A late morning accident Monday at Arlington Heights Road and Rand Road involved one car sliding into a light pole. Slippery conditions caused several accidents at the intersection, but the accident with the light pole knocked the pole onto some powerlines with the pole appearing unstable to emergency workers. Most of the intersection was closed in all directions for about two hours until Arlington Heights Public Works and Com Ed were able to repair the damage.
Arlington Heights Police had several cars tied up for hours to manage traffic flow. Many drivers avoided road blocks by jumping curbs into shopping centers, so extra cars were needed to keep traffic from speeding and sliding through shopping center parking lots.
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What began as a foot pursuit ended with two burglars in jail very early Monday morning. Arlington Heights Police received a report of a suspicious car in the area of Hasbrook Park and in the area of Stonebridge Apartments 700-900 West Rand Road after 1:00 a.m. Monday morning. With temperatures dropping into the teens, Arlington Heights police officers found themselves chasing two offenders who were dropping loot, including a laptop computer, as they ran under the power lines behind Stonebridge Apartments and into neighborhoods north and east of the apartments. One suspect was immediately captured near Chestnut and Waverly and Ridge Avenue. The second suspect was captured about an hour later a good distance east of the crime scene.
Later Monday morning police received a report of a break-in to a church day care facility in the area with severe damage inside the building. Police are investigating a possible connection.
A crime spree of car burglaries has lasted the past few months along Rand Road near Arlington Heights Road and along Rand Road and west to the Stonebridge Apartments area.
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An alert resident in a Dana Point condo called 9-1-1 to report a car burglary in progress in a rear parking lot about 10:30 p.m. Sunday night. A rapid Arlington Heights police response nabbed two male, Hispanics in the area. A third suspect fled in a silver or white Saturn eastbound on Central Road or northbound on Arthur Avenue.
Melting and sublimation reduced the Arlington Heights snow cover to
zero on Sunday, but a dusting has left less than one-quarter inch
after midnjght, early Monday morning.
Conditions for Arlington Heights, IL
16F
Snow Shower and Windy
Humidity: 69%
Wind: WSW at 20 mph
Updated: 12/15/08 2:45 AM CST
