The blotter

Arlington Heightsbull; Vandals spray painted graffiti on a building and a white 1997 GMC Savanna van and a 1998 Ford F700 at Tower Plastics, 1430 E. Davis between 5 p.m. Jan. 22 and 10 a.m. Jan. 25.bull; Vandals cut Christmas lights and damaged a satellite dish at a home on the 1000 block of North Wilshire Lane between 6 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Jan. 26. Damage was estimated at $100.bull; Thieves stole a cell phone valued at $50 out of a backpack while the male victim was playing in the gym at Pioneer Park, 500 S. Fernandez, between 3 and 5 p.m. Jan. 27.bull; A man stole a gray wool jacket valued at $110 from Burlington Coat Factory, 30 W. Rand Road, around noon Jan. 27 and left in a cream SUV driven by an accomplice.Buffalo Grovebull; Joseph L. Diegel, 18, of the 21000 block of Greenwood Drive, Hawthorn Woods, was arrested at 6:50 p.m. Jan. 28 at Dominick's, 450 Half Day Road, and charged with theft, possession of alcohol by a minor and possession of drug paraphernalia. A loss prevention official reported seeing a youth take a bottle of liquor and place it under his jacket, then detained the youth as he attempted to leave the store without paying, reports said.bull; A man met with a subject to purchase DJ equipment at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28 in the 700 block of Clohesey Drive, and handed the subject $300 in cash, at which point the subject fled behind the house and disappeared. The man then went to the house and spoke with the resident, who stated that he knew nothing of the DJ equipment nor the person who ran off with the cash.bull; Vandals used an unknown object to smash a hole in the outer pane of a front picture window in the 700 block of Patton Drive between 10 a.m. Jan. 29 and 8 a.m. Jan. 30.bull; Elton Abraham Jacobson, 19, of the 7800 block of Foster Street, Morton Grove, was arrested about 2:40 p.m. Jan. 28 on Milwaukee Avenue at Johnson Drive and charged with possession of marijuana and not wearing a seat belt.bull; Agnieszka Kopec, 22, of the 600 block of Huntington Boulevard, Dundee, was arrested at 1:15 a.m. Jan. 30 on Dundee Road at Weidner Road and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, suspended driver's license, uninsured motorist and speeding.Wheelingbull; Vandals wrote graffiti on the 1500 block of Tahoe Circle Drive, 1700 block of Delaware Trail, 0-100 block of Chippewa Trail, 1100 block of Forums Court, 400 block of Pleasant Run Drive, and at Forums Court and South Elmhurst Road Jan. 26.bull; Burglars broke into a 2010 Kia Sportage on the 3300 block of North Kennicott between 6:25 and 11:30 a.m. Jan. 28 and stole a GPS valued at $300. bull; Thieves stole a cell phone valued at $700 from a customer in the currency exchange at 1764 W. Algonquin Road between 7:30 and 8 p.m. Jan. 29 after he placed it on a counter. bull; Two men stole several bottles of cologne, valued at $460, from Walgreens, 1000 E. Northwest Hwy., around 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29.Buffalo Grovebull; A traffic altercation ended in a couple of minor collisions, police said. Two drivers were arguing about erratic driving when they came to a red light about 7 p.m. Feb. 2 on the 1100 block of West Dundee Road. One driver then backed up, striking the other car. When the second car attempted to back up to avoid the collision, the second car struck another vehicle behind him. The first car left the area in an unknown direction.bull; Buffalo Grove police handled 1,208 calls for service and 106 vehicle crashes during January. In addition to the incidents and crimes reported in the police blotter, officers handled many calls not reported in the blotter due to their sensitivity and/or an ongoing investigation, including 28 domestic disputes, three child custody disputes and a sexual assault.Des Plainesbull; Matthew L. Wylie, 19, of the 10 S. 600 