Police beat

Arlington Heights bull; Thieves stole a sweatshirt and keys out of an unlocked locker at X-Sport Fitness, 960 W. Dundee Road, around 12:30 p.m. Dec. 28. Loss was estimated at $450. bull; Thieves removed 10 "No Sledding" signs from the east side of Nichol Knoll Golf Course, 3800 N. Kennicott Ave., and threw them into a Dumpster. Damage was estimated at $400. bull; Thieves stole a purse out of an unlocked 2007 Jeep Cherokee between 4 and 4:05 p.m. Dec. 29 at the Metra depot, 2121 W. Northwest Hwy. The offenders took $50 and dropped the purse on the ground. bull; Burglars stole a purse with two gift cards valued at $200, a debit card, and cell phone out of a 2005 Toyota Tundra pickup truck at Sunset Meadows Park, 700 S. Dwyer Ave., between 12:15 and 1 p.m. Dec. 27. Someone used the debit card to purchase cigarettes at a Marathon gas station in Arlington Heights and tried unsuccessfully to withdraw $300.bull; Thieves stole a seven-drawer toolbox and tools, value estimated at $1,000, from a work station in a loading bay at Noff's Moving and Storage, 1735 E. Davis St., between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Dec. 29. bull; Burglars tried to force open the front door at a home on the 1000 block of East Thomas Avenue between 1:30 and 2:10 p.m. Dec. 27 but did not get inside. Damage was estimated at $700. bull; Burglars smashed a front window at Juntendo Clinic, 515 E. Golf Road, between 5 p.m. Dec. 26 and 7:50 a.m. Dec. 27.bull; Burglars smashed the front glass door at Ultimate Tan, 1085 E. Golf Road, between 4:15 p.m. Dec. 24 and 6 p.m. Dec. 25 and stole the cash drawer and $150. bull; Anthony M. Juarez, 22, of the 600 block of North Stark Drive, Palatine, was arrested around 4:35 p.m. Dec. 27 at Central and Arlington Heights roads and charged with possession of marijuana. His court date is Feb. 8. The arresting officer ran the license plate on Juarez's car and discovered two arrest warrants for traffic violations out of Lake Zurich.Barringtonbull; Burglars broke into a 2007 Pontiac Torrent in a health club lot at 1301 S. Barrington Road between 2 and 3 p.m. Dec. 27 and stole a purse with $300 and a cell phone.bull; Burglars stole a cordless phone, land line phone, administrative policy manuals, training manual, and stamps and envelopes from an office at 421 N. Northwest Hwy. between Dec. 17 and 20. There was no sign of forced entry. The female victim owns a franchise called Visiting Angels.Bartlett bull; Vandals smashed a garage door and spray painted obscenities at a home on Bryn Mawr Dec. 29. Damage was estimated at $2,500. bull; Thieves stole a snowboard valued at $1,000, left outside the ski office at Villa Olivia, 1401 W. Lake St., around 10:30 p.m. Dec. 27. Thieves also stole a snowboard valued at $300 from the same location around 9:20 p.m. Dec. 20. bull; Burglars smashed the front glass door at Nail Care, 1023 B Stearns Road, Dec. 24 and stole a 40-inch flat-screen TV with wall mount and various nail polishes. Loss was estimated at $3,200. bull; Vandals slashed four tires on a truck parked at Living Lord Lutheran Church, 1044 Congress Drive, Dec. 22. Damage was estimated at $800.Des Plainesbull; Mark David Smith, 23, of the 1200 block of East Washington Street, Des Plaines, was arrested around 3:10 a.m. Dec. 27 at Rand Roadhouse, 864 Rand Road, and charged with battery, disorderly conduct and possession of marijuana. His court date is Jan. 19.bull; Travis Quinn Lanier, 28, of the 9900 block of Holly Lane, Des Plaines, was arrested around 4:15 p.m. Dec. 19 in a store parking lot at 1500 S. Lee St. and charged with retail theft. Reports said an officer saw him run from Dominick's, 1555 S. Lee St., and load five 12-packs of an energy drink into a car. Value was estimated at $112. A court date is Jan. 4.bull; Burglars broke into two trailers in a storage yard at 825 Seegers Road between Dec. 26 and 28 and stole an edger, leaf blowers, trimmers and tiller out of one of the trailers. Loss was estimated at $2,750.bull; Burglars broke into three FedEx trailers in the company's yard at 2300 Mount Prospect Road between 10:30 p.m. Dec. 24 and 12:25 p.m. Dec. 25 and rifled through boxes containing electronic equipment in one of the trailers. bull; Thieves stole a black homemade trailer (plate number: 6819JA (TA)) out of a CarX lot, 1108 E. Oakton St., between 6:30 p.m. Dec. 24 and noon Dec. 26.bull; A man reached into an unlocked 2002 Honda Accord at Dominos Pizza, 1169 Lee St., around 12:15 a.m. Dec. 29 and stole a warming/delivery bag and pizzas. The male driver had placed the bag in the car and returned to the store for his jacket. He saw the man get out of the Honda and leave in a Mitsubishi Eclipse. Value was estimated at $165.bull; Thieves stole $200 out of an employee's purse in a nursing home at 1301 Lee St. between 1 and 5 p.m. Dec. 24.Hanover Parkbull; Erick G. Flores, 18, of the 2200 block of Ramsey, Schaumburg, and Francisco Salvador, 20, of the 600 block of North Salem, Hoffman Estates, were arrested around 10:45 p.m. Dec. 29 on the 2000 block of Irving Park Road and charged with possession of a controlled substance/marijuana.bull; Manuel Carrera, 41, of the 5400 block of Arlington, Hanover Park, was arrested around 9 p.m. Dec. 26 on the 2400 block of Leslie and charged with criminal trespass.bull; Thieves stole a safe out of an office on the 6300 block of Murfield around 8 a.m. Dec. 28.bull; Vandals wrote graffiti in the lobby of the Metra station, 1975 Lake St., around 12:20 