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6 | August 22, 2019 | The wilmette beacon NEWS
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Police Reports
Posted to WilmetteBeaconDaily.com 3 days ago
Thief steals bike, leaves behind
other bike at Wilmette residence
A resident in the 200
block of Greenleaf Avenue
reported that between
3 p.m. Aug. 11 and 6:45
a.m. Aug. 12 an unknown
offender(s) entered his detached
garage through an
unlocked service door and
stole a black Raleigh bicycle.
The thief left behind
a black/grey Trek 7000 bicycle.
WILMETTE
Aug. 12
• A resident in the 3100
block of Old Glenview
Road reported that during
the overnight hours
of Aug. 11 an unknown
offender(s) stole her black
2015 Lexus LX350 from
her driveway. The vehicle
had been left in the driveway,
unlocked with the
key in the cup holder.
• A resident in the 200
block of Westmoreland
Drive told police that at
approximately 2:14 a.m.
Aug. 11 an unknown black
male and female entered
two of his unlocked vehicles
parked in his driveway.
Phone chargers and
loose change were taken.
Shooting
From Page 3
Office, the teens were
charged due to them being
in commission of a
forcible felony when the
14-year-old victim was
Aug. 11
• Samuel S. Coburn, 35, of
Chicago, was arrested following
a traffic stop at 2:20
a.m. Aug. 11 in the 3200
block of Lake Avenue. He
was allegedly found to be
intoxicated and in possession
of a controlled substance.
Coburn was taken
into custody for driving
under the influence and
possession of a controlled
substance.
• A victim reported to police
that her blue and white
Schwinn Signature Fremont
Hybrid Bicycle was
stolen between Aug. 8 and
Aug. 10 in the 1100 block
of Wilmette Avenue. The
bicycle had been locked to
a tree.
Aug. 10
• Daniel P. Burns, 51, of
Cary, was arrested and
charged with driving under
the influence after being
stopped for a minor traffic
violation at 8:32 p.m. Aug.
9 in the 3100 block of Big
Tree Lane. Burns allegedly
had a strong odor of an alcoholic
beverage, admitted
to drinking, and failed
shot and subsequently died
as a result of being shot
during the commission of
a burglary.
All of the individuals
appeared in bond court
Aug. 13 and bail was set at
$1 million for each of the
defendants. They are all
field sobriety tests. He was
arrested for DUI and released
with an I-bond.
• An employee at Jewel,
411 Green Bay Road, observed
a white male subject
wearing black pants, a
peach shirt and carrying a
black reusable bag remove
merchandise from the
shelf at 6:04 p.m. Aug. 9.
He then allegedly placed
them into the bag, and exit
the store without paying
for them. He was last seen
going east on Linden Avenue.
KENILWORTH
• There were no reports for
the week of Aug. 9-16.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Wilmette
Beacon Police Reports
are compiled from official
reports found on file at the
Wilmette and Kenilworth police
headquarters. They are
ordered by the date the incident
was reported. Individuals
named in these reports
are considered innocent of all
charges until proven guilty in
a court of law.
due back in court Sept. 5.
Diamond Davis is being
held in Lake County Jail
while the four juveniles
are being housed at the
Hulse Juvenile Detention
Facility in Vernon Township.
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Posted to WilmetteBeaconDaily.com 7 days ago
Wilmette woman who stabbed mother in
bed found not guilty by reason of insanity
Eric DeGrechie, Editor
A Wilmette
woman
who
stabbed her
mother multiple
times
while she
slept in bed Larson
in 2018 was
found not guilty by reason
of insanity last month.
As reported by The Beacon,
Dinah Larson, who
was 27 at the time of the incident,
used a knife to stab
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Posted to WilmetteBeaconDaily.com 8 days ago
Agency: Risk of human infection
from West Nile Virus increasing
Staff Report
The North Shore Mosquito
Abatement District
is warning area residents
to take precautions against
the West Nile Virus with a
recent uptick in infection
cases being reported.
From 132 batches tested
during the week of
Aug. 3-9, 41 came back as
positive for the virus. In
Wilmette, 5 of 11 batches
tested positive. At the
same time in Kenilworth,
all 6 tested batches came
back negative.
For the season, dating
back to May, 11 of 104
batches have tested positive
in Wilmette. In Kenilworth,
5 of 63 batches
have tested positive.
According to the Illinois
Department of Public
Health, one resident in
Cook County had tested
her 60-year-old mother on
Jan. 18, 2018, in the 1900
block of Highland Avenue.
Both women lived at the
residence at the time. She
was charged with attempted
murder, aggravated battery
on a person over the
age of 60 and aggravated
domestic battery.
The mother was taken to
the hospital with non-lifethreatening
injuries.
According to court documents
from July 24, Larson,
now 29, has been committed
into the custody of
the Department of Human
Services “for an evaluation
as to whether she is in need
of mental health services.”
It later states that DHS will
provide to the court a written
evaluation as to whether
Larson is in need of mental
health services no later than
Sept. 4.
Larson, who graduated
from New Trier High
School, has been held in
Cook County Jail since the
incident.
positive for the West Nile
Virus at the time of the
most recent NSMAD report.
The NSMAD is advising
residents to take personal
protection measures
including using repellent,
proper attire and eliminating
standing water sources
where possible.
For more information,
visit www.nsmad.com.