Northwest suburban police blotter

Arlington Heightsbull; Thieves tried to steal a catalytic converter from a 2007 Kia Sportage on the 1700 block of North Ridge between 8 p.m. Aug. 10 and 8 a.m. Aug. 11. They tried to saw through the outlet pipe but failed. Damage was estimated at $120.bull; Vandals smashed 20 mailboxes and several solar lights on the 1900, 2000, and 2100 blocks of North Fernandez, 200 block of West LaSalle, 1900 block of North Chestnut, and 1900 block of North Ridge, and scratched the driver's-side front quarter panel on a 2000 Ford Crown Victoria on the 2100 block of North Fernandez between 7 and 9:15 p.m. Aug. 15. Damage was estimated at $2,000.bull; A $350 power drill, two saw blades and two folding chairs were stolen from a rear patio on the 400 block of North Wilke Road between 9 a.m. Aug. 14 and 9 p.m. Aug. 15.bull; A $250 cell phone was stolen from a locked locker at a sports facility on the 900 block of West Dundee Road, between 7-7:30 p.m. Aug. 18.bull; Vandals damaged the Futabakai Japanese School property, 2550 N. Arlington Heights Road, around Aug. 9 and reported Aug. 16. A 12- to 15-foot length of chain link fence was damaged, and a gate pulled off; they also broke a plastic safety window on playground equipment.bull; Vandals punctured tires on six vehicles belonging to cleric faculty at St. Viator High School, 1213 E. Oakton St., between 10:30 p.m. Aug. 15 and 7 a.m. Aug. 16. Damaged were a Chevrolet Lumina, Mercury Sable, Hyundai Tucson, Pontiac Torrent, Chevrolet Impala, and Ford Focus.bull; Vandals punctured a tire and threw eggs at a 2000 Acura Integra on the 900 block of East Frederick between 1 p.m. Aug. 15 and 1 p.m. Aug. 16. Damage was estimated at $100.bull; Vandals spray painted graffiti on a home on the 200 block of South Stratford Road between 6 p.m. Aug. 17 and 1:30 p.m. Aug. 18.bull; Thieves stole a full-size spare tire and rim from a 2006 Toyota Sequoia in a driveway on the 100 block of South Chestnut between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. July 27 but reported Aug. 16. Loss was estimated at $1,040.bull; Someone took a $150 iPod from an unlocked 2000 Ford Expedition on the 1500 block of North Highland between 8 p.m. Aug. 17 and 7:30 a.m. Aug. 18.bull; A $100 satellite radio was taken out of an unlocked 2004 Toyota Sienna on the 1800 block of Wilson between 10 p.m. Aug. 17 and 8 a.m. Aug. 18.bull; Someone broke into a 1997 Toyota Corolla in an apartment lot on the 4100 block of Bloomington Avenue between 8 p.m. Aug. 17 and noon Aug. 18 and stole the stereo faceplate and remote. Value was estimated at $300.bull; Two red bicycles were stolen out of an open garage on the 4100 block of North Harvard between 5:45-7:30 p.m. Aug. 17. Loss was estimated at $800.bull; Witnesses said four or five male teens stole a $300 black mountain bike out of an open garage on the 700 block of Burkitt between 4:45-5 p.m. Aug. 18.bull; A $230 blue bicycle was reported stolen out of an open garage on the 600 block of East Grove between 8 a.m. Aug. 4 and 4 p.m. Aug. 16. bull; Richard F. Kitowski, 23, on the 200 block of Bissell Drive, Palatine, was arrested around 12:15 a.m. Aug. 19 after a traffic stop on the 200 block of East Palatine Road and charged with possession of marijuana. His court date is Oct. 6.bull; Raymundo Martinez-Garcia, age unavailable, of the 2100 block of South Tonne Road, Arlington Heights, was arrested around 5:45 a.m. Aug. 13 on the 2100 block of South Tonne Road and charged with felony driving under the influence, felony aggravated DUI, resisting a peace officer, and traffic violations after he hit curbs in an apartment complex lot. His court date is Sept. 15.bull; Vandals spray painted graffiti with red, blue and black paint on four areas of the stone and concrete fountain in North School Park, 410 N. Arlington Heights Road, between 3 p.m. Aug. 12 and 7 a.m. Aug. 13.bull; Burglars stole a GPS valued at $129 out of an unlocked 2005 Mercedes-Benz in a driveway on the 1200 block of West Alec Street between 8 p.m. Aug. 13 and 8:30 a.m. Aug. 14.bull; Burglars ransacked a 2005 Nissan Altima and 2006 Toyota Avalon, both unlocked and parked in the same open garage on the 2700 block of North