block of Lilac Lane, Willowbrook, and Arnold L. Wylie Jr., 20, of the 10 S. 600 block of Lilac Lane, Willowbrook, (two separate addresses on the same street), were arrested around 9:30 p.m. Jan. 30 after an officer stopped their van on the 1100 block of East Oakton Street, and charged them with theft. Reports said employees at Sams Club, 101 W. Oakton St., saw them loading used tires in the van. They admitted stealing approximately 10 tires from the fenced area at the rear of the store and taking other used tires from PEP Boys in Chicago Ridge, Melrose Park and Hodgkins and from a Sam's Club in Northlake, reports said. Officers found 32 tires in the van. Their court date is Feb. 16.bull; Bart A. Christopher, 22, of the 1800 block of East Hopi Lane, Mount Prospect, was arrested around 8:40 p.m. Jan. 30 on the 1800 block of East Busse Highway and charged with a traffic violation, and local ordinance possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia (grinder). His court date is March 16. bull; Matthew J. West, 25, of the 5500 block of West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, was arrested around 12:40 p.m. Jan. 29 at Dominick's, 1555 S. Lee St., and charged with retail theft (14 bottles of liquor valued at $494) and possession of a controlled substance (cocaine). bull; Michael R. Gershon, 46, of the 0-100 block of St. Michaels Drive, Bourbonnais, was arrested around 1:40 a.m. Jan. 30 at The Bar, 1696 E. Oakton St., and charged with two counts of battery after a fight where four men and two women were injured. A court date is March 11.bull; Vandals used black spray paint and shoe polish to write graffiti on five white International trucks belonging to a moving company, Two Men and a Truck, between 8 p.m. Jan. 30 and 8:48 a.m. Jan. 31 in a lot at 2434 E. Dempster St.Hoffman Estatesbull; Willie D. White, 29, of the 300 block of South Blue Island, Chicago, was arrested around 1:25 a.m. Jan. 23 at Hyatt Place hotel, 2750 Greenspoint Parkway, and charged with battery to a peace officer and resisting a peace officer. An officer discovered a loud party in a fourth-floor guest room, and White knocked the officer into a hallway wall while running from the room, reports said. The officer was treated at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates. A court date is March 12.Mount Prospectbull; Andrew J. Kolbiaz, 38, of the 1100 block of Georgetown Way, Vernon Hills, was arrested around 3:25 p.m. Jan. 26 at the police department and charged with telephone threat and harassment. Reports said he phoned a Mount Prospect couple on the 1800 block of West Palm Drive several times between Dec. 6 and 13, threatened them and played loud music into the phone because he believed they had cheated his girlfriend. A court date is Feb. 10.bull; Natalie M. Brown, 43, of the 800 block of West 33rd, Chicago, was arrested around 1:05 p.m. Jan. 25 at Walmart, 930 Mount Prospect Plaza, Rand and Central roads, and charged with theft. Reports said employee Brown made $250 in fraudulent returns and transactions in the vision department and pocketed the money between Jan. 5 and 20. Her court date is March 8.bull; Someone broke a window panel on a rear door at a home on the 1300 block of Fern Drive around 8:57 p.m. Jan. 27, while the female resident was in the kitchen. Damage was estimated at $50.bull; Thieves stole a purse out of a shopping cart at Walmart, 930 Mount Prospect Plaza, Rand and Central roads, aground 12:30 p.m. Jan. 25. Someone tried to use credit cards in the purse but they were denied. Value of the purse and contents was estimated at $199.Palatine bull; Burglars broke into a 1997 Ford Explorer on the 400 block of West Palatine Road between 7:03 and 7:13 a.m. Jan. 29 and stole the in-dash DVD/CD player. Loss was estimated at $600. bull; Allison C. McPherson, 37, of the 2700 block of Buffalo Grove Road, Arlington Heights, was