Nikki Baim
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Blotter: Evanston man arrested in connection with possession of controlled substance
A 19-year-old Evanston man was arrested Wednesday in connection with possession of a controlled substance in south Evanston. Police responded to an attempted apartment robbery in the 100 block of Elmwood Avenue at 3:22 a.m., Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. The man was leaving the building carrying a backpack when officers arrived. Officers thought... → Read More
Blotter: Police respond to car burglary
A 68-year-old Evanston man reported a car burglary to police Wednesday in northwest Evanston. The man’s vehicle was parked in his garage in the 2800 block of Hartzell Street from 3 p.m. to 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. The garage door was left open and the car was unlocked. Glew said... → Read More
Blotter: Police investigate report of man with gun at Bar Louie
Police responded to a report of a man with a gun at Bar Louie early Thursday morning. An anonymous caller told police a man at the bar on 1520 Sherman Ave. had a gun in his waistband, Glew said. Police arrived at the bar at 12:19 a.m. and identified a man wearing a red hat... → Read More
Undercover investigation of Massage on Central prompts prostitution arrest
A 51-year-old Chicago woman was charged with prostitution Tuesday in north Evanston. Her arrest comes as a result of a long-term undercover investigation of Massage on Central, 2807 Central St., in partnership with the Cook County sheriff’s office, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. An undercover officer encountered the woman on May 2, May 9... → Read More
Author Charles Johnson speaks at Evanston Literary Festival event
National Book Award winner Charles Johnson came home to Evanston on Tuesday evening to speak with artist and writer Tsehaye Hebert (Communication ’86) about how growing up in the city shaped his career as a novelist, scholar and cartoonist. The conversation, held at Evanston Public Library, was one of more than 30 events held as... → Read More
Blotter: Skokie woman charged with unlawful use of weapon
A 20-year-old Skokie woman was charged with unlawful use of a weapon in west Evanston. The woman disobeyed a stop sign at Dempster Street and Fowler Avenue at 5:55 p.m. on Saturday, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. An officer conducting traffic enforcement in the area stopped her vehicle, which had an expired license plate.... → Read More
Blotter: Police investigating burglary valued at $400
Police are investigating a burglary that took place Wednesday night in the 2200 block of Ridge Avenue. A 21-year-old Evanston woman reported to police her backpack was missing from her bedroom when she came home, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. The backpack contained a DSLR camera, telescopic lens and cash — all of which... → Read More
Evanston Police Department holds town hall meeting on social media usage
Evanston Police Department answered residents’ questions about its use of social media as an investigative tool and a medium to connect with the community at a town hall meeting Thursday. EPD has called town halls at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center over the past two years to bring residents and police together, said Gilo... → Read More
Citizens’ Police Advisory Committee addresses concerns on transparency
The Citizens’ Police Advisory Committee has evaluated police complaints for nearly a decade, but this month, Evanston residents questioned its effectiveness and transparency. Evanston residents from all nine wards serve on the committee, which functions as an independent citizen review board of all complaints filed to the Evanston Police Department. Representatives of the Citizen Police... → Read More
Blotter: Evanston man charged in connection with aggravated battery
A 26-year-old Evanston man was arrested Tuesday in connection with aggravated battery. The man turned himself in to police after detectives identified him as the suspect in a gas station assault, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. On March 23, the man arrived at the station in the 2400 block of Main Street at about... → Read More
Evanston Police Department talks homicide investigations
There have been about 100 murders in Evanston since 1980, 30 of which remain unsolved, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said at a Citizens’ Network of Protection meeting Tuesday. Glew answered residents’ questions about homicide investigations at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center, 1655 Foster St. He spoke about the process of closing homicide cases and what... → Read More
Blotter: North Chicago man charged with cannabis possession
A Chicago man was arrested Monday in connection with cannabis possession. Police stopped the 28-year-old man near the intersection of Dempster Street and Dodge Avenue for driving with an expired registration, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. The man’s registration expired last June. The officer detected an odor of burnt cannabis coming from the car... → Read More
Blotter: Police investigating $1,400 worth of stolen cell phones
Police are investigating $1,400 worth of cell phones stolen from Cricket Wireless on Wednesday in south Evanston. A man entered the store at 313 Howard St. around 5 p.m. and expressed interest in cell service, Evanston police communications coordinator Perry Polinski said. He then allegedly grabbed an Apple iPhone 8 and Samsung Galaxy S9 from... → Read More
Committee survey shows residents’ dissatisfaction with police complaint process
The Citizen Police Complaint Assessment Committee revealed a new draft of a revised complaint form at a Wednesday meeting, addressing the dissatisfaction expressed in a recent survey. The survey, which was distributed in February in English and in Spanish, aimed to gauge the public’s familiarity and satisfaction with filing a complaint. Of the 125 respondents,... → Read More
Man charged with attempted murder at McDonald’s
A 32-year-old homeless man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a stabbing that occurred Saturday at a McDonald’s in south Evanston, according to an Evanston Police Department news release. The man was in the restaurant at 1117 Howard St. shortly after 9 p.m. on March 17 when he got into an argument with another person.... → Read More
Police report stop and frisks down 18 percent in 2017
When Gregory Hall left the Evanston Public Library’s branch near Main Street two months ago, he was stopped by police who mistook him for an armed robbery suspect. “I never will forget this for the rest of my life,” Hall said in January. “They stopped me, and they frisked me, (and) looked through my pockets.”... → Read More
Committee discusses weaknesses of police complaint process
The Citizen Police Complaint Assessment Committee addressed the weaknesses of Evanston’s current complaint process at a Wednesday meeting. In the penultimate meeting before members must create a report of their findings to present to the Human Services Committee in May, the committee honed in on changes that could realistically be implemented in the complaint process.... → Read More
Blotter: Lincolnwood man charged with domestic battery outside Harold’s Chicken
A 23-year-old Lincolnwood man was arrested Tuesday in connection with domestic battery outside Harold’s Chicken. The man and his ex-girlfriend drove to the restaurant at 337 Howard St. from her house at about 4:30 p.m., Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. While they were outside the restaurant, the man got upset because another man was... → Read More
Blotter: Tip jar stolen from Bagel Art Cafe
Police are investigating two suspects who stole a tip jar from Bagel Art Cafe on Sunday morning. Two men entered the cafe at 615 Dempster St. around 11 a.m. and lingered near the register, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. One man grabbed the tip jar from the counter and concealed it under his coat.... → Read More
Blotter: Chicago man’s life threatened at McDonald’s
A 49-year-old Chicago man reported to police Thursday his life was threatened by a boy with a gun at a south Evanston McDonald’s. The man and his 7-year-old daughter were eating at a McDonald’s in the 1100 block of Howard Street at about 4 p.m., Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. A group of boys... → Read More