Greenwood Avenue between 9 p.m. Aug. 13 and 11:20 a.m. Aug. 14. Nothing appeared to be missing.bull; Vandals smashed the front passenger's-side window on a 2003 Toyota Corolla in an apartment lot on the 4200 block of North Bloomington Avenue between 8 p.m. Aug. 10 and 7:30 a.m. Aug. 11.bull; Vandals shattered a glass table top inside a screened porch at a home on the 1000 block of South Chestnut Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Aug. 9. The victim heard the screen door open and glass breaking.bull; Vandals slashed the convertible top on a 2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder in a hotel lot on the 2100 block of South Arlington Heights Road between 10:30 p.m. Aug. 9 and 9 a.m. Aug. 10.bull; Thieves removed a drum module and microphone amplifier from their boxes at a display in a store on the 2300 block of South Arlington Heights Road, between 6-9 p.m. Aug. 6. Value was estimated at $473.bull; Burglars stole golf clubs and the bag out of a 2009 Honda CR-V in the village parking garage, 22 S. Vail Ave., between 2 p.m. Aug. 5 and 6:50 a.m. Aug. 11. Loss was estimated at $1,200.bull; Burglars stole a $200 GPS, loose change and a carton of cigarettes out of a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee in a hotel lot at 22 W. Algonquin Road between 1-9:45 a.m. Aug. 10.bull; Burglars climbed on the roof of the Arlington Heights Teen Center, 112 N. Belmont Ave., between 8 a.m. Aug. 10 and 10:15 a.m. Aug. 11, pried open the roof hatch, jumped down 10 feet to the kitchen floor, damaged a ceiling light and tiles, opened an unlocked candy machine, unlocked an east side exit door, opened a bathroom window 4 inches, and left through a south side door. Damage was estimated at $1,000. Nothing appeared to be missing.bull; Burglars stole a $150 black leather wallet and cell phone out of an unlocked 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander on the 1200 block of West Kingsley Drive between 1:30-5 p.m. Aug. 9.bull; Burglars stole a purse, money, jewelry and a cell phone out of an unlocked 2002 Dodge Intrepid in an open garage on the 4200 block of North Yale Avenue between 8 p.m. and midnight Aug. 9. Value was estimated at $510.bull; James E. Wood, 29, of the 900 block of West Elm Street, Arlington Heights, was arrested around 8:45 p.m. Aug. 9 at Arlington Heights Road and South Street and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance (heroin), felony aggravated driving while license revoked, felony obstructing justice, possession of drug paraphernalia (syringes), and traffic violations. His court date is Sept. 8. He was also wanted on a warrant out of Champaign County.Des Plainesbull; Edgar Garibay, 18, of the 0-100 block of South Mount Prospect Road, Des Plaines, and a 15-year-old boy were arrested around 2:10 a.m. Aug. 15 on the 2000 block of South Pine Street. Garibay was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and possession of marijuana; his court date is Sept. 27. The teen was charged with minor consumption of alcohol and violation of curfew; his court date is Sept. 2. bull; Thieves stole a boys BMX bike from the rear vestibule area at Prairie Lakes, 515 Thacker St., between 1-1:30 p.m. Aug. 13. Loss was estimated at $300.bull; Thieves stole a black leather bag containing 20 Cutco kitchen knives (sales display kit) and sales binder from a front yard on the 1300 block of Campbell Avenue between 11 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. Aug. 15 after a sales woman left them on the grass. Loss was estimated at $1,500.bull; Thieves stole a yellow and black 2008 Suzuki motorcycle from a driveway on the 2100 block of Laura Lane between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Aug. 15. bull; Thieves stole a red 2000 Honda Civic out of a residential parking lot on the 1300 block of East Fargo Avenue between 3-7:40 a.m. Aug. 14. There was a $3,000 sound system and the victim's wallet in the car.bull; Burglars stole two laptop computers out of an unlocked home on the 200 block of Oakwood Avenue between 1-3 p.m. Aug. 12. Value was estimated at $1,600.bull; Vandals smashed a window on a 1995 Honda Civic on the 2600 block of Craig, a 2000 Honda Accord on the 2100 