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Huntleybull; Raymond Barnett, 49, of the 2000 West 79th Place, Chicago, was charged with forgery, police said. He tried to buy two milkshakes at Culver's Restaurant with a phony $100 bill, a news release said. The clerk realized the bill was fake and told Barnett to stay put, but he left without the shakes and drove away. Police found him a short time later driving along Route 47 at Oakcreek Parkway and arrested him. Forgery is a Class 3 felony with a prison sentence that ranges between two and five years.bull; Two buildings on the 10400 block of Algonquin Road were defaced with paintballs sometime between March 29 and April 3, police said.Carpentersvillebull; Carlos H. Gonzalez, 17, of the 200 block of Caddy, Carpentersville, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance Tuesday, after police pulled him over on a traffic stop and discovered that he had 0.88 grams of cocaine, records show. His bond was set at $5,000 and his next court date is April 20 at the Kane County Judicial Center.Elginbull; Someone stole a $180 BMX bike at 5 p.m. Monday from the 600 block of Linden Avenue, reports said.bull; Charles B. Reibsamen, 28, of the 100 block of Armitage Avenue, Elmhurst, was arrested and charged with trespassing at 5:35 p.m. Monday at the Grand Victoria Casino, reports said. He was on the banned list and is due in court on April 23, report said.bull; Someone broke the window on a garage in the 100 block of South Commonwealth Avenue and stole four 24-inch Lexani wheels and Pirelli tires, a value of $2,400, reports said.bull; Francisco Castillo, 42, of the 200 block of South Lyle Avenue, Elgin, was arrested and charged with trespassing at 10:35 a.m. Monday at the Grand Victoria Casino, reports said. Castillo is on the banned list and is due in court on April 30, reports said.bull; Someone pried out the passenger side window of a 2001 Chrysler Concorde in the 1800 block of Fox Lane between 8 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Monday and stole a camera and Blackberry wireless device, reports said.Lake in the Hillsbull; Police said someone stole $4,000 in cash and gold coins from a home in the 400 block of Mackinac Street on Monday morning.Kane Countybull; A gang-related fight involving "several inmates" broke out March 30 at the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center, 37W655 Route 38, near St. Charles, police said. Two employees were hurt, including one who complained of a shoulder injury and bruises and was taken to Delnor Hospital in Geneva, police said. The incident remained under investigation. bull; Michael R. Lee, 48, of the 11N000 block of Capulet Circle, Elgin, was arrested at 11:25 p.m. Thursday and charged with driving under the influence, operating an uninsured vehicle and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after crashing a 2000 Toyota Camry into a parked 2003 Pontiac Grand Am on the 38W600 block of Hopps Road, near Elgin, police said.bull; A yard on the 36W300 block of Huntley Road, near West Dundee, was reported damaged March 28 by a vehicle that was apparently driven across the grass, leaving large ruts, police said. bull; A mailbox valued at $150 was reported damaged Sunday on the 46W500 block of Kelley Road, near Hampshire. Police said it appeared someone backed up a truck to the mailbox, attached a rope or chain and then drove east on Kelley Road.