Police Blotter: Resident Reports Bank Account Tampering

COMPLAINT

An adult son reported Feb. 26 that his father has made implied threats against him and that the father has forged the son’s name on tax documents, allowing the father to receive money belonging to the son. The son is contemplating an order of protection against the father. 

A resident reported that when he returned home at 10:20 a.m. Feb. 26, there was a white van parked across the street with a female occupant. The resident said the woman previously had broken into his office. When the occupant spotted the resident, police said “she saluted with the finger” and drove off. An officer left a message for the woman, and the resident obtained an order of protection. 

A father reported that his son was refusing to go to school at 7:45 a.m. Feb. 27. After some discussion, the father drove his son to school.

SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT

A resident reported seeing suspicious people around a foreclosed and vacant home at 11 p.m. Feb. 26. Officers checked the house and found it to be secure. The resident reported seeing a number of people going in and out of the house. After surveillance, officers contacted the occupants, who presented a valid lease for the house with a period from Sept. 20 to March 31.

THEFT

A resident reported Feb. 20 receiving confirmation emails from his bank advising of a change in contact information. Neither the resident nor his wife requested such a change. It also was noted that $9,000 had been transferred from his savings account to his checking account, and a $2,200 withdrawal was pending. The accounts have been closed.

WELL-BEING CHECK

A resident reported Feb. 27 that he was gone on the road and had not heard from his roommate in nine days. Officers checked a database and found that the roommate was in the custody U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in southern Illinois.