block of David, and a 1999 Saturn SL2 on the 2000 block of Nimitz between 1-5 a.m. Aug. 13. Damage was estimated at $1,000.bull; Thieves stole a 20-foot roll of copper cable wire with black rubber coating and weighing 50 pounds from the work site at Cumberland School, 700 E. Golf Road, between 2 p.m. Aug. 9 and 6 a.m. Aug. 10. Loss was estimated at $300.bull; Steven M. Guzman, 20, of the 1200 block of Center Street, Des Plaines, was arrested around 1 a.m. Aug. 12 on the 600 block of Graceland Avenue and charged with local ordinance possession of drug paraphernalia (marijuana pipe). His court date is Sept. 8. bull; Thieves stole the rear tire and rim from a bicycle chained to a fence in a city parking lot at 604 S. Lee St. between 4:40 and 5 p.m. Aug. 11. Value was estimated at $50.bull; Burglars tried to pry a deadbolt lock at Des Plaines Food Pantry, 600 E. Algonquin Road, between 1 p.m. Aug. 9 and 8 a.m. Aug. 10 but did not succeed. Damage was estimated at $100.bull; Krucinda A. Khan, 27, of the 8700 block of W. Tuckey Lane, Glendale, Ariz., and Nathaniel T. Tibbs, 27, of the 1100 block of Hanover Street, Hamilton, Ohio, were arrested around 9:45 p.m. Aug. 4 in a motel at 1601 Oakton Street and charged with city ordinance keeping a house of prostitution. Khan also was charged with city ordinance prostitution. An undercover officer answered their ad on the backpage website. Their court date is Sept. 2.Mount Prospectbull; Three men are seen on a security videotape stealing six backpacks and loading them with a portable DVD player and 70 DVDs at Walmart in the Mount Prospect Plaza, Rand and Central roads, around 3:40 a.m. Aug. 13 They left in an older model white car. Value was estimated at $1,040.bull; Mateusz Lapinski, 19, of the 1300 block of South Hunt Club Drive, Mount Prospect, was arrested around 4:55 a.m. Aug. 14 on the 1100 block of South Hunt Club Drive and charged with unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor. Court date is Aug. 30.bull; Cesar Calderon, 26, of the 1100 block of Boxwood Drive, Mount Prospect, was arrested around 1:20 a.m. Aug. 15 on the 1100 block of Boxwood Drive and charged with obstructing a peace officer and aggravated assault after he yelled at officers and raised his fists in a threatening way, police said. Officers had been called by the building owner because individuals routinely gather and drink in the parking lot. Calderon's court date is Sept. 28.bull; Burglars pried open a window at a gas station on the 1500 block of North River Road around 4:55 a.m. Aug. 15 and stole money and cigarettes. Loss was estimated at $3,300. The offenders carried the money and cigarettes to the northeast corner of the lot next door on the 2000 block of Camp McDonald Road, dropping coins and packs of cigarettes on the way. They apparently left in a vehicle parked there.bull; Burglars stole money, a laptop computer and 22-carat gold jewelry out of a 2005 Acura TSX at a home on the 700 block of Windsor Drive between 8 p.m. Aug. 15 and 7 a.m. Aug. 16. Loss was estimated at $4,760.Wheelingbull; Burglars stole a GPS unit, multi-tool, set of golf clubs and white golf bag, eyeglasses, and set of darts in a black plastic case out of a 2002 Dodge Durango at a home on the 200 block of Second Street between 9 p.m. Aug. 4 and 9 a.m. Aug. 5. Value was estimated at $1,309.bull; Burglars stole a GPS unit and MP3 cord out of an unlocked 2009 Pontiac G6 on the 300 block of Third Street between 7 p.m. Aug. 4 and 8 a.m. Aug. 5. Value was estimated at $139.bull; Thieves stole an undetermined number of CDs out of a 2002 Ford Focus at a home on the 200 block of Third Street between 8 p.m. Aug. 4 and 6 a.m. Aug. 5.Wheelingbull; An employee of a store on the 1000 block of McHenry Road was charged with stealing a $899 laptop computer. Freddy R. Granados, 37, of the 1200 block of Jaspen Court, Wheeling, was arrested around 12:20 a.m. Aug. 7 and charged with felony theft.bull; Thieves stole a $200 gold BMX bike from a driveway on the 1600 block of Bow Trail between 10:30 p.m. Aug. 8 and 9 a.m. Aug. 9.bull; Thieves stole the catalytic converters from three Chevrolet work trucks on the 500 block of Harvester Court between 8:30 a.m. Aug. 7 and 8 