Here's some more bah-humbug crime in Geneva 2012.
It's the holiday season, and we can only hope Santa Claus brought some replacement T-Rex and gingerbread house decorations to these Geneva homes. Theft Under $500—Someone stole a 2-foot-tall T-Rex ornament with lights, wearing a Santa hat and holding a Christmas gift from the front yard of a residence in the 800 block of Western Avenue sometime between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Dec. 12, reports said. The T-Rex was valued at $70. Theft Under $500—Someone took a gingerbread house Christmas decoration from the front yard of a home in the 0-100 block of South First Street sometime between 8 p.m. Nov. 24 and 8 a.m. Nov. 25, reports said. The gingerbread house was secured to a tree in the front yard by using bungee cords, which had been cut by an …
From broken urn gates to smashed candy cane decorations, for the holidays, you can't beat home sweet home.
Oh, there's no place like home for the holidays 'Cause no matter how far away you roam If you want to be happy in a million ways For the holidays you can't beat home, sweet home Someone should have told Perry Como or The Carpenters that the song wasn't referring to theft or criminal damage to property. Here's a roundup of holiday-related crimes from the Geneva police blotter. Theft Under $500—Someone took a steel decorative urn gate and 2-foot-tall copper lantern from 610 Home, 610 South First St., sometime between 7 p.m. Nov. 25 and 8 a.m. Nov. 26, Geneva police reports said. The items were located outside and displayed near the entrance to the store. The estimated value of the urn gate is $100, and the lantern is valued at $85. …
More than $1,400 in medallions and jewelry are taken in separate incidents, from display cases in Pax Vobiscum and Irish Sisters.
You have to wonder if there's a special ring in Dante's Inferno for anyone who steals saint medallions or Celtic pendants during the Christmas season. Two separate incidents in this week's Geneva Police Department reports involved someone taking valuables from display cases of Third Street businesses. At least one of the display cases was confirmed to have been locked. Retail Theft—Someone took seven silver saint medallions valued at $49.99 each from Pax Vobiscum in the Berry House shops, 227 S. Third St., sometime between Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, Geneva police reports said. The medallions were kept in a locked display case. They included Saint Camillus, Saint Catherine, two Saint Denis, a Saint David, Saint Jason and one other unknown …
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