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A Chicago man pretended to work at a North Side street festival Saturday so he could stuff hundreds of dollars in admission donations into his pocket, authorities said.
Christopher Urban, 39, was arrested and charged with theft about 5 p.m. Saturday at the Northside Summerfest on Lincoln Avenue at Irving Park Road in the North Center neighborhood, police said.
How did he do it? By posing as an employee of the event company running the fest. Urban offered to relieve workers for a break, then was caught removing money from the donation box. About $658 worth of donations.
He tried to walk off with the cash, but a security guard, an off duty police officer, nabbed him before he could get away.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-authorities-man-posing-as-worker-accused-of-stealing-fest-donations-20120819,0,1130378.story
What is going through this dude’s HEAD? Air? “Maybe if I feign sleep, I’ll get away with it. ”
Dan Hinkel from the Chicago Tribune reports:
After ditching an allegedly stolen minivan and running from police, a Chicago man tried to avoid arrest by diving through the open front window of his home, running to a bedroom and pretending to be asleep, authorities said.
The officer was unconvinced, and the 27-year-old man was arrested Friday night and charged with criminal trespass to a vehicle, obstruction and various traffic offenses.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-john-doe-suspect-tried-to-escape-arrest-by-pretending-to-be-asleep-prosecutors-say-20120422,0,6498201.story
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