Saturday, April 27, 2013
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
BURR RIDGE Someone at 9:50 p.m. March 29 reported a suspicious person walking a leash without a dog on the 100 block of Tower Drive. Upon arrival, police saw a male place a dog into his vehicle. There was no criminal activity, police said. CLARENDON HILLS A woman at 3:48 p.m. April 24 found two kids' target arrows in her back yard on the 300 block of Ridge Avenue. Police found that some children next door play "Harry Potter with bows/arrows," according to a police report. An officer spoke with parents at the children's address and advised them of the proper ordinances and supervising their children's safety. This is an ongoing issue between neighbors, the report said. ST. CHARLES A St. Charles man awakened by an early morning explosion …
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
ST. CHARLES Jason A. Gatewood, 38, of the 300 block of Michigan Avenue, Aurora, was cited at 5:47 p.m. April 14 at 48 N. 12th St., with disorderly conduct. Police received a report from that address that Gatewood was intoxicated and destroying property at a neighboring home. He was issued a notice to appear in court on June 20. DOWNERS GROVE A school resource officer and the Dean of Students at Downers Grove South High School spoke to a student at about 7:40 a.m. about an iPhone theft from the day before. "(The student) advised that he placed the phone on the shelf of the locker to change, and then turned away from his locker for only a minute and when he looked back, he noticed that his phone was missing," the officer said in his report. …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
ST. CHARLES Joseph M. Montes, 22, of the 1400 block of Exeter Lane, South Elgin, was cited at 1:06 a.m. April 7 on the 1000 block of North 2nd Street (Route 31) with disorderly conduct-public drunkenness. The officer found Montes, with his T-shirt off and tucked in his pants, staggering in the middle of the roadway at Ferson Creek Park. The officer noted there is no illumination of Route 31 at that point and that Montes had placed himself in potentially significant danger. HINSDALE Police were dispatched at 7:22 p.m. April 7 to investigate a domestic situation in which a teen was being verbally abusive on the 900 block of South Monroe Street. While investigating the complaint, the teen struck a police officer with her fist. She also …
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
NAPERVILLE A resident saw a teenage male on April 3 exit his vehicle and then hide a cannabis pipe behind a tree, police said. The teen was driving a silver four-door vehicle at the Ashbury Aquatic Center Parking lot in the 3400 block of Lawrence Drive. The pipe was collected and submitted to police evidence. A resident on March 31 reported that his house has been repeatedly toilet papered, egged and his windows sprayed with soapy water in the 2300 block of Wild Timothy Road, police said. ST. CHARLES Cody T. Dieter, 22, of the 2000 block of Normandy Lane, Geneva, was charged at 1:53 p.m. March 30 in the 500 block of Walnut Avenue with leaving the scene of a vehicle-damage accident, and improper lane use. Called for a report of a suspicious…
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
NAPERVILLE A woman reported being woke up March 17 by yelling and screaming in the 800 block of Spindletree Avenue, police said. She got up to investigate and heard a crash in her front yard. She looked out the window and saw her mailbox had been smashed. Once she went outside, she saw a person in the street screaming and swinging a "golf club like object," police said. Police then responded to the scene and arrested Andrew Charles Doerr, 22, at 5:18 a.m. near Spindletree Avenue and Fallbrook Drive, police said. He was charged with disorderly conduct. He posted bond. ST. CHARLES An 18-year-old resident of the 900 block of Manley Road reported at 8:13 p.m. March 19 that he had posted a listing on Craigslist to sell his drums for $800. He …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Here's a round-up of recent, bizarre police report items from the area.
DOWNERS GROVE A train ticket agent at 10:38 a.m. March 6 said that two people were involved in a loud argument lasting about five minutes that involved a 54-year-old man using vulgarity. The incident occurred at the Main Street train depot on the 1000 block of Burlington Avenue in front of numerous witnesses waiting for trains. A 78-year-old woman said she politely asked the man to quiet down and refrain from cursing as he spoke to other people. The man became angry and yelled, "You mind your own damn business and go away!" This is when the argument began. The man said he was sitting and talking to his friends when the woman yelled at him to quiet down in a disrespectful manner. He then told her to mind her own business. The ticket agent …
Thursday, December 27, 2012
A bill sponsored in 2012 by State Sen. Kirk Dillard (R-Hinsdale) will prohibit sex offenders from participating in holiday events involving children as of Jan. 1.
An Illinois law that takes effect Jan. 1 will officially prohibit convicted sex offenders from participating in holiday events—from dressing up as Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny to handing out candy on Halloween. Offenders who break this law (SB 3579/PA 97-0699) could be subject to fines or revocation of their parole or probation, and could face additional jail time, according to a press release from Senator Kirk Dillard's office. “I do not believe child sex offenders should be given the opportunity to dress up and participate in a holiday event that caters directly to young children,” Dillard said in a statement. He said he sponsored the law in response to real incidents that occurred in Illinois where child sex offenders used holiday…
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Here is a roundup of some of this week's more unusual or interesting police reports.
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
DOWNERS GROVE Hotel Guest Says He Wants to ‘Extinguish the World’ A man started making “abnormal” statements in the lobby of Red Roof Inn, 1100 Butterfield Rd., around 5:45 p.m. Aug. 8, police said. Hotel staff told police the man said he wanted to “extinguish the world.” A guest reported the man was scaring people, police said. The man denied making the statements when police questioned him in his hotel room but claimed all government agencies were “in on it.” Police said the man, though talking irrationally, was not a harm to himself or other hotel guests. No charges were filed. It is not known if the man had to get extra rooms for the government agents. La GRANGE Adult to Child: ‘You Started It’ La Grange police were called Aug 13 to …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The DuPage County Health Department offers safety tips related to bats.
Bat season is in full swing, but it isn’t baseball bats that are the issue, more like the black flying kind that come out at night. In response to an increase in phone calls from the public, the The DuPage County Health Department issued a news release Monday to provide information about living safely with bats. Bats are more active this time of year, which has led to more calls, said David Haas, of the DuPage County Health Department. In some cases bats have transmitted rabies to humans, but no recent incidents have occurred. Though, Haas did say that in 2012 there were three bats that tested positive for rabies in the county. In Illinois, bats are the primary carriers of rabies, according to the health department. Though they may …
