Oak Park police logged a license plate theft and a $13,000 equipment fraud in the department's summary report covering Nov. 10–11.
Two people were observed tampering with a vehicle on the 600 block of North Taylor at about 1:55 a.m. Nov. 11, the report states. The pair then got into a silver-colored newer SUV that was last seen heading southbound. The victim, an Oak Park resident, later discovered the vehicle's rear license plate had been removed. The case is logged as complaint 26-06303.
In a separate case, a Danville, Illinois, resident reported losing an estimated $13,000 after purchasing what turned out to be stolen construction equipment on the 400 block of Madison. The transaction, which took place Sept. 21, involved a Ditch Witch skid steer listed on Facebook Marketplace, according to the report.
The buyer learned the equipment was stolen after law enforcement tracked the skid steer to his worksite and told him it had been previously reported stolen. That case is logged as complaint 26-06300 and classified as theft by deception. No arrests were listed in the summary for either incident.
Residents who have information about either case can contact the Oak Park Police Department and reference the complaint numbers.