arrested around 3 p.m. Jan. 29 at Dominick's, 615 E. Dundee Road, and charged with retail theft. Reports said she took four bottles of alcohol valued at $136.Rolling Meadowsbull; Richard A. Ciscernos, 18, of the 3100 block of Falcon Court, Rolling Meadows, and a 16-year-old male from Rolling Meadows were arrested at 5:31 p.m. Jan. 27 by the vacant Dominick's store, 2855 Kirchoff Road, and charged with criminal damage to property and unlawful possession of cannabis. Reports said an officer on patrol observed fresh graffiti spray-painted on the rear of the building and with other officers tracked fresh footprints in the snow to a vehicle parked a block away in the 2700 block of Martin Lane. Ciscernos' next court date is March 17.bull; Daniel Hudyka, 36, of the 5100 block of Carriageway Drive, Rolling Meadows, was arrested at 12:52 p.m. Jan. 24 in the 5100 block of Carriageway Drive and charged with domestic battery and resisting arrest. Officers were advised by a female complainant that during an argument, Hudyka pushed her to the floor, causing her to injure her arm, threatened to kill her and wrote that threat on her door, reports said. As the complainant went to show an officer the written threat, Hudyka moved toward the complainant, continuing as an officer intervened to hold him back, reports said. His next court date is Feb. 9.bull; Gerber A. Guerrero, 29, of the 5400 block of Astor Lane, Rolling Meadows, was arrested at 3:34 a.m. Jan. 29 near his residence and charged with domestic battery and criminal damage to property. The complainant reported that during an argument while parked outside the building, Guerrero produced a knife or corkscrew and began to cut himself. When the complainant tried to stop Guerrero, he smashed the windshield of the complainant's vehicle and cut the complainant on the lower right cheek and right jaw, reports said. The complainant was treated by the paramedics and released. His next court date is Feb. 2. bull; Burglars smashed the front, passenger-side window to a 2001 silver Hyundai Sonata parked at the Rolling Meadows library in the 3100 block of Martin Lane the evening of Jan. 25 and removed a Sirius brand satellite radio, $200 value, and a garage door opener, $30 value.bull; Burglars unlocked the deadbolt to a residence in the 4700 block of Arbor Drive Jan. 27-28 as the resident was in the process of moving out and removed a 36-inch Sony brand television ($700 value) and a Weber brand grill from the back patio.Schaumburgbull; Rashaan N. Collier, 28, of the 500 block of James Court, Glendale Heights, was arrested around 2:10 a.m. Jan. 30 and charged with criminal damage to property. Reports said he threw a woman's cell phone, valued at $75, to the ground. His court date is March 3.bull; Marek J. Walkosz, 24, of the 6900 block of Hawthorne Lane, Hanover Park, was arrested around 8 p.m. Jan. 27 at the police department, 1000 W. Schaumburg Road, and charged with criminal damage to property. Reports said he damaged a 2005 Kia Sportage on the 1400 block of Mercury.bull; Esequiel Perez-Gomez, 38, of the 1000 block of Hastings Lane, Hanover Park, was arrested around 4:20 p.m. Jan. 28 at his home and charged with aggravated driving under the influence, illegal transportation of alcohol, and traffic violations. His court date is March 10.bull; Jacob C. McIntyre-Nicoline, 21, of the 1000 block of Oakwood, Round Lake Beach, was arrested around 3 p.m. Jan. 30 at Abercrombie Fitch in Woodfield Mall and charged with retail theft and criminal damage to property. His court date is Feb. 19.bull; Aerin L. Nilsen, 18, of the 2600 block of Old Creek Road, Vernon Hills, was arrested around 7 p.m. Jan. 29 at Lord Taylor in Woodfield Mall and charged with retail theft. Her court date is Feb. 17.bull; Joseph Capotosto, 49, of the 0-100 block of Lakeview Road, Hawthorn Woods, was arrested around 5:35 