Northwest suburban police blotter

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Arlington Heightsbull; Vandals spray painted graffiti with blue and black paint on the east side exterior wall of the field house at Forest View Educational Center, 2121 S. Goebbert Road, between noon Sept. 24 and 10:30 a.m. Sept. 27.bull; A man took a quart of oil from the Shell gas station, 3 W. Algonquin Road, around 11:10 p.m. Oct. 3. He said he did not have the money to pay for the oil, so he put $1.25 in change on the counter along with his wristwatch, valued at $20. He paid for gas and one quart of oil but said he needed the second quart, too. Loss was estimated under $3 after deducting the $1.25.bull; A man carrying two Halloween-themed shopping bags full of clothes fled with a female accomplice from Old Navy, 330 E. Rand Road, around 12:15 p.m. Oct. 3.bull; Burglars stole the in-dash radio faceplate out of an unlocked 1993 Ford Explorer in a driveway on the 800 block of North Belmont between 7 p.m. Oct. 1 and 9 a.m. Oct. 2. Value was estimated at $160. Someone stole a faceplate at the same home June 23, 2009.bull; Burglars stole a set of house keys valued at $20 out of an unlocked 2004 Infiniti in a driveway on the 600 block of North Dunton Avenue between 7 p.m. Oct. 1 and 9 a.m. Oct. 2. The offenders forced one of the keys into the ignition; the key broke off and the offenders fled. bull; Burglars pried a rear sliding patio door at a home on the 2300 block of North Drury Lane between 1:30 and 9 p.m. Oct. 2 and stole sterling silver flatware set for 12 valued at $10,000, a gold watch, coins valued at $50, and jewelry with precious gems.bull; Ernestino Valdez, 32, of the 4900 block of Weber Drive, Rolling Meadows, was arrested around 11:25 p.m. Oct. 3 after a traffic stop at Old Wilke Road and White Oak Street. He was charged with felony aggravated driving under the influence and driving on a revoked license after two DUIs, misdemeanor illegal transportation of open alcohol, and traffic violations. His court date is Nov. 8.Barringtonbull; Christian Vega, 18, of the 700 block of Navajo Drive, Carpentersville, was arrested around 4 p.m. Sept. 30 at Barrington High School, 616 W. Main St., and charged with disorderly conduct for being under the influence of marijuana in school. His court date is Nov. 17.bull; Elliot J. Blunt, 20, of the 2100 block of Yale Circle, Hoffman Estates, was arrested around 6:15 p.m. Sept. 27 at Barrington High School and charged with possession of marijuana. His court date is Oct. 26.bull; Laura G. Cowan, 19, of the 300 block of East Russell, Barrington, was arrested around 10:50 p.m. Sept. 26 at her home and charged with consumption of alcohol by a minor. Her court date is Oct. 26.bull; Thieves stole a laptop computer out of a condominium on the 400 block of June Terrace on an unknown date but reported Oct. 2.bull; Thieves stole a cell phone out of a gym bag during an open gym basketball game at Barrington High School, 616 W. Main St., between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29. Value was estimated between $350 and $400.Bartlettbull; Vandals shot BB-gun pellets that broke a window on a vacant home on South Oak Avenue Sept. 30. Damage was estimated at $350.bull; Thieves stole a men's mountain bike from a storage hallway on Hillcrest Lane Sept. 29. Value was estimated at $250.bull; Vandals used a sharp object to cut the grass on the fifth hole green at Bartlett Hills Country Club, 800 W. Oneida Ave., Sept. 29. Damage was estimated at $100.bull; Vandals slashed two inflated Halloween lawn decorations at a home on Geneva Lane Sept. 27. Damage was estimated at $300.bull; Thieves took a key at DuPage Medical Group on West Stearns Road Sept. 27, opened a supply closet and stole a thermometer valued at $145.bull; Thieves stole an unlocked silver bicycle from a bike rack at Eastview Middle School on Windsor Drive around 6 p.m. Sept. 27. Value was estimated at $250.bull; Vandals knocked over a mailbox with a baseball bat on Sayer Road Sept. 28. Damage was estimated at $70.bull; A boy around 11 years old may have stolen five DVDs and four computer games from the Bartlett Library, 800 S. Bartlett Road, Sept. 28. Value was estimated at $280.Hanover Parkbull; David M. Kastner, 20, of the 1400 block of Circle Court, Elk Grove Village, was arrested around 11:05 p.m. Sept. 29 on the 1500 block of Irving Park Road and charged with local ordinance possession and consumption of alcohol by a