a.m. Aug. 9. Value was estimated at $900.Mount Prospectbull; Thieves stole a wallet out of a customer's purse at a store on the 1000 block of South Elmhurst Road, around 3 p.m. Aug. 16. The wallet was found later, but $315, a debit card, bank card and driver's license were missing.bull; Thieves stole a $7,000 pond fountain belonging to the Brentwood Homeowners Association at the southeast corner of Wolf Road and Heritage Drive between Aug. 10 and 17. bull; Stacey M. Niebuhr, 52, of the 200 block of North Lee Street, Mount Prospect, was arrested around 9:05 p.m. Aug. 3 at the BP gas station, 1625 E. Euclid Ave., and charged with disorderly conduct, aggravated assault, resisting a peace officer and felony criminal damage to government property. Police said she began yelling and swearing at the clerks when told her dog was not allowed inside. She took a quarter out of a donation display on the counter and tried to purchase water with it. When one of the clerks told her the water cost more than a quarter, she pushed her way behind the counter and punched the cash register buttons. Officers arrived and tried to calm her, but she raised her fists at one of them. She struggled during the arrest and refused to walk to the squad car, so officers carried her. She stood outside the car, kicked at the officers and kicked and damaged molding on a passenger's-side squad car door. Once at the jail, paramedics were called. Her court date is Sept. 20.bull; Burglars reached through a slightly open window on a 2004 Pontiac hatchback at a home on the 1300 block of Peachtree Lane between 9:30 p.m. Aug. 7 and 10 a.m. Aug. 8 and stole a $300 camera.bull; America Mendez-Penaloza, 31, of the 1000 block of Argyle, Bensenville, was arrested around 3:10 p.m. Aug. 7 and charged with retail theft from a store on the 1500 block of South Elmhurst Road. Her court date is Sept. 2.bull; Bang H. Cha, 24, of the 1700 block of Sable Lane, Mount Prospect, was arrested around 4:10 p.m. Aug. 5 and charged with possession of marijuana and traffic violations. His court date is Aug. 30.bull; Sarah B. Simons, 27, of the 100 block of Bent Tree Lane, Schaumburg, was arrested around 4:45 a.m. Aug. 7 at Golf and Oakwood roads and charged with illegal transportation of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol and traffic violations. Her court date is Sept. 21.Barringtonbull; A man in his 40s stole a golf club valued at $399 from Makray Memorial Golf Club, 1010 S. Northwest Hwy., around 9:40 a.m. Aug. 14. He left in a gold or beige Ford Taurus.bull; Ruppert L. Hatter, 19, of the 1400 block of South Cascade Court, Barrington; Christian J. Carlstrom, 18, of the 200 block of West Lincoln Avenue, Barrington; Jack Brewer, 18, of the 700 block of Prairie Avenue, Barrington; Daniel M. Ingram, 18, of the 27000 block of Kensington Court, Barrington, Samantha E. Wagner, 18; of the 0-100 block of Bridlewood Trail, South Barrington; Brandon J. Mays, 18, of the 700 block of Beacon Drive, Lake Barrington; and James J. Migliore, 18, of the 100 block of Grove Lane, Barrington, were arrested on the 200 block of West Lincoln Avenue around 12:05 a.m. Aug. 14 and charged with consumption of alcohol by a minor. Their court date is Sept. 1.bull; Burglars stole a cloth suitcase containing a laptop computer and charger, camera with charger, photo transfer charger, tennis racket, three pairs of shoes, clothes, two DVDs, and cosmetics out of a Kia Spectra in a restaurant lot at 200 Applebee St. between 9:30 and 11 p.m. Aug. 11. Loss was estimated at $2,920.bull; Melissa Ann Laing, 47, of the 26300 block of North Edgmond, Barrington, was arrested around 4:40 p.m. Aug. 7 at Osco Pharmacy, 150 W. Main St., and charged with felony unlawful acquisition of a controlled substance after police say she used a fake name and prescription to purchase a controlled medication.Palatinebull; A man stole cash and cosmetics out of a purse in an unlocked 2003 Pontiac Grand Am at a pool on the 100 block of East Dundee Road Aug. 14. A woman saw the man holding the purse and he told her he found it. He hung it on the victim's driver's-side mirror and drove away in an older model white vehicle. The victim discovered the items missing