Police on patrol noticed one man exiting a vehicle and another man acting as a lookout near the 100 block of E. 14th on April 2 at 1:37 a.m. Police radioed for back-up and followed the men to the 1300 block of S. Wabash. The officers stopped one of the men and asked him what was in his bag. He told police it had two GPS systems and accessories that belonged to his aunt. They asked the man whether he broke into a vehicle on the 100 block of E. 14th. He denied entering the vehicle, but admitted to opening the door. As police took the man into custody, they saw the lookout. They asked the man in custody if he knew the lookout. The offender said he did not know the other man and that he just came from his aunt’s house in the 1400 block of S. Indiana. Police questioned the lookout, who said he was friends with the man in custody, but that they were just hanging out and found the bag in the street. Police arrested the lookout. During further questioning, the man who broke into the car admitted to the theft and took police back to the car they’d burglarized. They found a broken window and wires for the GPS hanging out. They contacted the car’s owner who verified the missing items.

A man entered a cell phone store located in the 100 block of S. Clark April 5 at 9:20 a.m. and said he needed a replacement phone. The man was a prior customer and gave his information to the clerk to verify that he was eligible for an upgrade. The store clerk then took out a cell phone valued at $600 and put it on the counter. The customer asked the clerk for a tissue. When the clerk went to retrieve a tissue, the customer took the phone off the counter and fled. The incident was captured on video.

Police received a call about a potential man lying dead on the ground near the 2300 block of S. Wabash. When they arrived on the scene, they saw a man lying against a fence surrounded by dogs. As they approached, they found that the man was petting and kissing the dogs. He said he was an animal lover.

A man was walking near the 400 block of S. Columbus April 2 at 8 p.m. when a man in a black hat and black pants ran toward him, knocked him over and grabbed his orange and blue camera bag. The bag contained a camcorder, iPhone and $300 Australian dollars. The offender fled and police did not locate him.

A woman told police her former boyfriend came to her residence in the 2000 block of S. Prairie April 3 at 4 a.m. and requested to be let in. The woman refused entry, at which point her ex-boyfriend allegedly grabbed a rock and threw it through the front window. The offender then kicked in a glass window on the lower part of her front door and fled.

A man left his job and started walking near the 100 block of W. Jackson April 5 at 9:15 p.m. He walked past a group of teenage boys and girls when an older man approached him and said, “I saw what you did with those young kids over there. You should be ashamed of yourself.” The older man then flashed a round silver object resembling a badge and told the first man to display identification. The man presented his driver’s license. The older man then said, “I saw what you did to those teenage girls. You should be ashamed of yourself. Do you have any children or a wife at home?” The victim replied “Yes I do.” The older man then said, “I’m gonna have to take you downtown and book you for disorderly conduct unless you drop something on the ground for me. What’s it gonna take for you to drop something on the ground and make this all go away for you?” The victim replied, “I don’t know what you mean?” The offender told the victim he was talking about the victim giving him some money. The victim said, “I can give you $50. Is that OK?” The offender replied, “It’s gonna take at least $100.” The victim told the offender he would have to go to an ATM. The two of them walked to the nearest ATM. The victim placed his ATM card in the machine, and the offender conducted the transaction. The victim grabbed the cash. As the men exited the bank, the offender told the victim to hand over the money and his wallet. The offender took $200 and the wallet, removed $18 cash and then gave the wallet back to the victim and fled. Police did not locate the offender.