The blotter

Arlington Heightsbull; Juan M. Alvarado, 47, of the 1700 block of West Mansard Lane, Mount Prospect, was arrested around 11:55 p.m. March 7 at Denny's restaurant, 17 W. Algonquin Road, and charged with battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Reports said Alvarado, an employee, grabbed a butcher knife and hurled it at manager. The knife missed him but punctured a garbage can. His court date is April 6. bull; Jerome R. Marye, 46, of the 5600 block of South Princeton Avenue, Chicago, was arrested around 8:30 p.m. March 3 at Arlington Heights and Golf roads and charged with traffic violations and possession of drug paraphernalia. His court date is April 16. bull; Thieves stole a wallet out of a customer's purse between 8 and 9 p.m. March 6 at Pappadeaux restaurant, 798 W. Algonquin Road. Someone used a credit card in the wallet to make two purchases at Meier. The female victim believes the wallet was taken in the lobby as she and her husband were leaving. A man shouted that a screw fell from his eyeglasses and asked those in the lobby to help him find it. bull; Burglars broke into a 1996 Nissan Maxima in the public garage at 155 E. Eastman between 9:50 and 10:20 a.m. March 3 and stole a wallet and cell phone. Loss was estimated at $325.bull; Thieves stole a cell phone valued at $250 from Best Buy, 615 E. Palatine Road, around 8:10 p.m. March 4.Buffalo Grovebull; Christian Garcia Pina, 28, of the 200 block of Cindy Lane, Wheeling, was charged with retail theft March 6 at Jewel Foods, 79 North McHenry Road. A store official reported that two subjects took merchandise and then left the store without paying, driving off in a red Ford Explorer. Police stopped the car and a manager identified Pina as one of the offenders, reports said.bull; A resident of the 1-100 block of Glendale Road reported that someone unknown opened a credit card account in his name at a retail store. The unknown subject then charged $3,548.95 to that account. The purchases occurred in California. The credit card provider will follow up. bull; A resident returned home to the 1100 block of Miller Lane on March 6 find that the sliding doors to the apartment had been forced open. A dresser drawer was emptied onto the bed and $250 in cash was missing.Des Plainesbull; George T. Nudi, 47, of the 1900 block of Howard Avenue, Des Plaines, was arrested around 5 p.m. March 7 on the 1900 block of East Oakton Street and charged with local ordinances possession of drug paraphernalia and drinking in public. His court date is April 27.bull; Burglars broke into a 2010 Ford Fusion on the 200 block of West King Lane between 8:30 p.m. March 6 and 12:55 a.m. March 7 and stole a GPS unit. Loss was estimated at $450.bull; Burglars stole the in-dash GPS unit out of a 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2010 Chrysler 300, and 2010 Jeep Commander at Advantage Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, 77 Rand Road, between Feb. 20 and March 6. Loss was estimated at $11,500.bull; A boy grabbed the cell phone valued at $300 out of a 12-year-old boy's hand while both were riding bicycles on the 600 block of South Parsons Avenue around 3:45 p.m. March 6. The robber and his companion sped away on their bikes.bull; Burglars broke into a 2005 Toyota Sienna minivan in a hotel lot at 2930 S. River Road between 6 p.m. March 3 and 6 a.m. March 4 and stole a GPS unit. Loss was estimated at $400.bull; Burglars broke into a 1999 Honda Odyssey SUV taxicab on the 2100 block of Ash between 9:30 p.m. March 3 and 6 a.m. March 4 and stole a GPS unit, taxi meter and keyboard. Loss was estimated at $1,000.Mount Prospectbull; Jorge L. Montesinos, 42, of the 1000 block of North Wheeling Road, Mount Prospect, was arrested around 12:15 p.m. March 2 at his apartment after he punched a man in the eye in the parking lot at Euclid Elementary School, 1211 N. Wheeling Road, around 11:30 a.m. Feb. 26. Montesinos was angry that the victim's car was in his way, police said. His court date is April 8.bull; Juan Naja. 27, of the 2300 block of Lexington, Mount Prospect, was arrested around 12:45 p.m. March 4 in his apartment parking lot and charged with local ordinance possession of marijuana.bull; John P. Sersen, 46, of the 300 block of North Pine Street, Prospect Heights, was arrested after he drove into his driveway around 2:50 a.m. March l and was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence of alcohol and traffic violations. His court date is April 1.bull; Vandals spray painted gang graffiti on an exterior brick wall on the 1200 block of Boxwood Drive and on a townhouse sign on the 1100 block of Boxwood Drive between March 2 and 4. Damage was estimated at $500.Barringtonbull; Curtis W. Robinson, 37, of the 3200 block of Fremont Street, Rolling Meadows, was arrested around 4:45 p.m. March 4 at the Woodstock police department and charged with criminal trespass to vehicle. Police said he found car keys on a fare box at the Metra depot in Barrington Feb. 28, after the female victim left them there by mistake. Reports said Robinson found the woman's 2009 GMC Acadia SUV in the parking lot and drove the car until it ran out of gas, abandoning it in a Woodstock parking lot. A GPS unit and silver coffee mug were missing from the car, police said.bull; Vandals broke the radio antenna on a 1996 Honda Accord in a store lot at 150 W. Main St. between 9:30 