Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: Teens Asleep in Spring Rock with Pot, Over $1,000 in Debit Card Fraud
Here's the Western Springs police blotter from Aug. 22 through Aug. 29.
Incidents/Reports
Wednesday, Aug. 24, 12:50 p.m.; Theft: Someone stole a cell phone valued at $200 from a backpack left unattended in a Lyons Township High School South Campus locker room. The theft occurred on Tuesday sometime between 3:20 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 26, 1:30 p.m.; Debit Card Fraud: Someone fraudulently used the debit card of a victim on the 3800 block of Franklin Avenue to make approximately $1,078 in unauthorized payments during August.
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Charges/Citations
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Monday, Aug. 22, 5:12 p.m.; No Valid Driver's License: Jesus Lobatos, 40, of 816 College Blvd. #301, Addison, was stopped for operating a disabled vehicle at the corner of 55th Street and I-294 and found to be driving with no valid license.
Wednesday, Aug. 24, 9:32 a.m.; Arrest Warrants, Operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle Without a CDL, No Valid Safety Test Sticker, Expired Registration Delayed: Roberto Lara, 39, of 5121 S. Horman St., Chicago, was stopped on the 5400 block of Wolf Road for driving a vehicle with an expired registration sticker and was found to be driving without a valid commercial driver's license. The defendant also had two outsdanding arrest warrants from the Hinsdale Police Department.
Wednesday, Aug. 24, 5:33 p.m.; Driving While License Suspended, Failure to Wear Seat Belt: Arturo L. Arriaga, 21, of 7009 W. 74th Pl., Chicago, was stopped on the 800 block of Hillgrove Avenue for failure to wear a seat belt and was arrested for driving with a suspended license.
Friday, Aug. 26, 3:46 a.m.; Possession of Cannabis, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia: Two 18-year-old Western Springs women were found asleep in a car parked in the upper level of Spring Rock Park after the park was closed. Each were issued local ordinance citations for posession of drug paraphernalia; one was also issued a local ordinance citation for possession of cannabis.
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