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More Holiday-Themed Petty Crime in Geneva

Pumpkin remnants say goodbye to Thanksgiving, cut light cord says hello to Christmas crime.

Pumpkin remnants of Thanksgiving crimes past and the first cut cord of the Christmas holiday season lit up the Geneva police blotter this week.

Happy holidays!

Criminal Damage to Property Under $300—Someone threw a pumpkin at a metal roadside mailbox sometime between 1:30 p.m. Nov. 20 ad 7 a.m. Nov. 21 in the 3200 block of Fieldstone Drive, denting the mailbox and almost knocking it off the post, Geneva police reports said. “It should be noted there were still pumpkin remnants on the street, along with the side of the mailbox,” reports said. The estimated value of the mailbox is $140.

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Criminal Damage to Property Under $300—Someone severed the electrical cord on a Christmas light display of a residence in the 1200 block of Lencioni Court sometime between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. Nov. 25, reports said. The damage was estimated at $10.

Geneva Holiday Crimes of Christmas Past

  • Police Reports: The Last (We Hope) Scrooge-Like Crime in Geneva
  • Police Reports: First Big 'Bah Humbug' of the Holiday Season
  • More Scrooge Reports: Holiday Decorations Stolen From Geneva Stores
  • Another 'Bad Santa' Act in Police Reports
  • Scrooge Redux: Tires Sliced as Well as Holiday Lights
  • Someone Steals an Alien Christmas Decoration

 

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