Cake-Baking Man Arrested for Assault, Disorderly Conduct in Neighbor Dispute

Saturday, September 28

Woman Runs Stop Sign, Arrested for Suspended License 

Police charged Pamela Jones, 28, of Maywood, with driving on a suspended license during a traffic stop about 4:30 p.m.

Police stopped Jones for running a stop sign near the intersection of La Grange Road and Garfield Street. She was processed for driving on a suspended license and disobeying a stop sign, given an Oct. 23 court date and released.

Keep up with local news: Like La Grange Patch on Facebook, then sign up for our free email newsletter.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Failure to Appear for Disorderly Conduct

Police charged Armando Matos, 20, of Lyons, with a warrant out of La Grange Park for failure to appear in court for a disorderly conduct charge. He was arrested about 5:30 p.m. in North Riverside and held for La Grange Park police. He was given an Oct. 23 court date and released.

Thursday, September 19

Cake-Baking Man Arrested for Assault, Disorderly Conduct in Neighbor Dispute

Police charged Sami Merabet, 51, of the 1200 block of Morgan Street in La Grange Park, with assault and disorderly conduct about 7:20 p.m.

Police responded to a call about a verbal disturbance between neighbors, where two people reported they were confronted by Merabet, who said, “If you have a problem with me… I can take you out to the woods and kick your (explitive).”

Merabet told police he did confront the neighbors and threatened to batter the man. He said he was baking a cake for his birthday and drinking beer when the neighbors got home and came to his front door, yelling at him about moving his van. He said he got frustrated and shouldn’t have done it, police said.

He was charged with disorderly conduct and assault, given an Oct. 9 court date and released.

More police news on Patch:

• Kids Robbed in La Grange in 2 Separate Incidents
• ARREST WARRANTS: Wanted in La Grange, LG Park and Western Springs
• LT Student, 14, Charged With Stealing Cell Phone
• Laser Pointer Disturbing Pizza Patrons, Window Broken
  
• Shrink's Ex Self-Medicates, Fireworks Destroy Church Papers: OMG PD
  
• Dad Killed in Drunk-Driving Accident, Cyclist Gropes Woman: Police
  

Are you a fan of true crime? "Like" the Crime-n-Shame page on Facebook and get clued in on mischief making and weird crime throughout the Chicago area.

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 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.