OMG PD: Egg Roulette, Moving Mini-Monolith, Mailbox Never Had a Chance

A round-up of recent and bizarre police report items from the area.

You know those monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people from rock on the Chilean Polynesian island of Easter Island between the years 1250 and 1500? Yeah, those things. Well, a 4-foot tall one was taken from the front of a Geneva home recently. We are not making this up. Someone stole the “Easter Island Head” sculpture from the front yard of a residence in the 2200 block of Pepper Valley Drive sometime between 6 p.m. Nov. 16 and 7 a.m. Nov. 17, Geneva police reports said. The 4-foot cement statue had an estimated value of $100. Someone threw several eggs at a vehicle while it was parked unattended in the roadway in front of a residence in the 1100 block of Cheever Avenue around 9:55 p.m. Nov. 20, reports said. A witness told …

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BB Gun Breaks Classroom Window at Churchill School

The following arrest information was supplied by the Glen Ellyn police department. It does not indicate a conviction.

DUI: While on patrol officers performed a traffic stop at Roosevelt Road and I-355 on May 22 at 1:26 a.m. According to the report, Rocky H. Gonzalez, 41, of Wheaton, was charged with driving under the influence and was issued traffic citations for improper lane usage and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.  Criminal damage to vehicle: Officers responded to a damage report in the 400 block of Montclair Avenue on May 22 at 2:22 a.m. According to the report, a complainant advised officers that she heard a loud noise and observed an individual running from a vehicle with a shattered windshield. The victim of the vehicle was contacted and the suspect remains unknown.   Public intoxication: Officers responded to a report of public intoxication…

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Police Blotter

Sugar in Your Gas Tank (Again)

Here are a few items from the Glen Ellyn police blotter.

Sugar in Your Gas Tank A resident on the 300 block of Pennsylvania Ave. reported to police that sometime between 9 p.m. on April 1 and 5 a.m. the next morning, someone had pried open the gas cover on their car and poured sugar into the gas tank.  While there is no reason to believe the case is related, another resident of the 100 block of Park Blvd. reported the same thing to police in February.  Object Thrown Through Window A resident on the 500 block of Main St. reported to police that between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. on March 27, someone threw an object through his apartment window, breaking two panes of glass. Training Home Roof Damaged at Maryknoll Park An officer was sent out to Maryknoll Park to investigate a damage to property report. …

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Police Blotter

Fighting, Cannabis and Damage to Property

Here are a few items from the Glen Ellyn police blotter.

Fighting at Glenbard West Two 18-year-old students at Glenbard West were issued Village Ordinance citations for Fighting on March 23 around 8:30 a.m. The officer was on patrol at the school and was informed that there was a fight in the hallway. Graffiti  While on patrol on March. 25, and officer saw graffiti on the south side of an apartment building on the 100 block of Surrey Dr.  Cannabis An 18-year-old from Cicero was issued a Village Ordinance citation for possession of cannabis on March 26 at 675 Roosevelt Rd. The officer was on patrol when he/she smelled to odor of burnt cannabis.

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Police Blotter

Glen Ellyn Man Arrested for Assault, Roselle Woman Arrested for Domestic Battery

Here are a couple of items from the Glen Ellyn police blotter.

Assault Ryan W. Clark, 28, of the 100 block of Briar St. was charged with Assault on March 20. The officer was called to the station for a domestic report. Clark was also found to have an outstanding warrant in Kane County and was transported to DuPage County Jail. Domestic Battery Laura Zidek, 29, of the 100 block of E. Foster in Roselle was charged with a two count complaint of Domestic Battery on March 21. Police were called to the 400 block of Main St. in reference to a complaint. Zidek was transported to DuPage County Jail. 

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Police Blotter

Glen Ellyn Theft Reports

Here are a couple of items from the Glen Ellyn police blotter.

Retail Theft A 17-year-old juvenile from Lombard was issued a Village Ordinance citation for Retail Theft-Shoplifting on March 22 around 4:30 p.m. Police were dispatched to a Dominck's at 880 Roosevelt Rd and made contact with the juvenile there. Vacuum Theft Police were dispatched to the 1000 block of Royal Glen Dr. to investigate a theft report. The victim told police that sometime between 11 p.m. on March 23 and 12 p.m. on March 24, an unknown person had stolen a vacuum cleaner from an apartment she was cleaning. The vacuum was worth over $300.

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Police Blotter

Tree Thieves Busted

Here's an item from the Glen Ellyn police blotter.

Glen Ellyn police were called to the 600 block of Kenilworth Ave. on March 15 around 10:45 a.m. to look into a report of criminal damage to a resident's property.  The resident told police that Daniel J. Truesdale, 27, and James B. Truesdale, 62, both of the 1000 block of Madsen in Wheaton, had come onto his property and tried to cut one of his trees down.  Both Truesdales were given Village Ordinance citations for Criminal Damage to Property. Police discovered a tree stump and a 20-foot-long tree and said the men wanted the wood for a project they were working on.

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Police Blotter

Theft Reports in Glen Ellyn

Here are a few items from the Glen Ellyn police blotter.

Car Parts Stolen An officer was dispatched to the 800 block of Roosevelt Rd. on March 14 to look into a theft report. The officer made contact with Craig D. Kelly, 50, of the 800 block of Ninth Ave. in Maywood. Kelly was charged with a one count complaint for Theft for stealing motor vehicle parts and was transported to DuPage County Jail. iPod Stolen From Locker A Glenbard West student reported to police that someone stole her iPod from a locked locker in Beister Gym on March 15, sometime between 10:40 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Residential Burglary  A resident on the 100 block of Sunset reported to police that someone stole their car. The burglar is believed to have entered through an unlocked door, found the keys for the vehicle and then the …

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Police Blotter

DUIs in Glen Ellyn

Here are a few items from the Glen Ellyn police blotter.

Speeding Leads to DUI Charge Police preformed a traffic stop on Phillip J. Mora, 34, of the 1000 block of Brunswick Ct. in Elgin for Speeding on March 9 near Roosevelt Road and Sunset Avenue a little after 4 a.m. Mora was subsequently charged with a one count complaint for Driving Under the Influence and issued a traffic citation for Speeding. DUI and Suspended License  While out on  patrol on March 10, an officer preformed a traffic stop on Hector Garcia, 27, of the 21W500 block of Lynn Rd. in Lombard. Garcia was charged with a one count complaint for Driving Under the Influence and issued traffic citations for Improper Lane Usage, Uninsured Motor Vehicle, Suspended Driver's License and No Seat Belt. Another occupant of the vehicle, a 25-…

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Police Blotter

Cannabis and Paraphernalia

Here are a few items from the Glen Ellyn police blotter.

Possession of Cannabis/ Warrant  While on patrol on March 6, an officer preformed a traffic stop on Richard A. Jessie, 22, of the 1000 block of College Ave. in Wheaton. Subsequently, Jessie was issued Village Ordinance citations for Possession of Cannabis and Drug Paraphernalia, issued a warning ticket for Improper Display of Registration and served on an in-state warrant.  Possession of Cannabis An office on patrol on March 7 on the 500 block of Pennsylvania Ave. spotted a group of juveniles hanging out in a private driveway around 10:30 p.m. The officer approached the group and made contact with a 15-year-old resident of Glen Ellyn and issued the teen Village Ordinance citations for Possession of Cannabis and Drug Paraphernalia. …

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Matthew Hendrickson

3:59 pm on Thursday, March 17, 2011

Had to delete a comment here. We don't allow personal attacks on the site guys.   more ›