Berwyn Police Blotter
One license plate’s strange journey
May 2, 2008, 2:04 AM
A Chicago woman, age 27, at 13th and Wenonah, told police she had just found—and removed her license plate from someone’s vehicle. She pointed to a maroon Saturn sedan parked nearby. The officer, it should be noted, never saw the plate attached to the Saturn. A computer check of the plate revealed it was registered to the Chicago woman on a purple 1995 Saturn, and expired more than a year ago. The woman said it belonged to a car she has not had for over a year; she said she left it on the car when she gave it to an auto body shop. Recently, she said, she has been getting parking tickets from several locations within Berwyn. Using this information, she said, she located the maroon 2000 Saturn parked at 13th and Wenonah bearing her plate. The 2000 Saturn had three smashed windows. It was registered to a Hoffman Estates man. Inside were papers belonging to a woman who lives in the 1900 block of Grove. Police telephoned her. She said she is not the owner, but did drive the car, and would say no more. Police had the 2000 Saturn towed away.
Next entry: Vandalism
Previous entry: Street fight