Lombard Criminal Blogger

MAY 23
A BURGLARY was reported at the Mediterranean Market, 612 E. Roosevelt Road, after an officer found the front door of the business open at about 11:13 p.m. The officer checked the interior of the building and notified a keyholder.

MAY 24
CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY was reported in the first block of West St. Charles Road after conduit was torn off a building.
A LOMBARD MAN was charged with DUI, no insurance and speeding at Main Street and Hickory at about 5:22 p.m. Patrick Perretti, 63, was charged and released.
A SUSPICIOUS PERSON was reported at about 8 p.m. when a juvenile told police that two male subjects reportedly chased him through an underground parking lot in the 100 block of West St. Charles Road. The two subjects advised that the juvenile was running, but they were not chasing him.

MAY 25
A THEFT was reported at TGI Fridays, 601 E. Butterfield Road, after an employee advised that a male subject did not have money to pay his bill. When a second employee confronted the subject, he fled the restaurant.
A LOMBARD BUSINESS received a liquor law violation after an officer observed several subjects drinking after hours at about 2:55 a.m. An employee advised that they were all employees. The officer advised the employee of Overtime Bar, 801 E. Roosevelt Road, that they were still in violation.
CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY was reported at the former Kmart, 345 W. Roosevelt Road, after an officer observed graffiti on the rear of the building.
THEFT OF A FRONT LICENSE PLATE was reported in the 300 block of West Maple.
CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY was reported at 2700 S. Highland after a sign in front of a building was spray-painted.
A THEFT was reported at 203 Yorktown after more than $50 in cash and two gift cards were taken from a purse.
A SUSPICIOUS PERSON was reported at about 11:03 p.m. when a complainant advised of a female subject who was screaming in the park at Maple and Ahrens. The juvenile was advised that the park was closed and to leave the area.

MAY 26
A HINSDALE MAN was charged with DUI at Roosevelt and I-355 at about 1:48 a.m. Conor Weldon, 25, was charged and released.
A BURGLARY was reported in the 500 block of West North Avenue after residents returned home to find a living room window had been forced open and the screen had been cut. Police reports show that an undetermined amount of cash and jewelry were taken in the burglary.
A BUSINESS received a liquor law violation at about 5:11 p.m. after an officer observed a subject with alcohol on the train platform. The subject advised he reportedly obtained the liquor from Punky’s Pub, 16 S. Park. An employee advised he thought the subject had left to smoke and was unaware he left the property with the alcohol.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES were reported at Heritage Cadillac, 303 W. Roosevelt Road, after an officer observed the front gate of the business open and a vehicle in the lot with an open trunk at about 8:24 p.m. The officer closed the gate and the trunk.

MAY 27
THEFT OF A RELIGIOUS STATUE was reported in the 200 block of West Ethel. The statue was taken from the yard of a residence.
A SUSPICIOUS PERSON was reported at the Shell gas station, 1005 E. Roosevelt Road, at about 2:44 p.m. after a complainant advised a male subject with a juvenile who was asking for money and food. The subject was advised to leave the area and he complied.
CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY was reported in the 1300 block of South Finley Road after the front passenger window on a vehicle was shattered.

MAY 28
FORGERY was reported by a complainant who advised a subject allegedly forged her name on a mortgage application and the application reportedly was fraudulently notarized.
A THEFT was reported in the 2200 block of Fountain Square after cash was taken from a wallet.

MAY 29
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES were reported at the 7-Eleven, 1 W. St. Charles Road, shortly before 3 a.m. after an employee advised that two male subjects were repeatedly coming in and out of the business. The subjects were gone prior to the officers’ arrival.
CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY was reported in the 2800 block of South Highland after an officer observed graffiti on the north and west walls of a building.
SUSPICIOUS PERSONS were reported at Lilacia Park after an employee advised that three subjects were sleeping in the park at about 8:10 a.m. The subjects advised that PADS was full the night before. They were directed to leave the area.
THEFT OF A CONCRETE GOOSE was reported in the 400 block of South Brewster. The goose was taken from the front of a residence.
CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY was reported in the 300 block of North Charlotte after a stone bench was moved to the street and broken in half.
A SUSPICIOUS PERSON was reported at about 6:49 p.m. in the 100 block of North Charlotte, where a male subject reportedly placed a backpack in some bushes and walked away. A witness approached the subject and questioned him about the backpack.
A LOMBARD TEEN was charged with disorderly conduct after she allegedly yelled obscenities at two subjects in the 1000 block of East Maple at about 7:45 p.m. Samantha Gozdal, 18, was charged and released.
LOMBARD K-9 OFFICER GREG SOHR AND K-9 CHICO assisted Villa Park police with a vehicle search at North and Westmore at about 9:47 p.m. Police reports show that a handgun, cash, cannabis and drug paraphernalia were recovered from the vehicle.

MAY 30
A CITIZEN ASSIST was provided after a complainant told police that a subject was in her backyard shining a blue light at about 3:50 a.m. The area was checked with negative results.
A CICERO MAN was charged with DUI at about 4:28 a.m. Chester Hiller, 39, was charged and released.