Northwest suburban police reports

Arlington Heightsbull; Vandals sprayed graffiti with silver paint on a garage wall at a condominium complex on the 1200 block of South Old Wilke Road around noon Sept. 23. Vandals also sprayed graffiti at the same location on an earlier date.bull; Vandals shattered the rear window on a 2000 Honda CR-V in a Metra lot, 2121 W. Northwest Hwy., between 8:30 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. Sept. 23.bull; Vandals forced open the front door at a condominium on the 1100 block of East Algonquin Road between 1 and 6:47 p.m. Sept. 23.bull; Vandals scratched a large X into a driver's-side door on a 2002 Mercedes-Benz C240 in a store lot at 820 E. Northwest Hwy. between 7:30 and 8:16 p.m. Sept. 23.bull; Vandals slashed the passenger's-side tires on a 2000 Volkswagen Jetta in a store lot at 71 W. Golf Road between 7 and 9 p.m. Sept. 23.bull; Vandals scratched the passenger's side of a 2008 Ford Focus twice between Sept. 22 and 25 and the passenger's side of a 2000 Ford E150 van between 9 p.m. Sept. 24 and 8 a.m. Sept. 25 in a condominium lot on the 800 block of West St. James.bull; Thieves stole golf clubs and accessories from the parkway at a home on the 900 block of North Ridge Avenue between 7:15 and 7:30 a.m. Sept. 24. The male victim went back into his house for a cup of coffee while waiting for a ride. The clubs were gone when he returned to the parkway. Value was estimated at $600.bull; Thieves stole $1,200 from a desk in an locked office at Elite Car Wash, 1915 S. Arlington Heights Road, between 8 p.m. Sept. 24 and 1:30 a.m. Sept. 25.bull; A man and woman stole clothes from the Salvation Army resale shop, 250 W. Rand Road, around 6 p.m. Sept. 25. The woman hid items in her purse, paid for merchandise valued at $14, and both left the store. A manager confronted them in the parking lot; the woman removed dress shirts valued at $22 from her purse and threw them at the manager. The couple drove away in a 2005 Lincoln Navigator. It is possible the woman had additional merchandise in her purse.bull; A man left a taxicab on the 1500 block of Woods Drive around 8:35 p.m. Sept. 26 without paying the $78 fare. He argued with the driver who called police when the man refused to pay the fare. The passenger told the cabbie he would wait for the police and asked for his credit card; he fled the cab when the driver handed the card back.bull; Burglars broke into a 2010 Ford pickup truck in a restaurant lot at 222 E. Algonquin Road between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 and stole a computer case with a laptop computer and iPad. Loss was estimated at $4,600.bull; Burglars stole a GPS valued at $400 out of an unlocked 2004 Chevrolet Express commercial van in a driveway on the 1500 block of West Fremont Street between 7 p.m. Sept. 24 and 11:30 a.m. Sept. 25.bull; Steven T. Dean, 41, of the 300 block of North Kaspar, Arlington Heights, was arrested around 9 a.m. Sept. 25 at the Metra depot after officers spotted him. Dean had entered the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave., around 1:30 p.m. Sept. 24. He had been banned from the library, but he sat on a chair and urinated through his pants, wetting the chair. He left before officers arrived. He was charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct. His court date is Oct. 21.bull; Carlos A. Flores 24, of the 100 block of Golfview, Carpentersville, was arrested around 1:45 a.m. Sept. 24 at Arlington Heights and Cemetery roads and charged with possession of a controlled substance (cocaine), aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, obstructing justice (he gave the officer a false name and date of birth), and traffic violations. His court date is Oct. 19.bull; A man in his mid-40s jogging on the 4000 block of North Arlington Heights Road around 7:40 a.m. Sept. 27 pounded on and dented the hood of a 2009 Honda Odyssey EX van that blocked his way. The driver of the van was trying to exit a business parking lot and had pulled out too far, blocking the sidewalk.Bartlettbull; Burglars stole a laptop computer and medication out of an unlocked 1998 Oldsmobile Bravado on Hillcrest Lane around 3 p.m. Sept. 23. Value was estimated at $1,570.bull; James D. Smith, 51, of the 300 block of Wilmington Drive, Bartlett, was arrested around 3:10 p.m. Sept. 22 at Devon and Newport and charged with traffic violations and possession of a controlled substance and marijuana.bull; Vandals slashed two tires on a 1998 Dodge Durango in a driveway on Knollcrest on Sept. 