NW suburban police reports

Arlington Heightsbull; Martha Ocampo, 26, of the 500 block of North Quentin Road, Palatine, was arrested around 3 p.m. Sept. 10 at Kohl's, 800 W. Dundee Road, and charged with retail theft. Reports said she took two pairs of children's jeans, four bras, a pair of children's shoes and a bottle of cologne. She entered the store with her child in a stroller and hid the items in her purse and in a diaper bag in the stroller. Value was estimated at $263. Her court date is Oct. 14. bull; A man stole $5,800 from an Arlington Heights resident around 5 p.m. Sept. 9. The male victim received a phone call from the thief, telling him a bank was in trouble and needed money. The offender convinced the victim to meet him with the money at the Arlington Heights Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave. He told the victim the money was a loan, and the bank would deposit the money back into his account. The offender was described as an overweight white male with gray and white hair and mustache.bull; Burglars broke into a 2004 Volkswagen Jetta on the second floor of the village parking garage, 155 E. Eastman, between 1:30 and 8:30 a.m. Sept. 9 and stole the in-dash stereo valued at $1,400. In the same garage, burglars also stole a GPS unit valued at $230, charger cords and cables, and the owner's manual out of an unlocked 2006 Scion TC between 10 p.m. Sept. 9 and 9 a.m. Sept. 10.bull; Burglars broke into a 2005 Toyota Corolla at Hersey High School, 1900 E. Thomas St., between 7 and 7:25 p.m. Sept. 11 and stole a purse with cash and prescription eyeglasses. Value was estimated at $525.bull; Thieves stole a hoodie, with cash and an iPod in the pocket, from a booth at Check E Cheese, 955 W. Dundee Road, between 8 and 9 p.m. Sept. 11. Value was estimated at $210.bull; Vandals slashed two tires on a 2007 Honda Civic in a village parking garage, 22 S. Vail Ave., between 5:25 p.m. Sept. 8 and 6 a.m. Sept. 9. Damage was estimated at $260.bull;Vandals broke a landscape light at a home on the 1200 block of South Fernandez between 10 p.m. Sept. 11 and 9 a.m. Sept. 12. Cost to replace the entire set was estimated at $150.bull; Vandals knocked a mailbox off its post at a home on the 1900 block of North Carlyle Place between 11 and 11:15 a.m. Sept. 12. Damage was estimated at $500.bull; Burglars pried the front door at a townhouse on the 2100 block of Coldspring Road between 1:30 and 3 p.m. Sept. 10, ransacked the master bedroom, and stole a 27-inch TV and jewelry.bull; Two women stole fragrances valued at $1,460 from Ulta Beauty, 456 E. Rand Road, around 4;30 p.m. Sept. 9. They hid the bottles in brown bags. An employee noticed that several items were missing from display shelves and saw the theft on a security videotape.bull; Vandals spray painted racial slurs in 15-20 places on walls, beams floor and a chair at the Arlington Lexus construction site, 1500 W. Dundee Road, between 2:30 p.m. Sept. 10 and 9 a.m. Sept. 13. Damage was estimated at $5,000.bull; Thieves cut a cable lock and stole a full-size spare tire mounted under a 2010 Chevrolet Express van belonging to Westside Mechanical, 3550 W. Salt Creek Lane, between 5 p.m. Sept. 10 and 7 a.m. Sept. 13. Value was estimated at $500.bull; Vandals, possibly shooting BB-gun pellets, shattered a 2-foot by 2-foot window and a parking lot light on a 30-foot pole on the southwest side of Riley School, 1209 E. Burr Oak Drive, between 3 p.m. Sept. 10 and 7 p.m. Sept. 13.Barringtonbull; Asalynn C. Brink, 19, of the 4600 block of Valarie Drive, Crystal Lake, David Fenton, 18, of the 800 block of Oak Valley Drive, Crystal Lake, Amanda J. Ward, 18, of the 700 block of Juniper Lane, Crystal Lake, and Caitlin E. Sciacuitano, 19, of the 300 block of Forest Drive, Crystal Lake, were arrested around 9:40 p.m. Sept. 11 on the 200 block of Spring Street and charged with consumption of alcohol by a minor. Their court date is Oct. 26.bull; Lisa M. Schulze, 44, of the 1900 block of Ontarioville Road, Hanover Park, was arrested around 1:30 a.m. Sept. 11 at Route 59 and James and charged with local ordinance possession of marijuana, driving under the influence of alcohol, and traffic violations. Her court date is Oct. 5.bull; Thieves may have stolen a silver 2004 Subaru Forrester station wagon parked at 120 Ela St., between 9 and 11 a.m. Sept. 11. The male owner parked the car near the St. Anne's Parish Center but could not find it when he left the building.Buffalo Grove bull; Brandon Glen Miller, 18, of the 100 block of Forest Place, Buffalo Grove, and a 15-year-old Buffalo Grove resident were