Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: 5 a.m. Deliveries Not Allowed
The following information was supplied by the Buffalo Grove Police Department. Arrests do not indicate a conviction. Email cristel@patch.com with questions about this blotter.
ATTEMPTED SCAM
A resident reported receiving a fraudulent letter with a United Airlines return address on it on Feb. 9. The letter advised that they were eligible to win free travel tickets. Officers learned the letter was a scam after some research with the Better Business Bureau.
ORDINANCE VIOLATION
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Officers responded to a complaint of a delivery at a business at 5:06 a.m. Feb. 13 on the 400 block of West Half Day Road. Officers contacted the driver of the truck and explained that deliveries should be made after 7 a.m.
PHONE HARASSMENT
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A resident reported receiving a call on Feb. 12 from someone who stated that they were owed $300 for a pay day loan in New York. The caller was advised a loan was never obtained. Police advised the resident to review his credit report.
THEFT
A complainant reported he left his phone in a store at 2:45 p.m. Feb. 12 on the 200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue. When he realized it was missing, he returned to the store and the phone could not be found.
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