Male Stranger Enters Woman's Vehicle: Police Blotter

SATURDAY, JUNE 22

Male Stranger Enters Woman's Vehicle

A 47-year-old Western Springs man is headed to court after he entered a woman's car without her permission on the 3500 block of Highland Avenue.

Andrew Glenn Rice, of the 500 block of 41st Street, was charged with criminal trespass to a vehicle. He entered the back seat of a nursing student's car at about 5:45 a.m. June 22 after she was the first one to pull into a small parking lot, according to a police report. The woman was in her car browsing on her cell phone, and her vehicle doors automatically unlocked as soon as she parked.

"She immediately exited her vehicle and began to yell at him to get out," the report said. "He calmly looked at his cell phone and replied that he only wanted to see if she was okay. The male subject then exited her vehicle and casually walked toward another vehicle parked in the lot."

The woman told her fellow students what happened and they notified public safety, who located Rice walking near a building on the block. The woman identified Rice as the man that entered her vehicle. Rice was transported to the Downers Grove Police Department, charged and released to a cab ride home. He has a July 31 court date in Wheaton.

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

Mini-Motorcycle Missing

Someone took a boy's $419 Razor electric mini-motorcycle from inside a condo's common area on the 5700 block of Walnut Avenue. The incident occurred sometime between 9 a.m. and 4:53 p.m., according to a police report. The motorcycle has been kept in the common area for two years and only eight residents had keys to get into the area, the boy's mother said. She also mentioned there were movers in the condo earlier who had propped the door open while they moved a new tenant in. The mother is willing to sign a complaint if an offender is located.

SATURDAY, JUNE 21

Bike Taken

A $150 silver Pacific bike was taken from a garage on the 6500 block of Powell. The incident occurred sometime between 8 a.m. and noon, according to a police report. The bike is registered with the Downers Grove Police Department Bike Registration Program.

MONDAY, JUNE 17

Missing Gold Necklaces, $1,000 Ring

Two gold necklaces and a gold ring were reported missing from a home on the 6800 block of Meade. The incident occurred sometime between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. when five workers were at the home installing flooring and carpeting. The workers' project included the master bedroom, where a woman's jewelry box was located on top of a dresser.

The woman was not there while the installers were working, according to a police report. When she returned, she noticed the box was missing. Later on she found the box inside a black cloth carrying case in a bathroom in the home. That's when she noticed the missing jewelry. The gold necklaces are worth $2,700 total and the gold ring is worth $1,000, the report said. The woman is willing to sign a complaint if an offender is located.

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