arrested around 9:40 p.m. Sept. 11 on the 0-100 block of West Dundee Road and charged with possession and consumption of alcohol by a minor. bull; Jesus Miguel Pacheco, 27, of the 0-100 block of South Shaddle Avenue, Mundelein, was arrested around 2:55 a.m. Sept. 12 on Aptakisic Road at Brandywyn Lane and charged with illegal transportation of open alcohol, driving under the influence and traffic violations. bull; Jesus Alfredo Arcos, 20, of the 800 block of Cambridge Place, Wheeling, was arrested around 9:50 p.m. Sept. 6 on the 600 block of Trace Drive and charged with possession and consumption of alcohol by a minor and driving under the influence. bull; John Lawrence Haugsness, 27, of the 500 block of Weidner Road, Buffalo Grove, was arrested around 6:20 p.m. Sept. 8 on the 500 block of Weidner Road and charged with criminal damage to property. bull; Burglars broke into a car in a store lot at 25 N. Buffalo Grove Road around 5:55 p.m. Sept. 13 and stole a cell phone and $585 in cash. bull; Burglars sole three laptop computers and an iTouch out of an unlocked home on the 400 block of Mayfair Lane between 8 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Sept. 13. bull; Vandals spray painted graffiti on the rear of the skate board ramp at Rylko Park, 1000 N. Buffalo Grove Road, twice between Sept. 1 and 10. bull; Vandals punctured tires on three vehicles on the 100 block of East Fabish Drive Sept. 11. bull; Burglars stole the navigation system out of a vehicle on the 300 block of Bentley Place between 8:30 p.m. Sept. 10 and 7 a.m. Sept. 11. bull; Burglars broke into two cars in a lot at Emmerich Park, 151 Raupp Blvd., between 5:30 and 6 p.m. Sept. 11 and stole a purse out of each vehicle. bull; Vandals broke a picnic table in the picnic area at an apartment complex on the 0-100 block of Oak Creek Drive between 8 p.m. Sept. 10 and 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11. bull; Vandals shattered the glass lens cover on four lamps in Emmerich Park, 150 Raupp Blvd., around 2:50 a.m. Sept. 13. bull; Thieves stole between $900 and $1,000 out of a customer's wallet at Jewel Foods, 79 N. McHenry Road, around 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9. bull; Vandals spray painted graffiti on playground equipment in Kilmer Park, 655 Golfview Terrace, between 6 p.m. Sept. 7 and 8:30 a.m. Sept. 8. bull; Burglars broke into a vehicle in a restaurant lot at 301 Milwaukee Ave. between 1 and 3:30 p.m. Sept. 7 and stole a pair of new golf slacks and three metal woods. Loss was estimated at $875. bull; A motorist drove over freshly poured pavement on North Buffalo Grove Road at West Port Clinton Road between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sept. 8. Damage was estimated a $3,000.Des Plainesbull; Burglars forced open a patio door at a home on the 600 block of West Kathleen Drive between 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Sept. 13 and stole two cameras and gold jewelry: chains, earrings, bracelets and rings. Value was estimated at $61,280.bull; David Gutierrez, 31, of the 1700 block of Stockton Avenue, Des Plaines, was arrested around 11:45 p.m. Sept. 14 at Webster Lane near Park and charged with possession of marijuana. His court date is Oct. 22.bull; James E. Cronfel, 44, of the 700 block of Parkview Circle, Elk Grove Village, was arrested around 1:05 a.m. Sept. 13 after officers found him hunched behind a bench outside a restaurant at 1518 E. Market St. He was charged with disorderly conduct/false 911 call. His court date is Oct. 24.bull; Gerald J. Kolak, 47, of the 1300 block of Rand Road, Des Plaines, was arrested around 8:10 p.m. Sept. 12 at his mobile home and charged with disorderly conduct. Reports said he threatened a male neighbor. His court date is Oct. 22.bull; Michael M. Grabowski, 24, of the 2200 block of South Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights, was arrested just before midnight Sept. 10 and charged with battery to a police officer and resisting arrest. Reports said officers found him passed out in a car on the 500 block of West Courtesy Lane, and when he came to, he swore at them and punched one of the officers in the right shoulder twice. His court date is Oct. 10.bull; A taxicab driver stole a gold necklace with medallion from a 27-year-old man who got lost in Des Plaines around 10:20 a.m. Sept. 11. He asked the taxi driver how to get to O'Hare International Airport. The driver told the victim to follow him, but demanded collateral for his $25 fee. The man paid the taxi driver $25 when they got to the airport, but the offender drove off with the