Plumbing Problem Prompts Leak to Police

Green Thumb: Yes, Handyman: No

CLARENDON HILLS, March 24—The tenant of a residence in the 5900 block of Clarendon Hills Road called his landlord to complain about a water leak. While checking out the leak, the landlord noticed the windows were covered with condensation and there were a large number of green leafy plants growing in the house, with lights on them. The landlord called police. After obtaining a search warrant, the Sheriff's Tactical Narcotics Team recovered more than 400 marijuana plants throughout the home. The tenant, Stephen M. Baker, 43, was charged with a felony for Production or Possession of Cannabis Plants.

One More Way to Have a Bad Day on the Job

DOWNERS GROVE, March 20—At 5:10 p.m. a site manager at the Downers Grove Park District Recreation Center, 4500 Belmont Road, reported being pushed in the chest by an unknown man while being asked about talking to children at the facility. Police said children were running around, and in and out of the bathrooms, while their fathers played basketball in the gym. The employee told the children to keep the bathroom clean, but apparently the children told their parents that the employee had asked them to go into the bathroom. Two people approached the employee asking what he said to the children. One of the men pushed him in the chest, called him a pervert and left the facility.

Same Reason You Don't Pet a Dog while It's Eating

ELMHURST, March 15—A victim came to the police department at 10:50 a.m. to report that while he was in the lunch room at Immaculate Conception High School, 217 S. Cottage Hill, he was punched in the face after he took a French fry off the suspect’s lunch tray.

Phone Alone Destined to Roam

WHEATON, Feb. 28—A Bloomingdale man reported his iPhone was taken from "a crack on the edge of the sidewalk near some bushes" outside the DuPage County Judicial Center after he placed it there. The man said he put the phone there because camera phones are not allowed in the building, police reported.

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