Police Blotter: Spray-Painted Stop Sign, Kids With Drugs

Incidents/Reports

Monday, May 30, 8:20 a.m.; Criminal Defacement of Government-Supported Property: Someone used white spray paint to deface a (Village-owned) stop sign on the corner of Hampton Avenue and Walnut Street.

Monday, May 30, 11:29 p.m.; Theft: Someone stole a boy's bicycle from a residential driveway on the 5100 block of Woodland Avenue sometime after 11:00 p.m. on Monday. The bike was valued at $100.

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Charges/Citations

Thursday, May 26, 8:35 a.m.; No Valid Driver's License, No Insurance: Gonzalo Vazquez-Bernardino, 42, of 4029 S. Artesian Ave., Cicero, has his disabled vehicle approached by police at the corner of Ogden Avenue and Johnson Avenue and was arrested for driving without a license.

Friday, May 27, 7:55 a.m.; Posession of Drug Paraphanalia: A 17-year-old Countryside boy was issued a local ordinance citation for possession of drug paraphernalia after a police officer found him to be in possession of a pipe with marijuana residue at Lyons Township High School South.

Friday, May 27, 8:00 a.m.; Posession of Drug Paraphanalia: A 17-year-old Countryside boy was issued a local ordinance citation for possession of drug paraphernalia for being in possession of a small silver drug pipe.

Friday, May 27, 6:22 p.m.; Posession of Drug Paraphanalia: A 15-year-old Western Springs boy was issued a local ordinance citation for being in possession of plastic drug paraphanalia on the 4700 block of Lawn Avenue.

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