Police Press Release Activity 02/22/23 to 02/28/23

Financial Crime Arrest

On 02/23/2023, at 10:30 am, Riverwoods police arrested MARQUELL D. CLARK, male, age 36, near his residence on the 900 block of S. Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, IL on a warrant charging him with six felony offenses in relation to his part of a financial crime involving the theft of checks from a Riverwoods business that was reported in October of 2020.  The stolen checks were forged and deposited into an account held by another in the state of Kentucky, with a loss to the business in excess of $21,000.00.  CLARK, a former contract employee for the involved business, was transported to Lake County Jail for a bond hearing and is scheduled to appear in room T-020 of the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan on 03/01/2023.  This investigation by Riverwoods police detectives remains ongoing.