a.m. and in a washroom around 8 p.m. Dec. 28.Hoffman Estatesbull; Salomon Segovia, 19, of the 1000 block of Valley Lane, Hoffman Estates, was arrested around 10:25 p.m. Dec. 20 at his apartment and charged with three counts of burglary to motor vehicle. Reports said a witness saw him throw a chunk of ice at a car window. He walked away when the witness confronted him, but the witness followed Segovia to his apartment and then phoned police. Officers found stolen items in his bedroom, and reports said he admitted stealing GPS units out of a 2003 Ford Focus on the 700 block of Hill Drive, out of a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck on the 1000 block of Knoll Lane, and 1999 Nissan Altima on the 600 block of Mesa Drive. His court date is Jan. 20.bull; Thad W. Satterfield, 19, of the 7600 block of Windsor Lane, Hanover Park, was arrested around 7:10 p.m. Dec. 23 at Dominick's, 2575 W. Golf Road, and charged with retail theft. His court date is Jan. 25.bull; Burglars climbed through an unlocked window at an apartment on the 700 block of Bode Circle between 6:30 p.m. and midnight Dec. 24 and stole money out of a piggy bank. Nothing else appeared to be missing.bull; Vandals shattered a driver's-side window on a 2004 Volkswagen Beetle and a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am on the 1100 block of Dovington Lane between 7 and 9:50 p.m. Dec. 29.bull; Two men opened the front driver's-side door on a 1998 Volkswagen Jetta on the 1900 block of Georgetown Lane around 12:55 a.m. Dec. 22 but left when they saw the female victim watching them. They were described as male blacks in their late teens or early 20s. One was dressed in dark clothes. The second man was described as 6 feet tall, medium build, and wearing a black and white bandanna over his mouth, green and black thin coat, dark pants and shoes.bull; A man broke into a 2005 Mercury Montego in an apartment lot on the 600 block of Hill Drive around 3:40 a.m. Dec. 23 and stole a GPS unit valued at $400. The male victim heard glass breaking and saw the burglar break the window with an ax; he fled with the GPS when the car alarm sounded.Mount Prospectbull; Burglars stole a garage door remote out of a 2004 Ford Explorer in a driveway on the 700 block of Eastman Drive around noon Dec. 18 and used the remote Dec. 20 to burglarize the garage at the home. Offenders stole hunting gear and boots; value was estimated over $2,000.bull; Vandals used a caustic chemical to write obscene graffiti on the entire passenger's-side of a 2002 Saturn sedan in a condominium lot on the 1700 block of Crystal Lane between Dec. 18 and 20. The unknown substance ate through the clear coat and paint and down to the primer. Damage was estimated at $2,000.bull; Vandals scratched a hate-filled word onto the hood and flattened two tires on a 2006 Nissan Sentra on the 700 block of Shabonee Trail between 11:30 p.m. Dec. 17 and 7:10 a.m. Dec. 18. Damage was estimated at $1,000.bull; A male vandal, 16-18 years old, smashed the front driver's-side mirror with a golf club on a 2001 Toyota sedan parked on the 0-100 block of South Louis Street around 11:45 p.m. Dec. 19. The offender was riding in a small silver SUV with two other males. The SUV drove north on Louis and east on Central Road. Damage was estimated at $250.bull; Burglars broke into a 2006 Ford Focus on the 1800 block of West Palm Drive between 7:15 p.m. Dec. 22 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 23 and stole a GPS unit. Loss was estimated at $380.Palatinebull; Eric M. Ashworth, 34, of the 7400 block of East Wooded Shore Drive, Wonder Lake, was arrested around 6 p.m. Dec. 21 on the 600 block of East Northwest Highway and charged with battery. Reports said he sprayed a man with pepper spray during an argument.bull; Kevin P. Haran, 18, of the 2000 block of Linden, Palatine, was arrested Dec. 18 on the 1200 block of South Leo Court and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia.bull; Daniel C. Martinez, 29, of the 1900 block of North Hidden Creek Circle, Palatine, was arrested around 1:10 a.m. Dec. 2 and charged with criminal damage to property. Reports said he rammed a bicycle into the side of a 1997 GMC pickup truck and knocked off the driver's-side mirror.bull; Thieves stole a tire and wheel from a 2006 Ford Ranger pickup truck on the 800 block of West Kelly Ann between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Dec. 24.Schaumburgbull; Alyssa J. Lisle, 17, of the 600 block of South Harvey, Oak Park, was arrested around 5:15 p.m. Dec. 26 at Urban Outfitters in Woodfield Mall and charged with retail theft. Her court date is Feb. 16.bull; Mathew C. Stewart, 17, of the 1000 block of North Salem, Arlington Heights, was arrested around 2:25 p.m. Dec. 26 at Hollister in Woodfield Mall and charged with retail theft. His court date is Feb. 19.bull; Dayton E. Strawbridge, 40, of the 1000 block of Daniel Drive, Bensenville, was arrested around 2:55 a.m. Dec. 27 at Roselle and Central roads and charged with unlawful possession of firearms without a firearm owner's ID. An officer found several rounds of ammunition in his pockets and in his girlfriend's car. His court date is Jan. 19.Wheelingbull; Thieves cut off and stole the snowplow power cord valued at $400 attached to the front of a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche pickup truck on the 600 block of Valley Stream Drive around 6:20 p.m. Dec. 20.bull; Vandals wrote graffiti on the 1000 block of Thorndale Court Dec. 22.