block of Patriot
Boulevard. The burglary occurred
between 3:30 p.m. and
6:30 p.m. Various tools, including
drills, reciprocating saws, batteries,
drill bits, saw blades and a
nail gun were stolen from the
vehicle. The reported loss is
about $2,360.
• Around 8 p.m., an employee at
a restaurant in the 2000 block of
Tower Drive reported a man paid
for his food with a counterfeit
$100 bill. As the employee was
testing the bill, the man grabbed
$89 from the counter and ran
away. The reported loss is $189.
• A resident in the 2800 block of
Leanne Court reported someone
stole an iPad from their unlocked
Ford F-250 while it was parked
at the home overnight. The
reported loss is $300.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Glenview
Lantern’s Police Reports are compiled
from official reports found on
file at the Glenview Police Department
headquarters in Glenview. Individuals
named in these reports are
considered innocent of all charges
until proven guilty in a court of law.
police
From Page 10
2018, and graduated more than
13 weeks later on Dec. 21.
Patel, a former U.S. Marine,
joined the department after
working in real estate, while Malinowski
joined after working as
an intern at a professional liability
insurance firm, according to
the release.
Swanson was formerly employed
by an armored car firm,
and Kolokolov is a former
security officer.
After completing the police
academy, all four officers participated
in defensive tactics and
firearms qualifications. They are
currently enrolled in a 12-week
field-training program.
New sergeants
New officers Param Patel, Adam Malinowski, Jonathon Swanson
and Yevgeniy Kolokolov pose after being sworn in. photo Submitted
Gaba and Ciesla were promoted
to the rank of police sergeant
at the start of 2019.
Gaba joined the Glenview Police
Department in June 2003
as a patrol officer “because she
wanted to be the one running
into a situation to provide help to
those affected instead of running
away,” the release states.
Gaba, who also served as a
detective, is currently pursuing a
master’s degree in criminal justice
from Boston University and is expected
to graduate in May 2019.
Gaba is married to an officer in
the Niles Police Department, with
whom she has five children.
Ciesla joined the department
in February 2004 and spent the
next 11 years in the patrol division,
where he specialized as an
evidence technician and field
training officer.
In September 2015, Ciesla
was assigned to the department’s
Criminal Investigations Division
as a detective.
Fire lieutenant
Tourtelot joined the Glenview
Fire Department in 2000 and has
served as a firefighter/paramedic,
fire investigator, paramedic
preceptor, acting company officer
and drone team leader in his
nearly two decades of service,
the release states.
He holds a master’s degree in
business administration, as well
as numerous certificates from the
Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Tourtelot and his wife have
three children.
village
From Page 3
pealed their local opt-out ordinances
on Nov. 28. The new ordinance
established an effective
date of March 1, 2019, for opting
into the sick leave ordinance in
order to provide local businesses
sufficient time to prepare to track
sick leave accruals.
Northbrook trustees agreed
Nov. 15 to consider the repeal of
their local opt-out ordinance regarding
minimum wage in May
2019 if the State of Illinois has
not taken formal action on the
issues before that time. Northbrook
repealed its local opt-out
ordinance regarding sick leave
in October 2018 but established
an effective date of January 1,
2019, to help ease the transition
on businesses.