These items are from Des Plaines Police Department incident reports. The Des Plaines Journal publishes this police blotter every Wednesday and Friday. If anyone has information that can help solve a crime, call the police department at 847-391-5400 or Crimestoppers at 847-699-STOP. Few would argue that the world's most precious resource is human blood. After all, there is no substitute. Someone will need a blood transfusion in the next two seconds, according to LifeShare Blood Centers. But of the near 60 percent of those who are eligible to donate blood, less than five percent will actually do so. "We are deeply disappointed that the President has decided not to seize the opportunity to meet with Members of Congress to discuss how best to ensure that NASA will have the resources needed to carry out a balanced and robust program of science, aeronautics, and human space flight and exploration initiatives."