Saturday, May 25, 2013
A roundup of some of the more bizarre items from local police blotters.
FOREST PARK A River Forest woman was charged with a DUI after crashing into another car near the Forest Park police station at 11:20 p.m. May 15. Katheryn I. Morley, 24, of River Forest, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving without insurance and destruction of property. An officer heard a car crash near the Forest Park police station and found two cars involved in the accident. Morley appeared to be drunk and said she was at FatDuck to watch the Blackhawks, police said. A witness said he was driving north on Des Plaines Avenue in front of Morley and saw her hit a parked car. Police said her blood alcohol content was .217, more than two times the legal limit. She was given a June 25 court date and released …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Western Springs police reports, May 12-19.
Sunday, May 19 A 17-year-old Western Springs boy was cited with consumption of alcohol by a minor after an officer checked on his well being around 12:15 a.m. in the 900 block of 54th Street, Western Springs police said. The teen was walking with a group in the street. Officers later arrested Viviana A. Cockriel, 19, of the 4000 block of DuBois in Brookfield, around 1:55 a.m. in the 3800 block of Woodland Avenue, police said. Police responded to a call about a verbal fight between two people in the street and found that Cockriel had been drinking, according to the report. She was cited with consumption of alcohol by a minor. Saturday, May 18 Joseph B. Galin, 18, of the 300 block of South 8th Avenue in La Grange, was arrested around 11:58 p…
Saturday, May 18, 2013
A roundup of some of the more bizarre items in area police blotters this week.
LA GRANGE A woman caused a disturbance at Walgreens, 2 N. La Grange Road, around 1:58 p.m. after her insurance declined to cover a prescription she was picking up for her mother, police said. The woman called police because Walgreens wouldn’t give her the medication unless she paid for it out of pocket. The officer told her this was a matter between her, Walgreens and the insurance company. She became disruptive, called the officer a few names and stormed off, the report said. Three girls who looked like they were in eighth grade took bricks from the yard of a vacant property in the 900 block of South 8th Avenue, police said. Police entered a special watch for the property and the caller was told to call police immediately if he sees …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Western Springs police reports, May 7-12.
Sunday, May 12 A driver ran into La Grange National Bank, 1013 Burlington Ave., after she accidentally pressed the gas instead of the break when pulling into a parking spot around 5:13 p.m., police said. She also struck a light pole and high curb. No one was injured. Thursday, May 9 Margaret Mary Vocius, 25, of the 3900 block of Wolf Road, was cited for driving without insurance and failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident around 3:56 p.m. in the 4400 block of Gilbert Avenue, police said. Vocius rear-ended a car that slowed then stopped in traffic, police said. Tuesday, May 7 A car backed out of a driveway around 8:06 a.m., hitting a car that was driving south in the 4500 block of Grand Avenue, police said. Shafaq Mustafa, 42, of the …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Western Springs police reports, May 8-12.
Sunday, May 12 Joseph Mollo, 23, of the 9000 block of Skyline Drive in Burr Ridge, was arrested around 1:47 a.m. near the intersection of Hickory Drive and Red Oak Lane, Western Springs police said. An officer said he stopped Mollo for failure to signal and noticed his breath smelled like alcohol. Mollo was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to signal and driving without insurance. Saturday, May 11 Kelly M. McVeigh, 19, of the 7500 block of Wilton Road in Darien, and Payal D. Shah, 19, of the 2400 block of Manchester Court in Woodridge, were arrested around 2:44 a.m. near the intersection of Ogden and Grand avenues, police said. An officer said he pulled McVeigh over for speeding and noticed that her breath …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
A roundup of the more bizarre items in area police blotters.
FOREST PARK Harold S. Sledge, 53, of Chicago, was charged with solicitation after police spoke to him about sleeping on the sidewalk near the CTA stop at 1 S. Harlem Ave. Sledge reportedly told officers "f*** you," and gave them multiple fake names, including "Doreen Jesus," "Sledge Stevens" and "Jesus St. Steven." He was given a June 4 court date. Joseph J. Avila, 23, of Chicago, was cited under a local ordinance for public intoxication after police said he was throwing beer in the street. Police said Avila told them he left a bar with his drink and then threw it in the air because "he did not want to be walking around with beer." A Forest Park Walmart employee was charged with theft April 29 following an investigation that accuses him of…
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Western Springs police reports, April 29-May 2.
Thursday, May 2 Emmanuel Guadarrama, 23, of the 3500 block of West 58th Street in Chicago, was arrested around 9:24 p.m. near Ogden Avenue and Interstate 294, Western Springs police said. He was stopped for speeding and charged with driving without a valid license and without insurance. Wednesday, May 1 Two cars parked in the Western Springs Recreation Center lot were broken into between 4:30 and 4:48 p.m. Wednesday, police said. The burglar shattered the front driver’s side window and took purses from each of the cars. One purse and its contents were worth $2,500, while the other was worth about $420. Monday, April 29 David W. Miles, 23, of the 2900 block of 49th Avenue in Cicero, was arrested around 10:22 a.m. near the intersection of …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
A roundup of some of the more bizarre items from area police blotters.
OAK PARK Someone stole $1,570 in various gift cards from a desk drawer at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in the 500 block of S. East Avenue. The theft occurred sometime between April 16 and April 23. A man attempted to abduct a 14-year-old girl in Oak Park last week but drove away when she said no, police reported Wednesday. The incident happened at about 3:30 p.m. April 26 in the 800 block of Division. Police said the man honked at the Oak Park girl and waved to her, then passed a second time and yelled, "get into my car." He drove southbound on Oak Park Avenue after the girl said no. Police described the man as white, bald, between 70 and 75 with a wrinkled complexion and a "sloped" nose. He was wearing a tan jacket and drove a tan…
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Western Springs police reports, April 22-29.
Monday, April 29 George L. Zimmerman, 62, of the 1000 block of North Bridge Street in Yorkville, was arrested near 55th Street and Gilbert Avenue at about 1:40 a.m., police said. When an officer pulled him over for having a broken muffler, he said he noticed Zimmerman’s speech was impaired and his eyes were glassy. Zimmerman was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of .08 or more, illegal transportation of alcohol, and driving with a loud or defective muffler. Sunday, April 28 Someone broke into the Western Springs Service Club Pool, 1300 Hillgrove Ave., and damaged several drain gates sometime between 4 p.m. on April 27 and 9 a.m. on April 28. There was no water in …
Saturday, April 27, 2013
A roundup of some of the more bizarre items in area police blotters.
FOREST PARK Lonnie V. Crawford, 38, of Chicago, was charged with public indecency after police were called to H&R Block, 7316 Roosevelt Rd. in Forest Park. A receptionist at the business said Crawford asked to leave the bathroom, then made a masturbatory gesture without exposing himself. The woman demanded he leave three times after calling the police. He was given a June 5 court hearing. Jamal J. Allen, 35, of Hillside, was issued a local ordinance violation for disorderly conduct after police were told he was selling cigarettes outside of a concession store near the CTA Blue Line at 711 Des Plaines Ave. Police said they located Allen on a CTA bus, and he denied selling cigarettes. Officers reminded him that he has been arrested on …
Julie Burke
5:44 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Great idea, Gail. But women have to take responsibility for their part in this too. more ›