minor. bull; Solomon Jones, 42, of the 300 block of Moseley, Elgin, was arrested around 7:05 p.m. Sept. 27 in a store at 7435 Barrington Road and charged with retail theft.bull; Thieves stole a woman's wallet from a table in a restaurant at 1519 Irving Park Road around 12:40 p.m. Sept. 28.bull; Thieves tricked a woman into going into her backyard around 2:30 p.m. Sept. 25 on the 1000 block of Princeton. One offender kept her distracted while another thief stole jewelry and cash out of her home.Hoffman Estatesbull; Burglars stole a GPS valued at $200 out of a 2010 Ford Escape on the 5000 block of Chatham Drive between 3 and 7 a.m. Sept. 28. The offenders dropped another GPS on the ground near the home. That GPS was stolen, along with a laptop computer, which was not recovered, out of a 2005 Toyota Corolla on the 2000 block of Cabrillo Lane during the same time frame. Burglars also stole a gym bag, wallet, hair dryer and hair straightening tool out of a 1999 Mitsubishi on the 2000 block of Cabrillo.bull; Burglars stole a GPS unit valued at $150, a headset and coin purse out of an unlocked 2006 Honda Pilot on the 2000 block of Amelia Lane between midnight and 5 a.m. Sept. 28. bull; A vandal hurled a rock that smashed a 4-foot by 4-foot window on a vacant building on the 2000 block of West Higgins Road. Damage was estimated at $500.bull; Offenders burglarized six unlocked vehicles on the 6000 block of Irene Drive between 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27 and 6:30 a.m. Sept. 28: $20 out of a 1997 Ford Explorer; an iTouch valued at $299 and a calculator out of a 1999 Honda Accord, spare change out of both a 2007 Chrysler 300 and 2006 Dodge Durango, $20 out of a 2003 Ford Escape, and a GPS unit valued at $150 out of a 2000 Mazda MPV.bull; Burglars stole a GPS unit valued at $400 out of an unlocked 2002 Cadillac Escalade on the 1100 block of Higgins Quarters Drive between 9 p.m. Sept. 28 and 9 a.m. Sept. 29. bull; Burglars stole a GPS unit and satellite radio out of an unlocked 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer on the 1600 block of Nicholson Drive between 5 p.m. Sept. 27 and 8 a.m. Sept. 28. Value was estimated at $400.bull; Burglars stole a GPS unit out of an unlocked 2011 Toyota Camry in a driveway on the 6000 block of Frank Drive between 10 p.m. Sept. 27 and 8 a.m. Sept. 28.Palatinebull; Burglars stole a portable DVD player valued at $150 out of an unlocked 2006 Honda Odyssey on the 2300 block of North Barrington Woods between 9 p.m. Sept. 28 and 8 a.m. Sept. 29.bull; Burglars stole a wallet valued at $130 out of an unlocked 2000 Chrysler Town and Country van in a store lot at 1555 N. Rand Road between 4:07 and 4:15 p.m. Sept. 29.Schaumburgbull; Sara L. Lepard, 19, of the 0-100 block of Remington Lane, Schaumburg, was arrested around 6:10 p.m. Sept. 28 at Woodfield Shopping Center and charged with retail theft. Reports said she twice took several items of clothing into one fitting room and returned all but one shirt. Two shirts hidden in her purse were valued at $47. Her court date is Oct. 24.bull; Thieves stole a laptop computer and carrying case, passport and work notes out of a guest room in a hotel on the 1700 block of East Higgins Road around 9 p.m. Sept. 27. The victim lost his room key and believed the thieves used the key to enter his room. Value was estimated at $5,530.bull; Burglars stole an iPod and wallet out of an unlocked 2000 GMC Carryall on the 1100 block of Regency Drive between 11 p.m. Sept. 26 and 7 a.m. Sept. 27 and used several cards in the wallet in Bolingbrook, Glendale Heights, and Roselle.bull; Burglars broke the skylight on the Schaumburg Athletic Association concession stand in a park on the 2500 block of Holmes Way between 6 p.m. Sept. 27 and 8:15 a.m. Sept. 28 and stole drinks, candy, chips, hamburgers, brats and hot dogs. Value was estimated at $400.bull; Burglars broke into a 2004 Honda sedan on the 1100 block of Copperfield between 7 p.m. Sept. 28 and 3 a.m. Sept. 29 and stole a GPS valued at $200.bull; Vandals sprayed pink and black paint on a the side, back, rim, and front and rear license plates of a 1997 white Ford truck in a condominium lot on the 1400 block of Fairlane Drive between Sept. 13 and 28. Two weeks earlier, the owners' 1990 Chevrolet pickup truck, with proper parking permit, was towed by Northwest Recovery. The red truck was sprayed with black paint, four tires were slashed, and the battery stolen. Damage was estimated at $1,525.