AUGUST 24 A VAN, STOLEN OUT OF CHICAGO, was recovered in the 200 block of West Crystal after a complainant called police to report a van that had been running for a couple of hours. LOMBARD K-9 OFFICER GREG SOHR AND K-9 CHICO conducted a vehicle search for an FBI agent with negative results. CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY was reported at the Westin hotel, 70 Yorktown, after two vehicles were significantly damaged.
AUGUST 25 A NAPERVILLE MAN was charged with DUI and speeding by Officer Alex Rojas at Roosevelt and Finley roads at about 1:07 a.m. Jonathan J. Hilgert, 27, was charged and released. BURGLARY TO MOTOR VEHICLE was reported in the 100 block of East Eastview Terrace after a vehicle was ransacked and a laptop was taken. Another vehicle in the same block also was ransacked, as was a vehicle in the 100 block of East Madison. A SUSPICIOUS PERSON was reported at 12:03 p.m. at Schafer School, 700 E. Pleasant, after a male bicyclist appeared to be watching the school children. According to the police report, the subject told police he was just taking a break from riding and left the area. At 1:12 p.m., police received a report that the subject had returned to the school playground. He was given a trespass warning. CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY was reported at the Citgo gas station, 938 E. St. Charles Road after graffiti was observed on the building and pumps. a lombard man was charged with battery after an alleged road rage incident at Edgewood and Roosevelt. David Irion, 40, was charged and released.
AUGUST 26 LOMBARD K-9 OFFICER GREG SOHR AND K-9 CHICO conducted a vehicle search for Villa Park police at North Avenue and Westmore. Chico indicated on a plastic bag of suspected cannabis. AN ELMWOOD PARK MAN was charged with criminal damage and aggravated assault to a police officer after he allegedly began screaming while in booking. He also allegedly kicked the computers and attempted to kick an officer.
AUGUST 27 A WESTCHESTER MAN was charged with DUI following an accident on Roosevelt Road at about 10:03 a.m. Bob James, 44, was charged and released. A HOME INVASION was reported in the first block of East Grove Street after a subject holding a package knocked on the door of a residence. According to police reports, when the resident opened the door, the subject allegedly knocked him down and took money from him. A LOMBARD MAN was charged with aggravated DUI, speeding, no valid insurance, driving while license revoked and illegal transportation of alcohol by Officer Joe Menolascino at Main and Sunset at about 3:20 p.m. David Cichelli, 50, was charged and transported to DuPage County Jail in Wheaton. BURGLARY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE were reported in the 500 block of South Stewart after unknown person(s) entered an unlocked vehicle and took an iPod and a charger. CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY was reported in the 500 block of South Chase after a garage window was broken. A GLEN ELLYN MAN was charged with DUI and improper lane usage by Officer Anthony Markas at Roosevelt and Finley roads. Stephen Reese, 48, was charged and released.
AUGUST 28 AN ELMHURST MAN was charged with DUI, improper lane usage and failure to signal by Officer Paul Coy at Westmore and Jackson at about 12:27 a.m. James Callahan, 46, was charged and released. A GLENDALE HEIGHTS MAN was charged with DUI, improper lane usage and operation of an uninsured motor vehicle by Officer Joseph Statkus at Chase and St. Charles Road at about 1:19 a.m. Rafael Montes, 24, was charged and released. UNAUTHORIZED SWIMMING was reported at Madison Meadow at about 6:43 a.m. when police found a subject in the pond. He reported he was looking for a frisbee and exited the pond. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES were reported in the 300 block of South Edson after unknown person(s) removed a screen from a window. THEFT OF MAIL from a resident’s mailbox was reported in the first block of South Green Valley. TWO JUVENILES were charged with criminal damage to property after an officer observed a fire in the area of the playground at Schafer School, 700 E. Pleasant. The two were charged and released to their parents.