later. Loss was estimated at $60.bull; Someone reached through an open window and stole $55 off the passenger's seat in a 2001 Kia Vallara taxi while the driver slept between 1-2 p.m. Aug. 15 in a strip mall at 1615 N. Baldwin Road. bull; A $400 radar detector was taken out of an unlocked 2006 Porsche Cayenne on the 1300 block of East Evergreen Drive between 11 p.m. Aug. 15 and 6:45 a.m. Aug. 16.bull; Burglars stole a GPS valued at $399 out of a 2006 Hyundai Tiburon and several golf tees and a golf tool out of a 2008 Mercury Milan at a home on the 1300 block of North Evergreen Drive between 4:30 p.m. Aug. 15 and 6:15 a.m. Aug. 16. bull; Frances T. Herring, 38, of the 800 block of East Lilly Lane, Palatine, was arrested around 10:15 p.m. Aug. 16 at Jewel-Osco, 423 E. Dundee Road, and charged with retail theft. A security agent stopped her in the parking lot.Bartlettbull; Vandals set the rain shelter on fire on the 13th hole at the Bartlett Hills Golf Course, 800 W. Oneida Ave., Aug. 10.bull; Vandals damaged 13 mailboxes on Saddlebrook Road, Saddleridge Place, Windgate Court, Farmgate Road and Briarcliff Lane Aug. 10. Damage was estimated at $1,100.bull; Kelly Marie Cartina, 19, of the 1100 block of Bluebird Lane, Roselle, was arrested around 4:15 a.m. Aug. 8 on the 800 block of Brewster Lane and charged with local ordinance consumption of alcohol by a minor. Her court date is Aug. 31.Hanover Parkbull; Derrick Brown-Smith, 18, of the 1200 block of Court E, Hanover Park, was arrested around 5:40 p.m. Aug. 12 on the 1000 block of Lake Street and charged with obstructing/resisting a police officer.bull; Allen Carter, 22, of the 3800 block of West Polk Street, Chicago, was arrested around 10:10 a.m. Aug. 10 on the 5500 block of Court C and charged with battery.bull; Kelvin D. Farrow, 29, of the 1800 block of East Oakland, Austin, Minn., was arrested around 2:25 a.m. Aug. 10 on the 5800 block of Wilshire and charged with possession of marijuana. He was also wanted on a warrant out of DuPage County.bull; Patrick D. Paul, 19, of the 1800 block of Windward Lane, Hanover Park, was arrested around 10:30 p.m. Aug. 9 on the 3900 block of Nautilus and charged with attempted criminal damage to government property and assault.bull; John D. Wise, 58, of the 100 block of South Hale Avenue, Bartlett, was arrested on the 100 block of South Hale Avenue and charged with battery. His court date is Sept. 8.Hoffman Estatesbull; Bernard B. Adenekan, 19, of the 800 block of Linden Circle, Hoffman Estates, was arrested around 10:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at Haddam Place and Governors Lane and charged with obstructing a peace officer and unlawful use of a weapon/carrying or possessing a firearm. Officers investigating a burglary in the area stopped him and three companions. Officers found a handgun in his pants pocket. His court date is Sept. 17.bull; Someone stole a $400 cell phone after the owner left it on a towel at the pool in Sea Scape Aquatic Center, 1300 Moon Lake Blvd., between 6:30 and 6:45 p.m. Aug. 12.Schaumburgbull; Judith Tobias, 38, of the 100 block of North Braintree Drive, Schaumburg, was arrested around 5:25 p.m. Aug. 11 at Kohl's, 171 N. Barrington Road, and charged with retail theft. Her court date is Sept. 14.bull; Kristina M. King, 23, of the 700 block of Nassau Drive, Roselle, was arrested around 3:35 p.m. Aug. 12 at Trade Secret in Woodfield Shopping Center and charged with theft. An employee, she is charged with processing 17 fraudulent returns valued at $720. Her court date is Sept. 15.bull; Shannon T. Kachmar, 20, of the 100 block of Bluewater Lane, Vernon Hills, was arrested around 7:10 p.m. Aug. 10 at Macy's in Woodfield Shopping Center and charged with retail theft. Her court date is Sept. 10.bull; Burglars pried a patio door at a home on the 0-100 block of Ascot Circle between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Aug. 8 and stole a laptop computer valued at $1,000, a 25-year service pin, two gold necklaces, gold necklace with diamond droplet, pearl necklace, gold bracelet, gold bracelet with multiple diamonds, silver necklace with blue stone pendant, three gold rings, and several pieces of costume jewelry.