Crime & Safety
What Kind of Person Vandalizes a Cancer Resource Center?
The following criminal-damage reports were collected from the Geneva Police Department blotter.
Who would be so mean-spirited as to wreck flowers at a cancer-treatment center?
The following are two criminal-damage reports collected July 30, from the Geneva police blotter.
Friday, July 26
Officer Spots Mailbox Damage
Someone damaged a mailbox of a home in the 200 block of South Cambridge Drive sometime between 4:15 a.m. and 7:51 a.m. July 26, Geneva police reports said. The officer noticed the metal mailbox and wooden post had been damaged while out on patrol and also spotted what appeared to be single tire track marks on the lawn. Damage was estimated at $85.
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Tuesday, July 23
Not Sure Where Car Was Parked When Damaged
Someone scuffed the passenger side of a Jeep Cherokee sometime prior to 7 p.m. July 23, reports said. The owner was not sure where the car was parked when damage was done or the estimated cost of repair.
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Monday, July 22
Someone Damages Landscape at Cancer Center
Criminal Damage to Property Under $300—Someone damaged landscaping flowers in front of Living Well Cancer Center, 442 Williamsburg Ave., Geneva, sometime between noon July 21and 7:30 a.m. July 22, reports said. When the employee arrived at work in the morning, she discovered several wooden benches had been overturned and about 10 landscaping flowers had been uprooted and thrown about the courtyard. The value of the landscaping repair work was unknown at the time of the report.
If you have information about this or any other crime in Geneva, please contact the Geneva Police Department at 630-232-4736.