Tuesday, January 29, 2013
La Grange Park police reports, Jan. 22-29.
SUNDAY, JAN. 27 James R. Jackson, 58, of the 1400 block of Homestead Road, was stopped for erratic driving on the 1100 block of Homestead Road at 12:45 a.m. and was charged with driving with a suspended license, as well as improper lane usage and driving with only one headlight, police said. FRIDAY, JAN 25 The La Grange Park Police Department reported at 1:19 p.m. that in a recent incident, a La Grange Park grandfather was contacted by someone pretending to be his grandson asking for money; the man was not fooled by the ruse. Police cautioned the community to beware of callers addressing “Grandpa” or “Grandma” and saying they urgently need money, perhaps for bail, and “not to tell Mom or Dad.” According to La Grange Park police, a woman in…
Friday, January 25, 2013
Chief Dan McCollum became the first non-Ohio police chief to receive a certification through the Certified Law Enforcement Executive Program.
Of the 250 law officers who have completed the Certified Law Enforcement Executive Program (CLEE) conducted by the State of Ohio Law Enforcement Foundation and the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police since 1996, La Grange Park Police Chief Dan McCollum has become to first from outside of Ohio to do so. McCollum, the president of the Illinois Association of Law Enforcement Executives, paid for his training in Worthington, Ohio out-of-pocket and said the program’s instruction in teacher training, ethics, leadership principles and resource allocation/budgeting will be of benefit to both him and his department. “I was very impressed by the academic rigors of the program,” McCollum said. “Since getting my master’s two years ago, this was the …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
La Grange Park police blotter, Jan. 14-22.
MONDAY, JAN. 21 A victim reported that she had her wallet containing credit cards and cash stolen while shopping at Jewel-Osco, “possibly while her shopping card was left unattended.” The loss was valued at less than $500. FRIDAY, JAN. 18 Two men entered a home on the 1200 block of Blanchan Avenue and stole jewelry while the homeowner was distracted by a third accomplice using a “construction ruse,” police said. No force was involved. The amount of the theft was not reported. TUESDAY, JAN. 15 Luis F. Quesada, 24, of the 9900 block of Montana Avenue, Franklin Park, was stopped for lacking a front license plate at the corner of La Grange Road and Garfield Avenue at 11:25 a.m. and was charged with driving with a suspended license and with no …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
La Grange Park police blotter, Jan. 7-15.
THURSDAY, JAN. 10 Maribel Salgado, 32, of the 4200 bock of West Hirsch Street, Chicago, was stopped for speeding and erratic driving at the corner of La Grange and Homestead roads at 2:47 a.m. and charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol after failing multiple sobriety tests, police said. The defendant was also charged with driving without a valid license. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9 A resident on the 400 block of Waiola Avenue reported a series of pry marks around the front door of his home. The exact location wasn't specified. The marks were superficial and no one entered the home. TUESDAY, JAN. 8 G. W. Kirkwood, 65, of the 1800 block of North Larrabee Street, Chicago, was stopped for speeding at the corner of Shawmut and …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
La Grange Park police blotter, Dec. 28-Jan. 9.
SUNDAY, JAN. 8 Miguel A. Uribe, 18, of the 13900 block of Brair Lane, Plainfield, was stopped on the 1100 block of Kemman Avenue for driving with only one headlight at 1:31 a.m. and was charged with driving without a valid license, police said. THURSDAY, JAN. 3 Several items, including a television, stereo, computer and miscellaneous jewelry, were reportedly stolen from an unlocked common area of an apartment building on the 1400 block of East 31st Street. Police said that the items were all "recovered/returned by an acquaintance after the report was filed." WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2 Dennis W. Ryan, 40, of the 3000 block of Prairie Avenue, Brookfield, was stopped for driving without a front license plate on the 1100 block of La Grange Road at 5:…
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
La Grange Park police reports, Dec. 18-Jan. 2
TUESDAY, JAN. 1 Juana Cervantes, 40, of Hodgkins, was stopped because police said she was speeding and driving with only one functioning headlight on the 600 block of La Grange Road at 1:45 a.m. She was charged with driving without a valid license and without proof of insurance. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26 Alma C. Rodriguez, 30, of the 4600 block of South Sacramento Avenue, Chicago, was stopped because police said she had only one functioning headlight on the 1500 block of 31st Street at 6:09 a.m. She was charged with driving without a valid license. La Grange Park police stated that there have been “multiple acts of criminal defacement" (spray-painting of graffiti) throughout the village between Dec. 22 and Dec. 26. The defacement was probably …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
La Grange Park police reports. Dec. 11-18.
FRIDAY, DEC. 14 Someone cut the tires of two vehicles on the 1000 block of Forest Avenue at an unspecified time. Police said no other vehicles nearby were damaged. Cash—in coins and bills—was reportedly stolen from an unlocked car on the 500 block of Brainard Avenue at an unspecified time. It's not known how much money was taken. Police noted that a locked vehicle also in the driveway was left alone. THURSDAY, DEC. 13 James E. Kidd Jr., 20, of the 1100 block of Eastern Avenue, Bellwood, was stopped after police said he was speeding on the 700 block of La Grange Road at 1:44 a.m. He was charged with driving without a license and with a suspended registration. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12 Sheri L. Knepple, 22, of the 500 block of Beach Avenue, was…
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
La Grange Park police reports, Dec. 2-11.
THURSDAY, DEC. 6 Someone reportedly entered a car parked in the rear lot of an apartment on the 400 block of Beach Avenue and stole an unspecified amount of loose change, police said. MONDAY, DEC. 3 Police reported that in an act of criminal defacement, someone sprayed graffiti on a portable toilet in Yena Park. The nature of the graffiti and time of the incident were not reported. According to police, someone grabbed a woman's purse as she was getting into her car and fled in an unknown direction on the 400 block of Sherwood Avenue. The value of the stolen purse was estimated at less than $500. SUNDAY, DEC. 2 Police reported that graffiti was found on the pavilion in Beach Oak Park. The nature of the graffiti and time of the incident were…
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The La Grange Park Police Department said that five village sewer grates have vanished since the end of November
Five sewer grates, together valued at more than $1,000, have disappeared from La Grange Park streets since late November, the La Grange Park Police Department reported on Thursday. The incidents are believed to have taken place in the early morning hours. The department said that most of the thefts in La Grange Park have involved rectangular crates along a curb, but that there is the possibilty that thieves might also take a manhole cover, leaving a dangerous pit in the road. Similar thefts have been reported in Westchester, Forest Park, Broadview, North Riverside and Hillside. "In the Hillside incident, a witness reported seeing two vehicles occupied by [men] taking the covers and placing them in two vehicles: a black Cadillac Escalade …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
La Grange Park police reports, Nov. 27-Dec. 4
SATURDAY, DEC. 1 Police said Thomas W. McClain, 29, of the 1200 block of Eagle Bluff Road in Bourbonnais, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and fleeing and eluding a peace officer after a traffic stop at the corner of La Grange Road and Madison Avenue. The defendant’s vehicle was originally flagged in connection with speeding on the 900 block of La Grange Road but, according to police, he did not pull over for seven blocks despite repeated opportunities to do so. The defendant was arrested after refusing to take field sobriety tests, police said. -- Police Blotter information is provided by local law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and …
Darren McRoy
1:26 am on Monday, January 28, 2013
Wow, that's quite the testimonial! Thanks! more ›