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Schaumburg Convention Center, 1551 N. Thoreau, and charged with battery after Capotosto grabbed a man standing in his booth and hit him in the face. His court date is Feb. 16.Bartlettbull; Vandals cut the lining of a swimming pool at a home on Marina Terrace Jan. 24. Damage was estimated at $1,500.bull; Vandals broke into a hydraulic excavator at Munger Road and Brewster Creek Boulevard Jan. 25 and drove it into a tractor, crushing the left side of the tractor and damaging the intake manifold. Damage was estimated at $3,000.Elk Grove Villagebull; Michael R. Sheets, 29, of the 2200 block of Prentiss Drive, Downers Grove, was arrested around 8:40 p.m. Jan. 25 at 901 Wellington Ave. and charged with failure to provide information after striking property. His court date is March 9. bull; Pawel W. Mosio, 23, of the 1700 block of Seward Street, Roelle, was arrested around 12:15 a.m. Jan. 24 on the 1000 block of West Devon Avenue and charged with possession of marijuana. His court date is March 9. bull; Macario D. Rodriguez, 27, of the 0-100 block of Woodbury Court, Streamwood, was arrested around 3 p.m. Jan. 22 on the 900 block of Criss Circle and charged with theft. bull; Donald L. Hund, 48, of the 600 block of 94th Court, Kenosha, Wis., was arrested around 8:40 p.m. Jan. 20 on the 900 block of Huntington Lane and charged with theft. His court date is March 2. bull; Burglars stole a cell phone, laptop computer, power drills and drill set between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 26 out of an unlocked 2006 Ford work van on the 1500 block of Oakton Street. Value was estimated at $2,300. bull; Burglars broke into a 2003 Mitsubishi Galant on the 600 block of Versailles Circle between 4 and 10:20 p.m. Jan. 24 and stole a GPS unit. Loss was estimated at $400. bull; Burglars broke into a 2007 Honda Civic on the 700 block of Bordeaux Court between 8 p.m. Jan. 24 and 7:30 a.m. Jan. 25 and stole a GPs unit. Loss was estimated at $450. bull; Vandals cut the wires to an amplifier as part of band equipment in a building on the 200 block of Reverend Morrison Boulevard between 3 and 8:30 p.m. Jan. 22. Damage was estimated at $1,600. bull; Burglars broke into a home on Wisconsin Lane between 3:30 and 8:10 p.m. Jan. 26 and stole a 73-piece silver flatware set, leather jacket, laptop computer, and three pieces of jewelry.Hanover Parkbull; Someone burglarized a 1998 Ford in a parking lot on the 3200 block of Glendale Terrace around 4 a.m. Jan. 28.bull; Jermaine G. Holmes, 25, of the 1700 block of Ontarioville, Hanover Park, was arrested around 9:25 p.m. Jan. 27 on the 1700 block of Zeppelin Drive and charged with illegal transportation of alcohol. bull; Thieves stole copper wire from a work site at Barrington and Irving Park roads overnight Jan. 24-25.bull; Gary D. Jones, 44, of the 1300 block of Greenbrook, Hanover Park, was arrested around 9:45 p.m. Jan. 25 on the 1200 block of Lake Street and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.bull; Phillip W. LaFata, 20, of the 1300 block of North Winslowe Drive, Palatine, was arrested around 1:50 a.m. Jan. 24 on the 2100 block of Lake Street and charged with battery and resisting a police officer.Hoffman Estatesbull; Burglars stole several tools out of a garage at a foreclosed home under renovation on the 900 block of Hillcrest Boulevard around 8 p.m. Jan. 27.bull; Thieves stole a wallet valued at $350 out of a customer's purse in a shopping cart at Jewel-Osco, 1069 N. Roselle Road, between 5:05 and 5:25 p.m. Jan. 28.Schaumburgbull; Ryan B. Young, 26, of the 300 block of Somerset, Streamwood, was arrested around 3:20 p.m. Jan. 25 at the police department, 1000 W. Schaumburg Road, and charged with battery. Reports said he punched a man in the face Jan. 9 on the 1800 block of West Golf Road. His court date is Feb. 19.bull; Linoy Sha-Ron Jarasha Young, 17, of the 