20. Damage was estimated at $300.bull; Vandals wrote gang graffiti on a window at Sycamore Trails School, 1025 Sycamore, on Sept. 20. bull; Burglars broke into the concession stand/storage area at Ruzicka Park, Newport Lane and Coral Avenue, and stole candy and soft drinks around 4 a.m. Sept. 19. Value was estimated at $420.bull; Thieves stole a video-game system, 23 video games and six bottles of perfume and splattered paint on walls, floor, furniture, carpet, drum set and other items during a party at a home on Southgate Road around 10 p.m. Sept. 19. The party was hosted by the victim's son without her permission. Loss was estimated at $2,550.bull; Vandals broke three slats off a bench in Bartlett Park on South Hale Avenue Sept. 18 and used them to cover a puddle on the ground. Damage was estimated at $100.bull; Cedric McKinzy Jr., 25, of the 4600 block of Whitney Drive, Hanover Park, was arrested around 2:10 a.m. Sept. 18 on the 300 block of South Prospect Avenue and charged with local ordinance dangerous acts prohibited. His court date is Oct. 4.bull; Burglars stole undisclosed items out of a 2002 Ford Escape and 1994 Honda on Rose Lane around 11 a.m. Sept. 16. Value was estimated at $4,050.Buffalo Grove bull; A vandal flattened a tire on a car at OMNI Youth Services, 1111 Lake-Cook Road, between 7 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20. bull; Burglars broke into a vehicle in a restaurant lot, 85 S. Buffalo Grove Road, around 7:15 p.m. Sept. 21 and stole a laptop computer. bull; Vandals hurled rocks that broke a window in the principal's office and in an adjacent office at Meridian School on the 2100 block of Brandywyn Lane between 4 p.m. Sept. 21 and 7 a.m. Sept. 22. bull; Thieves stole a shop vac left near the loading dock stairway at Alpha Metals, 1678 Barclay Blvd., around 7:45 a.m. Sept. 24. Thieves stole an amber corner marker light valued at $75 from the company's van between 8 a.m. and noon Sept. 17. bull; Thieves stole a plastic smoking station from the loading dock area at Handtmann, 1692 Barclay Blvd., Sept. 10. bull; Vandals scratched a car and slashed the convertible top on the 200 block of Willow Parkway between 11 p.m. Sept. 24 and 9 a.m. Sept. 25.bull; Percy Scott Butler, 20, and Steven A. Butler, 18, both of the 300 block of Lancelot Lane, Palatine, and Kenrell M. Bell, 18, of the 100 block of Morningside Lane, Buffalo Grove, were arrested around 2:40 a.m. Sept. 25 on the 0-100 block of Chestnut Terrace and charged with felonies: burglary and criminal trespass to vehicle. A 17-year-old Arlington Heights juvenile was arrested and charged with possession and consumption of alcohol by a minor. A resident reported that the group burglarized his vehicle and he was holding them. A neighbor had witnessed the burglary and assisted the resident in apprehending them. The offenders had in their possession a backpack that contained numerous items taken from vehicles. They took a pair of sunglasses and three bottles of beer out of vehicles at one home; a navigation system, five packs of cigarettes, a lighter and a knife out of a car at another home; a 12-pack of soda and the vehicle's keys out of another vehicle; a navigation system, a charger and a cable to an iPod out of another vehicle; a laptop computer out of another car, started the car with keys left inside, moved the car into the street and left it running. They removed a pack of cigarettes from yet another car, and stole a navigation system and an iPod out of one more vehicle. All vehicles were unlocked and parked on the 0-100 block of Chestnut Terrace, 100 block of Willow Parkway and 2000 block of Jordan Parkway. bull; Sergio Garcia, 29, of the 500 block of West Dempster Street, Mount Prospect, was arrested around 2:25 a.m. Sept. 26 on Arlington Heights Road near Lake-Cook Road and charged with illegal transportation of open liquor, driving under the influence and traffic violations. bull; Shane William Mukulay, 19, of the 3000 block of Popsie Drive, Belvedere, was arrested around 4:20 a.m. Sept. 26 on Lake-Cook Road at Hastings and charged with possession and consumption of alcohol by a minor, driving under the influence and speeding. bull; Cole Ryan Tanski, 23, of the 700 block of Grove Drive, Buffalo Grove, was arrested around 9:35 p.m. Sept. 26 at his apartment and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. A resident reported that Tanski was smoking marijuana. Officers located the unit and were greeted by a strong odor of marijuana. Tanski allowed officers to enter the apartment where