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LISLE, June 9—The Shell gas station at Ogden and Yackley avenues was closed after the canopy over the station's filling area fell over.

Patch checked it out after spotting a photo from Twitter user @DWATzke. The site at 2001 Ogden Ave. is owned by TrueNorth Energy. District manager John Mannion was on hand to provide details.

He said the 'freak accident' occurred around 7:50 a.m., when the canopy apparently snapped. No one was injured, and no cars were parked under the canopy at the time.

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BATAVIA, June 5—Firefighters arrived at a home at 5:13 p.m. and found a fire on the second floor and smoke throughout the house. The fire started after the resident lubricated parts on the dryer, which ignited a fire, including clothing around the dryer. The resident attempted to put out the fire with an extinguisher and asked his son to call 911, according to the release. Firefighters had the fire under control in 13 minutes. No one was hurt. There was an estimated $1,000 in structural damage and $1,500 in damage to contents of the home.

Combining the Brass and Percussion Sections

DARIEN, June 4—Around 3:30 p.m., James R. Jessup, 21, of the 00S400 block of Glenn Drive in Burr Ridge, cut off another driver on Cass Avenue, according to a police report. At a stoplight, police said both drivers got out of their cars and began arguing. Jessup started swinging his fists at the other driver while wearing brass knuckles, police said.

They got back into their cars and started driving again before Jessup slammed on his brakes, nearly causing an accident on the 7900 block of Cass Avenue, police said. The two drivers got out of their cars again, at which point Jessup started to punch the other car with the brass knuckles, police said.

Jessup’s passenger, Joseph J. Ramsey, 19, of the 00S300 block of Nantucket Drive in Darien, punched the other driver in the face, according to the victim’s report to police.

Darien police said they arrived while Jessup was punching the car.

While searching Jessup’s car, a canine officer found a glass marijuana pipe, two pairs of brass knuckles and an open bottle of vodka, according to the report.

Jessup was charged with assault, unlawful use of a weapon, disorderly conduct, criminal damage to a vehicle and possession of drug equipment, police said. Ramsey was charged with disorderly conduct, police said.

Red Bull Rustler Vamooses from Cart Corral

DOWNERS GROVE, June 4—At 3:11 p.m. a store security officer at Jewel Osco, 6215 Main St. watched a man put several 12-packs of Red Bull into his cart while in the liquor department, then move to the soda aisle, where he put several more packs of the energy drink into his cart.

The man walked by the register area and out the south doors of the store and was stopped by the employee in the parking lot. When told he did not pay for the merchandise, the suspect responded that he did pay and continued to walk away. After the employee grabbed the suspect by the arm, a struggle ensued during which the employee pushed the suspect toward a cart corral to prevent him from fleeing.

The suspect eventually pulled away, ran from the lot and police were called. An officer on his way to the store identified the suspect from a description as he walked near 61st Street. When the police officer approached, the suspect walked away and eventually started running. The officer followed on foot and caught him in the backyard of a residence in the 1000 block of 61st Street.

William J. Wehrman, 25, of Downers Grove was charged with retail theft and resisting an officer. The store security officer was not hurt in the struggle and told police he did not want to file battery charges. The nine 12-packs of Red Bull were valued at $213.

Maybe Gone Fir Good

WESTERN SPRINGS, May 31—Somebody stole a chair made out of twigs from in front of Stems and Twigs on the 900 block of Burlington Avenue sometime between the previous Saturday at 10 p.m. and Sunday at 7 a.m. The chair was valued at $125.

Lactose can be Lifted Right Past Your Eyes

ELMHURST, May 30—A resident in the 400 block of West Third Street reported someone stole an Oberweis milk cooler with several bottles of milk from his front porch between May 30 and May 31.

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