1800 block of Georgia Court, Schaumburg, was arrested around 5 p.m. Jan. 25 at Target, 2621 W. Schaumburg Road, and charged with retail theft. Her court date is Feb. 9.bull; Jason C. Tingwald, 20, of the 500 block of Pheasant Court, Grayslake, was arrested around 5:40 p.m. Jan. 26 at Urban Outfitters in Woodfield Mall and charged with retail theft. His court date is Feb. 19.Streamwoodbull; Vandals smashed a front window panel at Anticipations Consignment Boutique, 1588 Buttitta Drive, between 12:30 and 1:03 a.m. Jan. 24. bull; Burglars broke into a Ford pickup truck and 2006 Nissan Sentra in a driveway on the 500 block of Shagbark Lane between 9 p.m. Jan. 22 and 9 a.m. Jan. 23 and stole a GPS unit out of the Ford and loose change out of the Nissan. bull; Burglars broke into a 1998 Ford Expedition on the 100 block of Hickory Drive around 2:30 a.m. Jan. 23 and stole the in-dash radio/CD player valued at $500. bull; Thieves stole the battery under the hood of a 1990 Ford pickup truck at a home on the 3000 block of Kingston Court between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Jan. 21. bull; Thieves stole an unlocked brown 1993 Ford Taurus GL at a home on he 0-100 block of Cambridge Avenue between 12:30 and 5:50 a.m. Jan. 26. An officer found the car parked on the 100 block of Meredith Lane with the ignition punched out. bull;Thieves stole a tan 2002 Nissan Altima between 6 and 7 p.m. Jan. 26 while the male victim was warming up the car on the 1600 block of McKool Avenue. bull; Burglars climbed through a window at a home on the 100 block of Washington Avenue between 2:30 and 9:50 p.m. Jan. 26 and stole several pieces of jewelry, a laptop computer, 10 DVDs and three cell phones. Value was estimated over $700. bull; Burglars forced open a door at a home on the 0-100 block of Magnolia Drive between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. Jan. 25 and stole jewelry, a laptop computer and a handgun. bull; Thieves stole a silver 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck with the engine running at a home on the 100 block of Filbert Drive around 7 p.m. Jan. 25.Barringtonbull; Burglars pried open the front door at a condominium on the 500 block of North Hough Street between Jan. 26 and 31 and rifled through the two bedrooms, but nothing appeared to be missing. Damage was estimated at $350.bull; Thieves stole a cell phone valued at $200 from a female patron at the Barrington Library, 505 N. Northwest Hwy., around 1:30 p.m. Jan. 30. The victim placed her phone on the floor next to a table in the children's room while kneeling next to the table. She noticed it missing after another woman, also kneeling next to the table, left the room. bull; Timothy P. Browne, 17, of the 400 block of Valley View Road, Lake Barrington, was arrested around 7 a.m. Jan. 27 at Barrington High School, 616 W. Main St., and charged with battery after he hit another male student with his arm in a hallway. His court date is March 15.Palatinebull; Burglars broke into a 1999 Ford Expedition at Winston Campus School, 900 E. Palatine Road, between 7 and 8:30 p.m. Jan. 26 and stole a purse with cash and wallet. Value was estimated at $80.bull; Burglars broke into a 2010 Toyota Corolla at the YMCA, 1400 W. Northwest Hwy., between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 and stole a purse and cell phone. Value was estimated at $385.bull; Burglars stole a subwoofer, amplifier, two tweeters, and tools out of an unlocked 1994 Chevrolet Blazer in a store lot at 2070 N. Rand Road between 7 a.m. and noon Jan. 27. Value was estimated at $1,450.bull; Amos James Joel Hanson, 28, of the 1100 block of North Sterling Avenue, Palatine, was arrested around 11:20 p.m. Jan. 26 on the 1700 block of North Rose and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Reports said he dropped a drug pipe while being interviewed by an officer outside a car.