Western Springs Police: Woodland Avenue resident reports son was blackmailed through Snapchat

Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune. The following items were taken from area police department reports and releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. A resident reported that at 3:41 p.m. March 8 a car struck her vehicle at the intersection of Ogden and Forest avenues while attempting to make a U-turn; then left the scene. Damage not reported. A resident on the 5800 block of Woodland Avenue reported at 7:12 p.m. March 8 that her son was blackmailed on Snapchat by a female he had recently met. Financial loss was $375. Driving with a revoked/suspended license Lashawn Murphy, 51, of the 1000 block of Cedar Avenue, Elgin, was charged at 11:49 p.m. March 8 at Ogden and Woodland avenues with driving with a suspended/revoked license, operating an uninsured vehicle, and speeding. A resident reported that someone fraudulently used three of her credit cards to make purchases at 5:38 p.m. March 12 at Walgreen’s, 4700 Gilbert Avenue. Loss not reported.
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