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Western Springs Police Blotter

Monday, February 25, 2013

Man Turns Himself In for Hit-and-Run: Police Blotter

Western Springs police reports, Feb. 19-25.

FRIDAY, FEB. 22 An 18-year-old Western Springs man was issued a local ordinance citation for underage consumption of alcohol after police said he was "acting suspiciously" on the 5300 block of Central Avenue at 11:32 p.m. THURSDAY, FEB. 21 Michelle M. Small, 42, of the 3300 block of Wenonah Avenue, Berwyn, was stopped for speeding at the corner of Ogden Avenue and I-294 at 1:05 p.m. and charged with driving with a suspended license, police said. Miodrag Nenadic, 50, of the 1900 block of North Cleveland Avenue, Chicago, was charged with leaving the scene of a property damage accident and failure to provide information at an accident, police said. He turned himself in at the Western Springs Police Department at 11:35 a.m. in relation to a …

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

$1,500 Laptop Theft, DUI Charge for Car Sleeper: Police Blotter

Western Springs police reports, Feb. 11-19.

MONDAY, FEB. 18 Miguel A. Chicho, 48, of the 3600 block of West 65th Place, Chicago, was stopped at the corner of Ogden and Hampton avenues at 3:41 p.m. for not activating vehicle headlights in the rain and was charged with driving without a license, police said. SUNDAY, FEB. 17 Devon Mazakis, 24, of the 3000 block of Sunnydale Avenue, Broadview, was stopped at the corner of Ogden and Gilbert avenues at 10:56 p.m. for driving with only one tail light and was charged with driving with a suspended license, police said. Frank J. Smith, 40, of the 1900 block of Virginia Street, Gary, IN, was charged with driving with a suspended license after police responded to a report of a disabled vehicle at the corner of Ogden Avenue and Wolf Road at 4:40…

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Popular on Patch: Woman Flees Crash, Faces DUI Charge—Police

The driver rear-ended a car that was waiting at the traffic light at the corner of 47th Street and Gilbert Avenue in Western Springs, police said.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Woman Flees Crash, Faces DUI Charge: Police

The driver rear-ended a car that was waiting at the traffic light at the corner of 47th Street and Gilbert Avenue in Western Springs, police said.

A Brookfield woman who police said fled the scene of an accident Feb. 4 must answer to DUI charges after Western Springs officers caught up with her a mile-and-a-half from the crash. Stephanie S. Gose, 40, of the 3600 block of Grand Boulevard, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 5:35 p.m. after her car struck another vehicle waiting at the traffic light at the corner of 47th Street and Gilbert Avenue, police said. Gose's car rear-ended the other car, which was stopped at the traffic light facing eastbound on 47th Street, according to the report. Gose drove away from the scene and was later arrested at the corner of Gilbert Avenue and Plainfield Road in La Grange Highlands, police said. Gose was also charged with …

Monday, February 4, 2013

Monday Afternoon DUI: Western Springs Police Blotter

Western Springs police reports, Jan. 28-Feb. 4.

MONDAY, JAN. 28 Cassandra Flores, 21, of the 16400 block of 66th Avenue, Tinley Park, was stopped for speeding at the corner of Franklin and Ogden avenues and charged with driving wtih a suspended license, police said. Malcolm J. Adams, 55, of the 500 block of North Lavergne Avenue, Chicago, was stopped for erratic driving at the corner of 55th Street and Interstate 294 at 12:21 p.m. and was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, 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. If you or a a family member are …

Monday, January 28, 2013

More Than $900 in Credit Card Fraud: Western Springs Police Blotter

Western Springs police reports, Jan. 22-28.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23 Police reported at 3:32 p.m. that someone had used the credit card of a victim on the 600 block of 52nd Place to make fraudulent online purchases of retail goods totaling more than $900 on or around Dec. 30. -- 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. If you or a a family member are charged or cited and the case is subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to notify the editor. We will verify and report the outcome. Get news alerts and Facebook updates from these Patch sites:

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Smashed Window Car Burglary, Ogden DUI: Western Springs Police Blotter

Western Springs police reports, Jan. 15-22.

SUNDAY, JAN. 20 Anthony J. Deacy, 49, of the 1200 block of Leverenz Road, Naperville, was stopped for speeding at the corner of Ogden Avenue and I-294 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after failing field sobriety tests, police said. The defendant was also charged with failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. SATURDAY, JAN. 19 Someone used an undetermined object to damage the rear passenger window of a car parked in a residential driveway on the 4300 block of Franklin Avenue sometime between 4:30 p.m. and 8:05 p.m. Nothing was reported disturbed or taken from the car. FRIDAY, JAN. 18 Enrique Martinez-Mendez, 37, of the 1900 block of S. 49th Court, Cicero, was stopped for speeding at the corner of Ogden and Howard …

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Drinking Teens Crash into Tree, Failed Burglary on Commonwealth: Western Springs Police Blotter

Western Springs police reports, Jan. 7-15.

MONDAY, JAN. 14 Eugene F. Gurga, 67, of the 5600 block of Forest Hill, Clarendon Hills, was stopped at the corner of 55th Street and Interstate 294 at 10:26 p.m. for driving with a suspended registration plate and was charged with driving with a revoked license, police said. FRIDAY, JAN. 11 Someone attempted to break into a home on the 4900 block of Commonwealth Avenue sometime between 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m., likely intending to burglarize it, police said. Prying damage was done to both the front and rear entry doors, but the suspect didn't get into the home. A 16-year-old boy driving a car with a 15-year-old boy boy as passenger crashed into a parkway tree at the corner of 48th Street and Grand Avenue at 11:50 p.m., police said. Both left…

Monday, January 7, 2013

Backpack Stolen, Underage Drinkers on New Year's: Western Springs Police Blotter

Western Springs police reports, Dec. 31-Jan 7.

SUNDAY, JAN. 6 A 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old man, both of Western Springs, were issued local ordinance citations for underage consumption of alcohol after police responded to a disturbance on the 3800 block of Forest Avenue at 1:40 a.m., police said.No physical confrontations were reported. THURSDAY, JAN. 3 Josephine Lopez, 24, of the 2300 block of West Cullerton Avenue, Chicago, was stopped on the 3900 block of Hampton Avenue at 10:35 p.m. for driving with a missing taillight and was charged with driving without a valid license, police said. TUESDAY, JAN. 1 A 20-year-old woman, 18-year-old woman and 17-year-old girl, all from La Grange, and a 19-year-old Western Springs man, were issued local ordinance citations for underage …

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Graffiti Christmas, $1,100 in Identity Theft: Western Springs Police Blotter

Western Springs police reports, Dec. 17-26.

TUESDAY, DEC. 25 Someone used black spray paint to deface the exterior of a private garage on the 1300 block of 48th Street at an unknown time or date, police said. The incident was reported at 11:12 a.m. The value of the damage was not estimated in the report. SUNDAY, DEC. 23 An 18-year-old River Forest man, a 17-year-old Oak Park girl and a 17-year-old Elmhurst girl issued local ordinance citations for consumption of alcohol by minors after they were found in the back seat of a car stopped at the corner of Ogden Avenue and I-294 for a moving violation at 11:34 p.m. Police reported a hit-and-run crash on the 1300 block of Oak Street in which an unknown driver hit a car parked on the side of the road sometime between 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m…

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