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police reports
Alleged Glencoe burglar nabbed on arrest warrant after returning to U.S.
Adrianne O. Leech, 24,
of Chicago, was arrested
for criminal trespass to
property, residential burglary
and credit card fraud
after she committed the offenses
between June 12-22
in the 600 block of Vernon
Avenue, and then fled the
country.
Police obtained an arrest
warrant and she was
flagged trying to enter the
U.S. at the Florida airport
and was held there. Police
flew to Florida and transported
her back to Glencoe
for processing at 1:04 p.m.
Oct. 29.
In other police news:
Nov. 5
• An unknown offender removed
a wallet from a vehicle
and several charges
incurred on the victim’s
credit cards at 9:25 a.m. in
the 2000 block of Frontage
Road. The victim was refunded.
• An unknown offender
contacted a victim via
phone and email on multiple
occasions accusing
the victim of flirtatious behavior.
Nov. 1
• Alan J. Sanchez, 23, of
Chicago Ridge, was arrested
for expired registration,
no insurance and
suspended license at 11:44
p.m. at the intersection of
Dundee Road and Skokie
Ridge Drive. His court
date is Nov. 26.
Oct. 31
• A victim searched for a
phone number for Delta
Airlines on Google and
called the first number on
the list. The person who
answered deceived them
into believing they called
Delta and convinced them
to pay for the ticket with
eBay and Delta cash cards.
The call lasted for two
hours until the victim became
suspicious and hung
up.
Oct. 30
• Unknown offender(s)
charged $12 on victim’s
Citi Bank credit card to
Microsoft. The charge was
reversed and a new account
was issued. The victim
was charged another
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$12 to the new card, which
was refunded, and a new
card was issued.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Glencoe
Anchor’s Police Reports
are compiled from official
reports found on file at the
Glencoe Police Department
headquarters in Glencoe. Individuals
named in these reports
are considered innocent
of all charges until proven
guilty in a court of law.
Eric Brandfonbrener, of Glencoe, takes a morning break on Oct. 22 to give blood in
memory of friend R. Scott Falk. Red cross employee with Francisco Magana monitors
the blood donation. Lois Bernstein/22nd Century Media
Local humanitarian honored
at Red Cross blood drive
Submitted Content
On Oct. 22, Red Cross
board member and philanthropist
R. Scott Falk,
of Winnetka, was honored
at a blood drive
hosted at the Kenilworth
Club Assembly Hall in
Kenilworth.
Scott’s wife Kimberly
and family friend Marley
Crane organized the blood
drive in memory of him,
who was a guiding force
as a member of the Chicago
and Northern Illinois
Red Cross board of directors
and never hesitated to
roll up his sleeve to donate
blood.
No threat found after false,
‘stressful’ lockdown at New Trier
Megan Bernard, Editor
The Winnetka Police
Department responded to
New Trier High School’s
Winnetka campus at 2 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 8, for a report
of a lockdown.
The lockdown was activated
in error, according to
a tweet posted at 2:25 p.m.
from the Winnetka Police
Department’s Twitter account.
In the tweet, the police
said: “The Winnetka Campus
was in lockdown. It was
activated in error. More details
to follow. All students
are safe. Police have verified
the campus is safe.”
When reached for comment,
New Trier’s communications
department was
unable to provide immediate
information; however,
Superintendent Paul Sally
sent an email to parents following
the incident.
In the email message,
Sally confirmed it was an
error that lasted for approximately
15 minutes.
“Our students and staff
responded extraordinarily
well to the lockdown announcement,”
Sally says
in the email. “They went to
safe spaces and remained
quiet while we worked as
quickly as possible to determine
that the campus
was safe. We made an announcement
at the end of
the lockdown and released
students to their next period
class after it was over.”
Sally acknowledged
the lockdown was “a very
stressful experience for our
students, staff and parents,”
and thanked the police for
responding.
New Trier officials will
also be reviewing lockdown
procedures to prevent
this error going forward.
“We will be discussing
this experience with students
and staff to ensure
they are feeling OK and
to learn how to improve
in the future,” Sally added
in the email. “Our social
work staff, psychologists,
and adviser chairs gathered
in common areas to
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help students who were
struggling following this
incident and will be available
for students next
week. Thank you for your
patience and partnership.”
The high school’s annual
LitFest was taking
place Nov. 8 during the
lockdown. Several of the
presenters publicly tweeted
regarding the lockdown.
“I’m at New Trier High
School for their LitFest day
and we are in a lockdown.
Going on 15 minutes now,
no info. Kids are amazing
and brave,” author Rebecca
Makkai said.
Another LitFest guest,
Adam Morgan, the founding
editor of Chicago Review
of Books, confirmed
the lockdown was the result
of a staff member accidentally
activating the
lockdown alert.
“I’m at New Trier High
School and the lockdown is
over, the campus is ‘safe,’
but we’ve been told to stay
in our rooms,” Morgan
said. “These kids are braver
than me.”