Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: Residential Burglary, DUI, Mailbox Damage
The following information was supplied by the Geneva Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Geneva Patch tries to group similar categories of police blotter items into separate articles, but there are some weeks when the collection is too eclectic and no one item stands out as headline-worthy.
That's the case with this roundup, which includes a bicycle and drill set taken from a garage, a DUI arrest, an underage drinking citation and some Oct. 28 mailbox damage.
Residential Burglary—Someone took a men’s gray Quest mountain bicycle and Craftsman drill set from a garage of a home in the 100 block of North Bedford Lane sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Oct. 27, Geneva police reports said. The garage door was open during the time of the incident, reports said. The bicycle and drill set had a combined value of about $270.
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DUI—Geneva police arrested Brad Lewis, 47, of Batavia on charges of driving under the influence, DUI with a blood-alcohol level of more than .08, driving with a suspended or revoked license and aggravated driving with a suspended or revoked license around 12:44 a.m. Nov. 4 in the 600 block of West State Street, reports said.
Liquor Act Violation, Consumption by a Minor—Geneva police arrested David Ewalt, 20, of Oswego on charges of underage consumption of alcohol and speeding following a traffic stop in the 1300 block of West State Street around 1:33 a.m., reports said. Ewalt was charged with travelling 45 mph in a 30 mph zone. The underage drinking citation carries a fine of $250 if paid by due date.
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Criminal Damage to Property—Someone damaged a wooden mailbox in the 400 block of Elm Street around midnight Oct. 28, reports said. According to the report, a homeowner told police he heard a loud noise outside his residence and saw a white Grand Am leaving westbound on Elm Street. Around 1 p.m. Oct. 28, he noticed his mailbox had been damaged, and estimated its value at $60. The resident also noticed damage to a neighbor’s mailbox in the same block. Police found no other damaged mailboxes on the block.
Criminal Damage to Property—Someone damaged a plastic mailbox in the 400 block of Elm Avenue sometime around midnight Oct. 28, reports said. The mailbox was valued at $10.
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