Crime & Safety
Some Familiar Names and Places in Geneva Traffic Reports
Police reports: Everyone gets into a dinger now and then. So it's not unusual to see names of folks you know. Or accidents in places you've driven. Probably, that's one of the reasons the police blotter runs in every local news source.
The police blotter is always one of the items that gets the most traffic (pardon the pun)—whether it's in the newspaper or on the "online newspaper." For as long as I've been in local journalism, that's been the case.
I admit, police blotter isn't the first thing I look at, and in fact, I rarely look at it at all. I'm just not wired like that as a reader. I'm a "scanner"mostly. Whatever headline grabs my attention is the one I go for—in print or online.
I suspect that the reason blotter items are so often read is that people want to know what their neighbors are up to. Obviously, too, crime and safety are always at the top of residents' priority list. You want to know if there's a rash of mailbox damage in your part of town, or GPS's stolen.
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Here's this week's collision list:
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Collision on South Third Street—The rear of a Honda Odyssey driven by Lisa Stellick, 44, of Geneva collided with the front of a Saturn Sky driven by James Timberlake, 46, of Geneva around 11:15 a.m. April 8 in the 300 block of South Third Street near Fulton Street, reports said. Between $501 and $1,500 damage was done to either vehicle.
Collision on East State Street near Whitfield Drive—The rear of a Dodge Nitro driven by Sara Bles of Geneva collided with the front of a Chevrolet S-10 driven by Wilibaldo Garcia of Geneva around 4:51 p.m. April 6 on private property in the 1400 block of East State Street near Whitfield Drive, reports said. Between $501 and $1,500 damage was done to either vehicle.
Hit & Run on Viking Drive near Kaneville Road—An unknown vehicle struck a Cadillac Escalade parked in the lot at Geneva Middle School South, 1415 Viking Drive, causing between $501 and $1,500 damage, reports said. The incident took place around 4:30 p.m. April 5, reports said.
Collision at North Second Street and West State Street—The front of an Infinity QX56 driven by Eric Shodeen collided with the rear of a Mercerdes E Class driven by Melody Stralka of St. Charles around 5:10 p.m. March 31 at the intersection of North Second Street and West State Street, reports said. More than $1,500 damage was done to any one vehicle.
