Crime & Safety
Teen Girl Flees Police, Briefcase Found without Keys: Police Blotter
La Grange police reports, May 5-6
Monday, May 6
Suspended, revoked license
Jose Pena, 37, of the 3600 block of South 54th Court in Cicero, was arrested around 3:33 p.m. near the intersection of La Grange Road and Calendar Court, La Grange police said. He was charged with driving with a suspended or revoked license.
Graffiti
Graffiti created with black paint was found around 9:35 a.m. on a building in the 0-99 block of South 6th Avenue, police said. The graffiti was not gang related.
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Missing keys
A man left his brief case at Palmer’s May 2, and when he picked it up the next day it was missing a set of five keys, police said. Everything else was still in the bag.
Sunday, May 5
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No driver’s license
Craig M. Wax, 41, of the 1300 block of Ashbury Drive in Lemont, was arrested around 11:54 p.m. in the 900 block of South 6th Avenue, police said. He was charged with driving without a license.
Teen flees cops
A teenager tried to run from police in the 900 block of South 8th Avenue after officers were called to investigate a report of teens smoking marijuana, police said. No evidence of marijuana or drug paraphernalia was found, but the girl was taken to the station and turned over to her parents for disobeying an officer.
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