Police Report: Drunken Woman Crashes Car, Reports it Stolen; Craigslist Scam

A 33-year-old Illinois woman was cited for obstructing and forced to pay a $500 tow bill after police say she crashed her car into a wooded area off the Estabrook Parkway, then walked away and reported it stolen. 

Police received a report of a minivan stolen sometime overnight on Tuesday from the area near North Oakland Avenue and East Elmdale Court.

The car was, however, found by police in the Estabrook wooded area. Police say things weren’t adding up, and when they questioned the woman, she admitted she was driving drunk, crashed her car, then walked to her friend’s house and reported the car stolen.

Also in the police report:

• Police say a Shorewood resident was bilked out of thousands after responding to a Craigslist job posting. The resident was sent a check for $2,480 after responding to a job posting for a nanny. The poster then told the resident, they had sent over too much money and asked they cash the check, which was later determined to be bad, and send back $2,130.

• A $600 Apple iPod was reported stolen off a counter at the Shorewood Coin Shop, 4409 N. Oakland Ave., on Wednesday.

• A $600 Trek bicycle was reported stolen from the lower level of a parking garage in the 3500 block of North Oakland Avenue on Wednesday. The bicycle was secured with a lock through the front tire.