Geneva Thefts: Someone Takes Girl's iPhone During Garage Sale

A mailbox taken right off the post, a 13-year-old girl's iPhone stolen from a garage sale, a Trek mountain bike taken from the train depot and a wallet taken from a purse at Sunset pool round out the theft reports from the Geneva Police Department blotter collected on July 22.

Theft Under $500—Someone took a 13-year-old girl’s white iPhone from a garage sale sometime between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. July 12 in the 600 block of Chandler Lane, reports said. Using the iPhone tracking, police were able to determine that the phone was at an unknown apartment complex in Aurora. The value of the phone was estimated at $100. 

Theft Under $500—Someone stole the mailbox from the front yard of a home in the 600 block of Parker Court sometime between 9 p.m. July 12 and 9:15 a.m. July 13, reports said. The anchor stake was bent in such a fashion that it might have indicated the mailbox was pushed back and forth in an effort to remove it from the stake. The value of the black metal mailbox and wooden post was estimated at $100.

Theft Under $500—Someone took a red Trek mountain bicycle that was locked to a bicycle rack along the south side of the railroad tracks at the Geneva train depot sometime between 6 a.m July 11 and 12:50 a.m. July 12, reports said. The bicycle had an estimated value of $400.

Theft Under $300—Someone took a wallet from a purse at Sunset Pool, 3685 Cedar Ave., sometime between 2 p.m. and 2:20 p.m. July 12, reports said. According to police the victim left the purse to go to the concession stand but did not realize the wallet was missing from the purse until she went to make a purchase the following day. The wallet contained about $16 in cash and a variety of credit cards and identification. The total value of the stolen property was estimated at $81.

If you have information about this or any other crime in Geneva, please contact the Geneva Police Department at 630-232-4736.