necklace valued at $150.bull; Thieves stole $7,500 out of a home on the 1700 block of South Orchard Street between 5:30 p.m. Sept. 9 and 5:30 p.m. Sept. 10.bull; Thieves stole two tires and rims from a 2008 Chevrolet Aveo in a business lot at 1011 E. Touhy Ave. between 3 and 11:55 p.m. Sept. 15. Value was estimated at $300.bull; Thieves stole a boys' black 24-inch, 10-speed bicycle out of the fenced backyard at a home on the 1500 block of East Walnut Avenue between 4 p.m. Sept. 10 and 9 a.m. Sept. 11. Value was estimated at $280.bull; Burglars stole a GPS unit, credit card swiping machine, and a nylon computer bag out of an unlocked 2006 Lincoln Town Car in a lot on the 1300 block of Fargo between 9 and 9:05 p.m. Sept. 9. Value was estimated at $400.bull; Burglars stole a CD player and equalizer, value estimated at $400, out of a 1988 Mercury Grand Marquis, the in-dash CD player faceplate and two CDs, value estimated at $200, out of a 2002 Chevrolet Impala, the in-dash CD player valued at $100 out of a 1997 Ford pickup truck in two parking lots on the 400 block of North Fifth Court and 400 block of East Fifth Court between 4:20 and 5 a.m. Sept. 12.bull; Burglars stole 300 feet of electrical panel wiring, belonging to Morningside Construction, out of a business building under construction at 595 S. River Road between Sept. 10 and 14. Value was estimated at $1,500.bull; Burglars cut a screen door and dismantled a basement window at a home on the 1800 block of East Algonquin Road around 1:15 p.m. Sept. 14. A motion sensor set off an alarm. Drawers in a second-floor bedroom were opened but nothing appeared to be missing. Damage was estimated at $200.Hoffman Estatesbull; A woman stole money from Target on the 2800 block of North Sutton Road around 5:20 p.m. Sept. 7. She selected a printer valued at $150 and other items that had been purchased earlier and for which she had a receipt. She presented that receipt at the customer service counter to get a refund for the items she did not purchase. bull; Burglars stole a garage door remote valued at $50 out of an unlocked 2006 Toyota Camry in a driveway on the 1200 block of West Sturbridge Drive between 8:30 p.m. Sept. 8 and 7:30 a.m. Sept. 9.bull; A vandal shot a BB-gun pellet that put a hole in a glass panel on an exterior light at a home on the 600 block of Wainsford Drive between 5 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sept. 8. Damage was estimated at $15. A few weeks earlier, someone shot a pellet into a double pane window on the house.Mount Prospectbull; Elizabeth L. Sullivan, 52, of the 100 block of North Warrington Road, Des Plaines, was arrested around 12:25 p.m. Sept. 14 at Dominick's, 1042 S. Elmhurst Road, and charged with local ordinance retail theft. Reports said she hid food items valued at $64 in a canvas bag, paid for other items but not for the merchandise in the bag. Her court date is Oct. 12.bull; Richard E. Harms, 57, of the 8600 block of South Kingston Avenue, Chicago, was arrested around 10:40 a.m. Sept. 4 at Menards and charged with felony retail theft. Reports said he stole three drill bits valued at $69. He has a previous conviction for retail theft and a two-year prison sentence for the crime; he was recently paroled, reports said. His court date is Sept. 28.bull; Susan E. Malinak, 28, of the 300 block of Maplewood Court, Schaumburg, was arrested around 4:20 p.m. Sept. 11 at Kohl's, 1500 S. Elmhurst Road, and charged with retail theft. Reports said she stole three video games and a pair of shoes valued at $130. Her court date is Oct. 6.bull; Burglars stole a cell phone valued at $50 out of an unlocked 1995 Toyota 4 Runner in an apartment lot on the 1800 block of Hatherleigh Court between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sept. 12.bull; Vandals knocked over and broke a wooden fence post on a fence near the playground at Owen Park, 100 S. Owen, Sept. 13 or 14. Damage was estimated at $200.bull; Four men stole 165 DVDs valued at $3,000 from Walmart, 930 Mount Prospect Plaza, Rand and Central roads, around 8:55 a.m. Sept. 13. They picked up shopping baskets loaded the DVDs and fled through the west fire exit. An alarm sounded but they disappeared before officers arrived. Security videotapes showed the men enter, grab the DVDs and leave. A store security agent recognized them as subjects who have committed thefts in the past.bull; Burglars stole a laptop computer, black leather carry-on bag and pen out of an unlocked 2009 Nissan Maxima in a golf course lot at 700 W. Rand Road between 3 and 7 p.m. Sept. 8. Value was estimated at $2,500.bull; A male