Wednesday, March 6, 2013
La Grange Park Police Reports, Feb. 26.
Juan C. Mendez, 20, of the 5200 block of West Lemoyne in Chicago, was arrested around 12:49 a.m. Feb. 26 on the 900 block of La Grange Road, La Grange Park police said. When officers pulled him over for having only one lit headlight, they said they found an open case of Modelo Especial beer behind the front passenger seat. Mendez was charged with improper lighting, no valid drivers license and illegal transportation of alcohol. ----- There are plenty of ways to keep up with local news through Patch.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
La Grange police blotter, Feb. 19-27.
SATURDAY, FEB. 23 Byron D. Smith, 26, of the 1000 block of South 14th Avenue, Maywood, was stopped for speeding on the 400 block of La Grange Road at 12:48 a.m. and charged with driving with a suspended license, police said. THURSDAY, FEB. 21 Jonathan A. Gonzalez, 25, of the 1100 block of South Highland Avenue, Oak Park, was stopped for having an expired registration at the corner of 31st Street and Barnsdale Road at 12:35 a.m. and charged with driving with a suspended license, police said. -- Police Blotter information is provided by local law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court…
Monday, February 25, 2013
A 30-year-old homeless man and a 21-year-old Chicago man were arrested and charged with residential burglary in the northern part of the Village.
Friday, February 22, 2013
A 30-year-old homeless man and a 21-year-old Chicago man were arrested and charged with residential burglary in the northern part of the Village.
La Grange Park police report that they have arrested two man involved in a burglary on the 1400 block of Scotdale Road in La Grange Park on Thursday afternoon. Fernando Gonzales, 30, homeless, and Felipe Martinez, 21, of the 2600 block of S. Komensky Avenue, Chicago, were each charged with a Class 1 felony for residential burglary. Police had responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle around 1:00 p.m. According to La Grange Park police, the men were located sitting in a van on the 1600 block of La Grange Road with burglary tools and items from the burglarized house on Scotdale, where a rear door had been pried open. (No one was home during the incident.) The suspects have also been tied to a burglary in Westchester, according to …
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
La Grange Park police reports, Feb. 10-19.
TUESDAY, FEB. 19 Erick O. Mejia, 23, of the 1000 block of West Irving Park Road, Bensenville, was stopped for lacking a front license plate at the corner of La Grange Road and Garfield Avenue at 10:06 a.m. and charged with driving without a valid license, police said. MONDAY, FEB. 18 La Grange Park police, dispatched to a report of a suspicious person in MB Bank on the 400 block of La Grange Road, arrested David Castellano, 68, last known address on the 1400 block of South Canal Street, on a Chicago Police Department warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of shoplifting. The defendant was handed over to the Chicago PD, 10th District, without incident. SUNDAY, FEB. 17 Joaquin Gaspar, 26, of the 24000 block of West Joseph Avenue…
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
La Grange Park police blotter, Feb. 5-12.
THURSDAY, FEB. 7 Andre D. Davis, 30, of the 6400 block of Joliet Road, La Grange Highlands, was stopped for driving with no front plate and tailgating on the 300 block of La Grange Road at 12:06 a.m. and charged with driving with a suspended license, police said. TUESDAY, FEB. 5 Jesus Tavares, 42, of the 5900 block of South Richmond, Chicago, was stopped for displaying an expired registration sticker on the 1000 block of Kemman Avenue at 4:30 p.m. and was charged with driving without a valid license, police said. Danta Curry, 23, of the 5900 block of South Honore Street, Chicago, was stopped for speeding on the 300 block of Harding Avenue at 9:32 a.m. and was charged with driving with a suspended license, police said. Renita T. Elston, 31…
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
La Grange Park police reports, Jan. 28-Feb 5.
SATURDAY, FEB. 2 An elderly couple on the 1200 block of Cleveland Avenue reported that they became victims of a ruse-entry burglary when one man took the husband into the basement to discuss a “plumbing problem,” and one or two additional men entered the home, told the wife they were there to help and stole $300 in cash. FRIDAY, FEB. 1 Hiram Torres, 31, of the 5100 block of West 64th Place, Chicago, was stopped at the corner of Barnsdale Road and 31st Street at 4:29 p.m. for lack of a front registration plate and was charged with driving with a suspended license and no proof of insurance, police said. THURSDAY, JAN. 31 Jeffery D. Butler, 52, of the 300 block of North Lorel Avenue, Chicago, was stopped on the 1100 block of Beach Avenue at 3…
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
La Grange Park police reports, Jan. 22-29.
SUNDAY, JAN. 27 James R. Jackson, 58, of the 1400 block of Homestead Road, was stopped for erratic driving on the 1100 block of Homestead Road at 12:45 a.m. and was charged with driving with a suspended license, as well as improper lane usage and driving with only one headlight, police said. FRIDAY, JAN 25 The La Grange Park Police Department reported at 1:19 p.m. that in a recent incident, a La Grange Park grandfather was contacted by someone pretending to be his grandson asking for money; the man was not fooled by the ruse. Police cautioned the community to beware of callers addressing “Grandpa” or “Grandma” and saying they urgently need money, perhaps for bail, and “not to tell Mom or Dad.” According to La Grange Park police, a woman in…
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
La Grange Park police blotter, Jan. 14-22.
MONDAY, JAN. 21 A victim reported that she had her wallet containing credit cards and cash stolen while shopping at Jewel-Osco, “possibly while her shopping card was left unattended.” The loss was valued at less than $500. FRIDAY, JAN. 18 Two men entered a home on the 1200 block of Blanchan Avenue and stole jewelry while the homeowner was distracted by a third accomplice using a “construction ruse,” police said. No force was involved. The amount of the theft was not reported. TUESDAY, JAN. 15 Luis F. Quesada, 24, of the 9900 block of Montana Avenue, Franklin Park, was stopped for lacking a front license plate at the corner of La Grange Road and Garfield Avenue at 11:25 a.m. and was charged with driving with a suspended license and with no …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
La Grange Park police blotter, Jan. 7-15.
THURSDAY, JAN. 10 Maribel Salgado, 32, of the 4200 bock of West Hirsch Street, Chicago, was stopped for speeding and erratic driving at the corner of La Grange and Homestead roads at 2:47 a.m. and charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol after failing multiple sobriety tests, police said. The defendant was also charged with driving without a valid license. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9 A resident on the 400 block of Waiola Avenue reported a series of pry marks around the front door of his home. The exact location wasn't specified. The marks were superficial and no one entered the home. TUESDAY, JAN. 8 G. W. Kirkwood, 65, of the 1800 block of North Larrabee Street, Chicago, was stopped for speeding at the corner of Shawmut and …
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