they found numerous pieces of drug paraphernalia.Des PlainesThe Des Plaines Police Department has added text messaging as a way for individuals to report crimes anonymously. Instructions include: send text to: CRIMES or 274637; begin the message with ICARE then type the message and hit send. In a few seconds you will receive a message confirmation with an Anonymous Alias ID.bull; Diane M. Baker, 45, of the 1400 block of Whitcomb Avenue, Des Plaines, was arrested around 2 a.m. Sept. 26 on the 500 block of Graceland Avenue and charged with two counts endangering the life of a child, driving under the influence, leaving the scene of a crash and traffic violations. Her 14-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son were in the car when Baker's car was involved in a crash at Miner and Graceland. bull; Thomas W. Lemke, 59, of the 1300 block of East Rand Road, Des Plaines, was arrested around 3 p.m. Sept. 27 in the mobile home park and charged with disorderly conduct after Lemke, who was cutting weeds as an employee of the mobile home community, swore at a 39-year-old male resident and threatened to harm him when the victim told Lemke to stay at least 6 inches away from his trailer. Lemke's court date is Oct. 27.bull; Lionel Reyes, 26, of the 1700 block of Potter Road, Park Ridge, was arrested around 3:25 p.m. Sept. 27 on the 1900 block of Laura Lane and charged with traffic violations and possession of marijuana. His court date is Oct. 29.bull; Vandals used black markers to write graffiti on the back of five stop/no parking signs on the 100 and 200 blocks of Bradley and on the back of 10 signs on the 200 and 300 blocks of Dulles on an unknown date but reported Sept. 27. Damage was estimated at $300. bull; A man was seen on a security videotape breaking a Plexiglas window on a garage door at Jiffy Lube, 777 S. Elmhurst Road, around 8:19 p.m. Sept. 27. He walked to a safe in the manager's office and stole three leather bank bags containing cash and Jiffy Lube gift certificates, and a clear plastic bag containing tire plugs. Value was estimated at $1,000.bull; Officers were alerted to a loud party complaint on the 400 block of East Columbia Avenue through a text message around 11:15 p.m. Sept. 25 and arrested 43 partygoers. Jeremy L. Wilson, 19, and Tyler Siebert, 19, residents of the home, were charged with minor consumption of alcohol. Also charged with minor consumption of alcohol were: Michael F. Ahern, 18, of the 300 block of Lockwood Avenue, Northfield; Colter R. Beck, 18, of the 4200 block of Westlake Avenue, Glenview; Kate E. Bird, 19, of the 100 block of Glenview Road, Glenview; Justin A. Blevins, 18, of the 4300 block of Westlake Avneue, Glenview; Derek S. Brown, 19, of the 3000 block of North Windsor Drive, Arlington Heights; Eric J. Corrao, 19, of the 4700 block of Westlake Avenue, Glenview; Krista N. Dirksen, 19, of the 100 block of South Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst; Daniel F. Duran, 19, of the 5100 block of Pratt, Skokie; Joseph C. Frahm, 20, of the 1800 block of East Lincoln Avenue, Des Plaines; James L. Franklin, 19, of the 0-100 block of North Westgate Road, Des Plaines; Ryan D. Funtland, 19, of the 1700 block of Morse Avenue, Des Plaines; Joseph L. Gajda, 19, of the 7100 block of West Main, Niles; Alexander S. Gould, 19, of the 5100 block of Birchwood Avenue, Skokie; Colton M. Havens, 20, of the 600 block of East Shawnee, Freeport; Ryan R. Hickey, 19, of the 4200 block of Westlake Avenue, Glenview; Theresa Hojnacki, 20, of the 1300 block of Western Avenue, Northbrook; Andrew J. Kornak, 18, of the 8200 block of North Wisner, Niles; Ronald A. Laramie, 19, of the 4300 block of Westlake Avenue, Glenview; Nicholas Leon, 20, of the 0-100 block of Fletcher Drive, Des Plaines; Shane Lhle, 20, of the 200 block of South Hi-Lusi Avenue, Mount Prospect; Erika M. Lira, 19, of the 700 block of Coral Avenue, Bartlett; Troy J. Mannebach, 18, of the 4300 block of Westlake Avenue, Glenview; Bradley J. Martin, 18, of the 28600 block of North Tanglewood Court, Libertyville; Dustin A. Meier, 19, of the 4300 block of Westlake Avenue, Glenview; Christine N. Ocampo, 18, of the 5300 block of Wright Terrace, Skokie; David M. Palma, 19, of the 1800 block of Redwood Avenue, Hanover Park; Matthew J. Perez, 18, of the 400 block of 69th Street, Darien; Anna B. Poloncarz, 19, of the 7100 block of West Main Street, Niles; Scott W. Rein, 19, of the 800 block of East Oakton Street, Des Plaines; Lauren A. Salas, 19, of the 5600 block of North Luna Avenue, Chicago; Deanna