Fox Valley police blotter

Elginbull; Denise L. Gray, 28, of the 400 block of North Grove Avenue, Elgin, was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while license suspended, and not having a rear license light after a traffic stop at 1:13 p.m. Tuesday at State and Standish streets, reports said. Officers found a marijuana pipe and something used to ingest cocaine in Gray's purse, reports said. She also was cited for no insurance and is due in court on June 11, reports said.bull; Someone broke the driver's side window on a 2002 Dodge Caravan in the 100 block of North Melrose Avenue between 3:45 and 4 p.m. Monday, reports said.bull; Three copper relief valves, a total value of $125, were reported stolen from water heaters at an apartment building in the 300 block of Highland Avenue at 4:43 p.m. Monday, reports said.bull; Fifteen, 2,500-foot spools of 10- to 12-gauge wire were stolen between 1:30 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday from a construction site in the 400 block of Renner Drive, reports said. The wire, valued at $10,980, was locked in a storage room at the site, report said.South Elginbull; Someone stole a purse from an unlocked 2007 GMC sport-utility vehicle in the 0-99 block of Carter Court between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 12:48 p.m. Thursday, reports said.St. Charlesbull; Matthew T. Pienkowski, 18, of the 12N300 block of Waughon Road in Hampshire, was charged Saturday with aggravated battery, according to a police report. Officers were called to a parking lot on the north side of Charlestowne Mall, near the theater entrance for a report of an aggravated assault. According to the report: a man told police another man had pulled a knife on him, but had left the scene in a silver minivan just before the police arrived. Other police arriving at the scene located the vehicle and stopped it. The complaining man said Pienkowski originally drove by him and yelled something from the van. As the van came back down the parking aisle, the man then attempted to stop the driver to find out what was wrong. Pienkowski then exited the vehicle and told the man to get out of the roadway. The man then told Pienkowski to get back in his van and leave. Pienkowski then approached the man and threatened him with bodily harm by telling him that he should be careful because you never know if the person you are confronting has a weapon. Pienkowski then pulled out a knife and pointed the blade toward the man. The man then told Pienkowski to put the knife away. A bystander then approached to inform the group that the police had been called. Pienkowski then got back in his vehicle and attempted to leave. Witnesses confirmed this version of the events. Police found the knife under a seat in Pienkowski's vehicle, the report said. A female in Pienkowski's van filmed the incident. The footage shows Pienkowski saying he has a knife, the report said.Kane Countybull; A white Chevrolet van that had been reported stolen in McHenry County was discovered Saturday on the 100 block of Old Farm Lane, near Carpentersville, police said. bull; Gang-related graffiti was reported May 12 on a privacy fence that faces Bowes Road from the 9N500 block of Arrowmaker Pass, near Elgin, police said. bull; A black iPod was reported stolen Saturday from a 1994 Dodge pickup truck on the 41W500 block of Lenz Road, near Elgin, police said. bull; The rear passenger side window of a moving Toyota Land Cruiser was shot out by what is believed to be a pellet gun about 2 p.m. Thursday on Hidden Springs Drive, east of Jens Jensen Lane, near St. Charles, according to a police report. bull; Prescription medication, including 20 Xanax pills and 60 to 80 Vicoprofen pills, were reported stolen Friday from a residence on the 3N900 block of Route 31, near St. Charles, police said.