AUGUST 29 A LOMBARD WOMAN was charged with DUI drugs, driving while license suspended and unlawful possession of cannabis by Officer Joe Grage at about 12:28 a.m. Ashley A. Reher, 20, was charged and released. SUSPICIOUS PERSONS were reported in Lilacia Park at about 12:27 a.m. when a subject and a juvenile were found in the park. They advised they were having a sleepover and went for a walk. The officer transported them home. aN ADDISON man was charged with DUI, speeding, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, improper lane usage and violation of restriction by Officer Daniel Marciniak at Westmore and Jackson at about 12:38 a.m. Salvatore J. Geraci, 40, was charged and released. THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE was reported in the 400 block of East Washington after cash was taken from a wallet. TWO ROCKFORD MEN were charged with battery following an argument with another subject just before 3 a.m. at Main and Pleasant. The two men reportedly pulled a male subject out the window of a vehicle, dragged him to the curb and began to punch and kick him. Using a description of the vehicle they were driving, officers were able to later stop their vehicle. Garlyn Wilks, 32, and Anthony G. Sturdivant, 33, were charged and released. The victim was transported to an area hospital, where a hold was placed on him due to a warrant out of Boone County. THEFT OF SIX LANDSCAPE STATUES was reported in the first block of West Central after they were taken from a yard. A SUSPICIOUS PERSON was reported in the 400 block of West North Avenue at about 9:50 a.m. when police received a report of a man standing in the middle of North Avenue. According to the police report, the man, who told police he was homeless, said his legs and ankles hurt from walking here from Evanston. He was transported by Lombard Fire Department paramedics to an area hospital. CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY was reported in the 300 block of North Garfield after unknown person(s) made several axe marks on a tree in a yard.
INFORMATION TAKEN FROM VILLA PARK POLICE FILES
August 22 AN ADDISON MAN was charged with DUI, speeding, improper lane usage and no valid driver’s license at Addison and Fullerton at about 2:38 a.m. Octavio Villalobos-Becerra, 21, was charged and released. CRIMINAL DEFACEMENT was reported at Computer Medics, 658 N. Addison Road; on a fence in the 400 block of West Division; and on the exterior of buildings at Villa DuPage Shopping Center, 601-701 W. North Ave., after graffiti was discovered at these locations.
August 23 A VILLA PARK MAN was charged with unlawful consumption of alcohol and unlawful possession of alcohol in the 900 block of North Avenue at about 4:23 p.m. Hugo Soto, 43, was charged and released. A VILLA PARK JUVENILE was charged with unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor in the 700 block of North Lincoln at about 8:10 p.m. The youth was charged and released. A VILLA PARK MAN was charged with unlawful consumption of alcohol and unlawful possession of alcohol in the 400 block of West Division at about 9:25 p.m. Manuel Murillo-Muro, 44, was charged and released. CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO MOTOR VEHICLE was reported in the 300 block of East Central after a windshield was shattered and the vehicle scratched. Another vehicle in this same block had a mirror ripped off, the windshield smashed and a door ripped from its frame. In the 400 block of East Highland, a window was broken out on a vehicle. In the 400 block of North Ardmore Avenue, a vehicle was scratched.
August 24 CRIMINAL TRESPASS was reported in the 200 block of North Yale after an unlocked vehicle was entered and ransacked.
August 25 CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO MOTOR VEHICLE was reported in the Metra parking lot, 349 N. Ardmore Ave., after a window was shattered on a vehicle. A BATTERY was reported in the 300 block of North Ardmore Avenue following a fight between numerous individuals. According to police reports, no complaints or arrests were filed as of Aug. 25. A WOMAN’S WALLET was stolen from a shopping cart at Burlington Coat Factory, 174 W. Roosevelt Road.
August 26 A CHICAGO MAN was charged with DUI, improper lane usage, failure to signal, illegal transportation of alcohol and operating an uninsured motor vehicle at North Avenue and Route 83 at about 11:37 p.m. Mauricio Mora, 39, was charged and released. THEFT OF A BICYCLE was reported in the 200 block of South Oakland after an unknown person(s) entered a garage and took a Diamondback Hybrid bicycle. BURGLARY TO MOTOR VEHICLE was reported in the 700 block of West Terrace after a Milwaukee right-angle drill, drill bits, a Milwaukee sawzall and a Hilti hammer were taken from a work van in a driveway.
August 27 A VILLA PARK MAN was charged with DUI on St. Charles Road at about 11:08 p.m. Robert Schilmiller, 57, was charged and released. CRIMINAL DEFACEMENT was reported in the 400 block of West Stone after graffiti was placed on a building. A WOMAN’S PURSE was stolen from an office at Five-Star Swap Mart, 270 W. North Ave. CRIMINAL DAMAGE was reported in the 300 block of South Riverside after unknown person(s) threw a rock and damaged a picture window.
August 28 BURGLARY TO MOTOR VEHICLE was reported in the 400 block of North Fulton after unknown person(s) entered an unlocked vehicle and took an HP 1480p laptop, a Nintendo DS Lite game system, a Nintendo DS original game system, a Nintendo Wii game and numerous Nintendo games. BURGLARY TO MOTOR VEHICLE was reported in the 600 block of South Riverside after unknown person(s) entered a detached garage and took a bag of change from a vehicle.
