Saturday, April 13, 2013
Police Reports: One of the payments is a $3,146 charge at Key-Mat Equipment Co.
Batavia Police Department files included five cases in which someone reported fraud from a credit-card payment. Fraud—Someone stole a pre-loaded credit card around 6:14 p.m. April 2 in the 100 block of Webster Street, reports said. Credit Card Fraud — Someone reported credit card fraud after being charged $39.99 for an online transaction around 12:30 p.m. April 1, reports said. The case was referred to investigations. Credit Card Fraud—Someone used a fraudulent credit card to pay $3,146.25 at Key-Mat Equipment Co., 550 N. River St., sometime around 10:21 a.m. April 3, reports said. The report does not say what items were purchased. Credit Card Fraud—Someone used a cancelled debit card to pay for merchandise at the Finish Line, in the 1200 …
The following information was supplied by the Geneva and Batavia police departments. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Aggravated DUI—Batavia police arrested Beligca Marrero, 27, of Aurora on charges of aggravated driving under the influence, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, improper lane usage, no valid driver’s license, and state citations of DUI and DUI with a blood-alcohol content of more than .08, Batavia police reports said. The arrest took place around 12:21 a.m. April 4 in the 1100 block fo South Batavia Avenue. Marrero was transported to the Kane County Jail. DUI Alcohol—Batavia police arrested Michael J. Joyce, 24, of Batavia for driving under the influence, DUI with a blood-alcohol content of more than .08, disobeying a stop or yield sign, improper lane usage and disobeying a traffic control signal after a traffic stop around 12:52 a.m…
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
ST. CHARLES Joseph M. Montes, 22, of the 1400 block of Exeter Lane, South Elgin, was cited at 1:06 a.m. April 7 on the 1000 block of North 2nd Street (Route 31) with disorderly conduct-public drunkenness. The officer found Montes, with his T-shirt off and tucked in his pants, staggering in the middle of the roadway at Ferson Creek Park. The officer noted there is no illumination of Route 31 at that point and that Montes had placed himself in potentially significant danger. HINSDALE Police were dispatched at 7:22 p.m. April 7 to investigate a domestic situation in which a teen was being verbally abusive on the 900 block of South Monroe Street. While investigating the complaint, the teen struck a police officer with her fist. She also …
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
NAPERVILLE A resident saw a teenage male on April 3 exit his vehicle and then hide a cannabis pipe behind a tree, police said. The teen was driving a silver four-door vehicle at the Ashbury Aquatic Center Parking lot in the 3400 block of Lawrence Drive. The pipe was collected and submitted to police evidence. A resident on March 31 reported that his house has been repeatedly toilet papered, egged and his windows sprayed with soapy water in the 2300 block of Wild Timothy Road, police said. ST. CHARLES Cody T. Dieter, 22, of the 2000 block of Normandy Lane, Geneva, was charged at 1:53 p.m. March 30 in the 500 block of Walnut Avenue with leaving the scene of a vehicle-damage accident, and improper lane use. Called for a report of a suspicious…
Friday, April 5, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Batavia Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Three Batavia High School students were cited for possession of drug paraphernalia March 22, Batavia police reports indicate. Batavia school officials learned about the drug paraphernalia and contacted Batavia High School police liaison officer Chris Potthoff, who cited the students at around 12:42 p.m. at the school, 1201 Main St. Because the students are juveniles and the incident was a first offense, the students are being cited under city ordinance rather than prosecuted in courts, Batavia Detective Sgt. Shawn Mazza said. "We have an option of either referring the case to court or doing a formal station adjustment, and that's what we did in this case," Mazza said. "Rather than putting it into the court system, we come up with some …
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
The 51-year-old is charged with harassment and violating an order of protection for the victim and her twin daughters, the Daily Herald reports.
A Batavia woman and her two daughters might be sleeping a little more soundly following the arrest of a 51-year-old Naperville man charged with their harassment. Joseph A. Donato of Naperville faces charges of aggravated stalking, stalking and violations of an order of protection and a no-contact order, according to a report in the Daily Herald. Aggravated stalking and stalking are felonies. Batavia police said Donato and the Batavia woman were dating for more than a year but had broken up sometime in 2012. The order of protection for the woman and her twin 11-year-old daughters was dated Dec. 12, the Daily Herald said. Court records indicate Donato sent text messages, left notes on her door and car and confronted her in a North Aurora …
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
NAPERVILLE A woman reported being woke up March 17 by yelling and screaming in the 800 block of Spindletree Avenue, police said. She got up to investigate and heard a crash in her front yard. She looked out the window and saw her mailbox had been smashed. Once she went outside, she saw a person in the street screaming and swinging a "golf club like object," police said. Police then responded to the scene and arrested Andrew Charles Doerr, 22, at 5:18 a.m. near Spindletree Avenue and Fallbrook Drive, police said. He was charged with disorderly conduct. He posted bond. ST. CHARLES An 18-year-old resident of the 900 block of Manley Road reported at 8:13 p.m. March 19 that he had posted a listing on Craigslist to sell his drums for $800. He …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Four burglaries in Aurora look very similar—and happened in the same time period—as Friday's Citgo burglary in Geneva.
Was the burglar who took the cash register from the Geneva Citgo in the wee hours of Friday (March 15, 2013) the so-called "smash and grab" burglar who's been having a field day in Aurora of late? The pattern sure looks similar. The Daily Herald reports Tuesday that the "smash and grab" burglar has struck four more times in Aurora during the period of March 8 through March 17—three times at a gas station and once at a liquor store. All were in the early hours of the morning, ranging from 1:15 a.m. to 2:10 a.m. The DH says the total loss of the four Aurora burglaries, including items or cash stolen and property damage, is more than $26,500. The burglar obviously roves—the latest in Aurora were Friday on East Galena Boulevard, Saturday on …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Geneva Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Geneva police arrested Ryan Wheatley, 18, of Geneva on charges of domestic battery insulting or provoking contact, criminal damage to property, possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal possession of alcohol by a minor after an incident at around 5:30 p.m. March 8 at a residence in the 2200 block of Kings Court, reports said. Police responded to a report of a domestic dispute at about 6:34 p.m. March 8, when relatives said Wheatley was “out of control,” according to the synopsis sheet. According to reports, the complainant walked into his son’s bedroom and found a water bong sitting by the dresser. The parent confiscated the equipment, and the two were later involved in a verbal dispute. Wheatley did not believe his parents had a right …
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Saturday, March 16, 2013
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
DOWNERS GROVE A train ticket agent at 10:38 a.m. March 6 said that two people were involved in a loud argument lasting about five minutes that involved a 54-year-old man using vulgarity. The incident occurred at the Main Street train depot on the 1000 block of Burlington Avenue in front of numerous witnesses waiting for trains. A 78-year-old woman said she politely asked the man to quiet down and refrain from cursing as he spoke to other people. The man became angry and yelled, "You mind your own damn business and go away!" This is when the argument began. The man said he was sitting and talking to his friends when the woman yelled at him to quiet down in a disrespectful manner. He then told her to mind her own business. The ticket agent …
JP
10:11 am on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Martha, you have an astonishing lack of compassion more ›