The briefs

Police warn of predator

Mount Prospect police Monday cautioned residents to be alert after an incident about 9 a.m. A man driving a green four-door sedan spoke to a 26-year-old mother standing at a school bus stop with her son on the 1400 block of Brownstone Court, police said. The man drove on but then stopped the car again, got out, walked up behind the woman and pulled down her pants,. He ran back to his car and drove south on Brownstone Court and onto Algonquin Road. The man was described as 30 years old, 6 feet 2 inches tall, 160 to 170 pounds, with short curly black hair. The first three characters on his license plate were X53, police said. If you feel as if you are being watched or followed or see suspicious activity, go to an area of activity and call 911, police said.

Guilty plea in stabbing case:

An 18-year-old Franklin Park man pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated battery stemming from a July 1 stabbing at an Arlington Heights condo complex. Authorities say Michal Blonski admitted to stabbing 19-year-old Artur Kulik of Wood Dale four times in the torso with a 4-inch pocket knife after the two argued on the 1200 block of South New Wilke Road. Kulik underwent surgery for a punctured lung, cracked rib and lacerated liver. Blonski, who remains free on $50,000 bond, could face between five and 10 years in prison. He is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 12 for sentencing.

Teens plead not guilty:

A pair of Rolling Meadows teenagers pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of mob action and aggravated battery stemming from a Sept. 2 attack at Busse Woods Forest Preserve. Authorities say admitted gang members Marco Silva, 18, and Alejandro Rosario, 19, used a knife and baseball bat to attack two men who were part of a post-baptism party. A Cook County judge revoked Silva's bond after prosecutors disclosed two additional arrests in Rolling Meadows. Silva was charged with possession of a controlled substance following a Sept. 18 gang fight near the Police Neighborhood Resource Center on Algonquin Parkway. Silva was arrested again Sept. 22 on a charge criminal trespass at the Southland Shopping Center at Algonquin and Wilke roads. Prosecutors said management previously notified Silva he was unwelcome. Silva and Rosario, now both in custody, will appear in court Nov. 20.