Silvestri, 19, of the 2000 block of North 76th Avenue, Elmwood Park; Michael J. Spalla, 19, of the 800 block of Carolyn, Park Ridge; Morgan R. Wagner, 19, of the 1600 block of Barberry, Freeport; Richard Zuniga, 18, of the 4200 block of Westlake Avenue, Glenview; a 17-year-old girl and 17-year-old boy. Charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor were: Grzegorz J. Chmiel, 21, of the 8600 block of Austin, Morton Grove; Ryan J. Holda, 20, of the 6800 block of West 127th Street, Palos Heights; Nicholas A. Limjoco, 21, of the 8800 block of North Meade Avenue, Morton Grove; and Mateusz Plosznski, 21, of the 9000 block of Mason Avenue, Morton Grove. Fallon M. Groh, 19, of the 3000 block of Palm Lane, Northbrook, was charged with consumption of alcohol by a minor, battery to a peace officer and obstructing a peace officer. She swore repeatedly at officers, both at the home and in the police department. She pushed an officer in the chest when the officer tried to take her hair rubber band from her hand in a holding cell. Her court date is Oct. 14. The others were issued a compliance ticket. bull; Burglars pushed open a window at a home on the 900 block of South Graceland Avenue between noon Sept. 23 and 8 a.m. Sept. 24 and stole a computer tower and monitor, two microphones and stands, digital camera, drum machine, DJ mixing sound board, electronic piano keyboard, video-game system and 45 games. Value was estimated at $5,000.Elk Grove Village bull; Dennis M. Booth, 22, of the 700 block of Ambleside Road, Des Plaines, was arrested around 3 a.m. Sept. 9 on Arlington Heights Road at Edgeware Road and charged with unlawful use of a weapon and possession of marijuana. His court date is Oct. 25. bull; William P. Decesare, 53, of the 8000 block of North Ottawa Street, Niles, was arrested around 12:30 a.m. Sept. 13 on the 2200 block of Oakton Street and charged with criminal damage to property. His court date is Oct. 25. bull; Vandals slashed a vinyl banner on church property at 150 Lions Drive between 5 p.m. Sept. 10 and 10 a.m. Sept. 11. Damage was estimated at $350. bull; Philemon C. Moody, 52, of the 100 block of Pickwick Drive, Schaumburg, was arrested around 6:45 p.m. Sept. 13 on Higgins Road at Meacham Road and charged with theft. His court date is Oct. 12. bull; Francesco C. Girardi, 20, of the 1300 block of Cumberland Circle West, Elk Grove Village, was arrested around 2 a.m. Sept. 15 at Leicester Road and Wellington Avenue and charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. His court date is Oct. 26. bull; A motorist drove over a concrete parking block, dragging it through the parking lot and smashing it at Accurate Communications, on the 100 block of Randall Street, between 4:30 p.m. Sept. 11 and 8 a.m. Sept. 13. Damage was estimated at $300. bull; Thieves stole a BMX bike out of an apartment building lobby on the 400 block of Eagle Drive around 6:10 p.m. Sept. 13. Value was estimated at $500. bull; Mieczyslaw Bafia, 40, of the 8300 block of South 79th Court, Justice, was arrested around 8:25 p.m. Sept. 13 at Walnut Lane and Tonne Road and charged with illegal transportation of alcohol and driving under the influence. His court date is Sept. 27. bull; Thieves stole a 1996 Honda Civic out of an apartment lot on the 200 block of Washington Square between 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14 and 8:45 a.m. Sept. 15. Value was estimated at $10,000.Hanover Parkbull; Jamar L. Naylor, 32, of the 600 block of Dean Street, South Elgin, was arrested around 10:40 p.m. Sept. 22 on the 2200 block of Alden and charged with possession of marijuana.bull; Daniel Gola, 31, of the 500 block of Cambridge, Schaumburg, was arrested around 4:20 p.m. Sept. 21 in a store at 7435 Barrington Road and charged with local ordinance retail theft.bull; Derrick Brown-Smith, 18, of the 1200 block of Court E, Hanover Park, was arrested around 5:20 p.m. Sept. 21 at Catalina and San Simeon and charged with resisting and obstruction. He was arrested around 7 p.m. on a warrant out of Rockford.bull; Burglars stole jewelry out of a home on the 1200 block of Windsor around 5 p.m. Sept. 20.bull; Vandals wrote gang graffiti on the side of a building on the 2500 block of Mark Thomas around noon Sept. 20.Hoffman Estatesbull; Burglars stole a GPS valued at $200 out of an unlocked 2006 Toyota sedan in a lot at St. Alexius Medical Center on the 1500 block of North Barrington Road between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Sept. 11. bull; Burglars broke into a 2004 Pontiac sedan