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. Feb. 26.Barrington Hillsbull; David C. Frycek, 21, of Barrington Hills, was charged with criminal defacement of property, a felony, March 8 following a joint investigation with the Hoffman Estates Police Department. Police said he painted graffiti on the Route 62 bridge support. Bond was set at $10,000. His court date is April 6.Bartlett bull; Scott M. Skelnik, 23, of the 700 block of Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bartlett, was arrested around 1 a.m. Feb. 28 at South Bartlett and Stearns roads and charged with local ordinance possession of marijuana. His court date is April 14. bull; Joseph McIntosh, 18, of the 3200 block of West 84th Street, Chicago, was arrested Feb. 27 at the police department and charged with retail theft.bull; Thieves stole a camera cell phone valued at $275 out of a boys' gym locker at Bartlett High School, 701 W. Schick Road, Feb. 25. bull; Burglars stole a wallet out of an unlocked vehicle parked either at 1175 W. Lake St. or at the victim's home on North Elroy Avenue around 3 p.m. March 1. Someone used a debit card in the wallet to make charges valued at $600. bull; Thieves stole several pieces of jewelry out of a box during an estate sale on the 900 block of Shorewood Drive. Value was estimated at $700. bull; Burglars stole a purse out of a car at Kindercare, 1050 W. Searns Road, around 6:15 p.m. March 1 and used credit cards in the purse at several locations. Value was estimated at $543.Elk Grove Village bull; Charles Taylor Jr., 21, of the 600 block of North Monticello, Chicago, was arrested around 11:30 p.m. Feb. 25 on the 2900 block of Touhy Avenue and charged with possession of marijuana. His court date is April 9. bull; Kyle S. Yagoda, 33, of the 400 block of Dartmouth, Schaumburg, was arrested around 4:40 p.m. Feb. 25 on the 300 block of Albion and charged with harassment by telephone Hs court date is April 7. bull; Debory A. Michelsen, 36, of the 2300 block of West Schubert Avenue, Chicago, was arrested around 10:50 p.m. Feb. 25 the 1600 block of Oakton Street and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Her court date is March 31. bull; Brenda G. Arceo, 24, of the 200 block of Washington Square, Elk Grove Village, was arrested around 2:55 p.m. Feb. 27 at her home and charged with criminal trespass to residence. Her court date is April 1. bull; Joseph E. Graham, 51, of the 400 block of Perrie Drive, Elk Grove Village, was arrested around 5 p.m. Feb. 28 at his home and charged with possession of marijuana. His court date is April 6.bull; Thieves stole a cell phone valued at $399 out of a purse while the female victim was attending a concert at 1600 Oakton St. between 1 and 1:30 p.m. Feb. 28. bull; Vandals broke two windows near the front entrance at an Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 building, 280 Clearmont Drive, between 7 p.m. March 2 and 7:30 a. March 3. Damage was estimated at $300.Hanover Parkbull; Luis M. Soto, 19, of the 2800 block of Northampton, Rolling Meadows, was arrested March 2 at the police department and charged with possession of stolen property.bull; Jermaine Martin, 20, of the 1100 block of Fulton, Streamwood, and Jason Hollian, 19, of the 600 block of Stewart, Elgin, were arrested around 9:40 p.m. March 2 on the 2300 block of Walnut and charged with local ordinances possession of marijuana and alcohol by a minor.Hoffman Estatesbull; A vandal shot a BB-gun pellet into the rear window of a 1988 Mitsubishi Galant on the 500 block of Washington Street between 5:30 p.m. March 3 and 6 a.m. March 4. bull; Burglars stole a GPS valued at $500 out of an unlocked 2004 Jeep Liberty and rifled through an unlocked 2008 Pontiac Torrent at the same home on the 1600 block of Glen Lake Road between 7:50 and 8:50 p.m. March 7. Nothing appeared to be missing from the Pontiac.Schaumburgbull; Juan P. Alvarez-Martinez, 24, of the 4900 block of Weber, Rolling Meadows, and Roberto Solano-Fernandez, 25, of the 2500 block of Algonquin Road, Rolling Meadows, were arrested around 7 p.m. March 3 in a store at Woodfield Mall and charged with retail theft. Their court date is March 25.bull; Juan Lopez, 23, of the 2200 block of Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights, was arrested around 3:35 p.m. March 3 at Woodfield Mall and charged with retail theft. His court date is March 25.Streamwood bull; Matthew R. Sherwood, 20, of the 2100 block of Maple, Hanover Park, was arrested around 3:55 a.m. March 1 on the 3000 block of Club Tree Drive and charged with criminal defacement and trespass. bull; Richard L. Jinkins, 27, of the 0-100 block of Gant Circle, Streamwood, was arrested around 8:40 p.m. March 4 at his home and charged with two counts of battery and resisting a peace officer. Police said he tackled a man, knocking him to the floor. He also struggled and pushed an officer during the arrest, reports said. bull; Michael R. Pilip, 26, of the 400 block of Stratford Circle, Streamwood, was arrested around 2:25 p.m. Feb. 25 on the 600 block of Lincolnwood Drive and charged with traffic violations and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. bull; Vandals wrote gang graffiti on a bathroom stall in a boys' bathroom at Streamwood High School, 701 W. Schaumburg Road, around 8 a.m. Feb. 25. The graffiti referred to The Oaks subdivision where there has been increased gang activity.