thief stole a mountain bike from the front yard at a home on the 300 block of South Wille Road around 7 p.m. Sept. 10. The victim had just purchased the bike for $319. His wife saw the offender ride off; her husband found the bike abandoned on the railroad tracks near Elmhurst Road and Prospect Avenue.bull; Burglars smashed the front passenger's-side window on a 2005 Honda van in a lot at Lions Park, 411 S. Maple St., reached inside and stole a purse from under the front passenger's-side seat. The purse contained a camera, wallet, credit cards, store credits, checkbook and necklace valued at $1,270.bull; Vandals extensively scratched a 2006 BMW 325I in an apartment lot on the 300 block of Hawthorne Circle between 6 p.m. Sept. 10 and 11 a.m. Sept. 11. Damage was estimated at $2,500. Vandals scratched the paint on the same car Sept. 6.Palatinebull; Burglars stole two laptop computers and an owner's manual out of an unlocked 1998 Honda Civic on the 100 block of Kitson Drive between 11:30 p.m. Sept. 12 and 4:46 a.m. Sept. 13.bull; Burglars broke into a 2000 Dodge Caravan and stole CDs and a phone charger and broke into a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer and stole the in-dash CD player between 10 p.m. Sept. 10 and 2:30 a.m. Sept. 11 in a store lot at 1160 Dundee Road.bull; Burglars stole a purse out of an unlocked 2000 Chevrolet Venture on the 800 block of Capri Drive between 3 p.m. Sept. 11 and 8:30 a.m. Sept. 12.Schaumburgbull; Victor H. Garnica, 27, of the 0-100 block of Eighth Avenue, Arlington Heights, was arrested around 8:40 a.m. Sept. 10 at Woodfield Shopping Center and charged with criminal damage to property after he stopped behind a motorist on Woodfield Road and West Frontage Road. Reports said Garnica got out of the Jeep he was driving and pounded on the trunk lid of the victim's 2008 Chevrolet Corvette. Damage was estimated at $2,000. His court date is Oct. 4.bull; Emily Marie Marzano, 19, of the 300 block of West Willow Road, Prospect Heights, was arrested around 2:45 p.m. Sept. 10 at Macy's in Woodfield Shopping Center and charged with retail theft. Her court date is Oct. 18.bull; Jesus Rodriguez-Banuelos, 22, of the 900 block of Grand Canyon Parkway, Hoffman Estates, was arrested around 12:05 a.m. Sept. 6 on Roselle Road at Schaumburg Road and charged with illegal transportation of open liquor, driving under the influence and a traffic violation. His court date is Sept. 30.bull; Thieves stole an unlocked black 2003 Hyundai Sonata sedan left in a parking lot on the 1700 block of West Wise Road with the keys in the ignition and the engine running around 12:10 a.m. Sept. 11. Value was estimated at $10,000.bull; Thieves stole a wallet with $7,300 in cash out of a bag in a shopping cart at Woodfield Shopping Center between 5:40 and 6 p.m. Sept. 11. bull; Thieves stole a wallet out of a woman's purse while she was shopping at Woodfield Shopping Center around 5:30 p.m. Sept. 11. Value was estimated at $65.bull;Burglars stole an iPod and loose change out of an unlocked 1995 BMW in a church lot on the 200 block of South Plum Grove Road between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sept. 11. Value was estimated at $152.Wheelingbull; Burglars opened a living room window at a home on the 400 block of Muriel Court between 10 a.m. and 12:17 p.m. Sept. 14 and stole a diamond ring, another ring and a white gold bracelet. Value was estimated at $8,200.bull; Burglars stole a GPS valued at $250 out of an unlocked 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe on the 100 block of West Jeffery Avenue between Sept. 4 and 9.bull; Burglars stole a flat screen computer monitor and loose change out of an unlocked 2008 Subaru Impreza on the 200 block of Albert Terrace between 9 p.m. Sept. 8 and 8:39 a.m. Sept. 9. Value was estimated at $104.bull; Vandals smashed a driver's-side window and dented the door frame on a 2005 Nissan Altima on the 200 block of Sixth Street between 10 p.m. Sept. 12 and 6:30 a.m. Sept 13. Damage was estimated at $600.bull; Thieves stole a girls' unlocked white and blue 24-inch bicycle outside a home on the 300 block of Highland Avenue between 6:45 and 7 p.m. Sept. 9. Value was estimated at $75.bull; Ilia Voronov, 29, of the 300 block of Inland Drive, Wheeling, was arrested around 10:50 a.m. Sept. 12 at Wolf Road and Inland Drive and charged with aggravated assault and criminal damage. Reports said he threw a beer bottle at a 51-year-old Wheeling man that hit the victim's car in a store lot at 11 W. Dundee Road after being refused a ride by a man and his wife. His court date is Oct. 4.