in a lot on the 1500 block of North Barrington Road between 8:20 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 23 and stole a GPS valued at $300.Mount Prospectbull; Jorge I. Jimenez, 21, of the 300 block of Dempster Street, Mount Prospect, was arrested around 2:20 a.m. Sept. 23 on the 300 block of Dempster Street and charged with local ordinances possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after an officer saw him sitting in his car and found the drug and pipes inside. His court date is Oct. 12.bull; Vandals used paving bricks to break the passenger's-side mirror on a 1999 Ford van and shatter the windshield on a 1999 Chevrolet truck, both belonging to Michael Kautz Carpets and parked behind the store at 730 E. Northwest Hwy. between 5:30 p.m. Sept. 22 and 5:30 a.m. Sept. 23. Damage was estimated at $700.bull; Burglars stole an iPod out of an unlocked 2003 Chevrolet Malibu in a gas station/convenience store lot on the 1700 block of West Dempster Street around 7:45 p.m. Sept. 23 when the male owner went into the store to prepay for gas. Value was estimated at $350.bull; Thieves stole two equipment ramps resting on the rear bumper of a 2003 Dodge van belonging to Mr. Duct Inc. of Lisle while an employee was cleaning ducts in a home on the 700 block of Busse Avenue between 8:30 and 11:05 a.m. Sept. 24. Value was estimated at $300.bull; Alex D. Rainey, 18, of the 1200 block of West Central Road, Mount Prospect, was arrested around 5:50 p.m. Sept. 25 in Meadows Park, on the 1400 block of West Gregory Street, and charged with local ordinances possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. His court date is Oct. 21.bull; Charges are not evidence of guilt. Under law, individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Palatinebull; Burglars stood on patio furniture to reach a window at a home on the 400 block of East Diane Drive between 8:40 and 10:15 a.m. Sept. 21 and stole a laptop computer and DVD player. Value was estimated at $460.bull; Burglars opened the locked front door at an apartment on the 3000 block of North Bayside Drive between 8:30 a.m. and 3:40 p.m. Sept. 21 and stole a laptop computer, video-game system, digital camera and iPod. Value was estimated at $1,600.bull; Burglars stole a purse and cell phone out of an unlocked 2003 BMW 325XI in an open garage on the 1300 block of West North Street between 11:20 and 11:40 p.m. Sept. 22. Value was estimated at $100.bull; Burglars stole a GPS valued at $180, a cell phone, charger and spare change out of an unlocked 2007 Scion on the 100 block of Dundee Quarter between 2 p.m. Sept. 21 and 2:25 p.m. Sept. 22. bull; Thieves stole a miter saw valued at $400 out of an open garage on the 700 block of South Elm Street between 11 p.m. Sept. 21 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22. bull; David A. Schmidt, 26, of the 400 block of Enterprise Drive, Mount Prospect, was arrested around 2:30 a.m. Sept. 22 at Rand Road and Williams Drive and charged with local ordinance possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.Schaumburgbull; Rolando Lopez, 20, of the 400 block of Fallbrook Drive, Dundee, was arrested around 4:15 a.m. Sept. 18 at Plum Grove and Woodfield roads and charged with battery to a police officer. His court date is Oct. 29.bull; Anna Bolofit, 29, of the 1600 block of Winchester Lane, Schaumburg, was arrested around 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at Woodfield Shopping Center and charged with retail theft. Her court date is Nov. 8.bull; Julia Timchenko, 20, of the 600 block of Piper Lane, Prospect Heights, was arrested around 6:15 p.m. Sept. 20 at Woodfield Shopping Center and charged with retail theft. Her court date is Oct. 27.Streamwood bull; Vandals smashed the rear driver's-side window on a 1996 Mercury Sable in a driveway on the 0-100 block of West Blackberry Court between 3:30 and 4 a.m. Sept. 17. bull; Burglars stole a CB radio out of the glove box in an unlocked 2002 Ford pickup truck in a driveway on the 700 block of Oriole Drive between 10:30 p.m. Sept. 16 and 6:45 a.m. Sept. 17. bull; Burglars climbed through an open window at a home on the 700 block of Woodland Heights Boulevard between 7:40 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 9, ransacked the home, wrote gang graffiti on a basement wall and stole a laptop computer and digital camera. Value was estimated at $580.bull; Charges are not evidence of guilt. Under law, individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. More blotter items are at dailyherald.com.