Well, summer is in full swing and it appears the neighborhood pranksters -- burglars, thieves, vandals and the like -- are out in full force, terrorizing residents by stealing bicycles, breaking into cars and houses and generally making a mess of things with senseless graffiti.
The most serious unrelated incident was at 12:25 p.m. July 20, when a bicyclist was struck by a vehicle at 47th Street and La Grange Road, promptinmg several 911 calls from alert passersby. The bicyclist suffered minor injuries and was treated at Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital. Police Leiutenant Chris Noel said the victim was fine and released later that day.
The most recent damage was reported at 4:24 p.m. July 20 to village property. Seems two minor dents were discovered on the side of a police vehicle hood as it was parked at 304 W. Burlington Ave.
Gang graffiti was also discovered at 10 a.m. that day on the side of a building in the first block of North Beach Avenue.
A 20-inch black, white and royal blue Trek bicycle was reported stolen from inside a garage in the 400 block of South 7th Avenue, it was reported shortly after 11 a.m. July 20.
And a patron of Noodles & Company, 1 S. La Grange Road, reported seeing a green and black snake outside the restaurant at about 8:30 p.m. that night. The varmit was caught and relocated to a more natural area of the village.
More cops and crime news later today ...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
A NOISY -- BUT LOW-CRIME -- FOURTH
The Fourth of July weekend in La Grange was quite eventful for the kids and adults who decided to brave the intermittent rain and blow off fireworks and other objects this past weekend, but not so much for police -- or so it seemed. (No severed body parts, etc.)
Two days before the holiday, however, a Brookfield man received a surprise in the air: from a gravel truck which lost gravel and smashed the windshield of his '01 Pontiac Montana at 9:35 a.m. July 2. As David Walker traveled on West Ogden Avenue at Kensington Avenue the loss of load and tried to signal the driver, to no avail, before his car was damaged. No injuries were reported.
On June 30, the driver of an '06 International trailer truck clipped a railroad gate at La Grange Road and Hillgrove Avenue, at about 10:15 a.m., damaging the passenger side of his truck. No injuries were reported and no tickets were issued.
Police arrested Aurelio Ortega, 17, on an outstanding warrant out of Western Springs after they spotted him near the downtown fountain at 4:40 p.m. July 6 and pursued him when he took off on foot. The offender (of an unknown address), caught in the 100 block of Hayes Avenue, had a warrant out on him for public order crimes of resisting a police officer. He was released on his own recognizance after he was unable to post bond.
Windows of a truck were reported broken into in the 400 block of Shawmut Avenue sometime during the day July 6, it was reported to police at about 6 p.m. that day. Trucks in the lot were broken into three times recently and the owners complained police did not respond to calls.
A witness told police they saw a man in a Buick strike two vehicles at 51st Street and La Grange Road before taking off at around 8:50 p.m. July 6. Police were unable to locate any such offender.
Fireworks thrown behind a garage in the 100 block of Sawyer Avenue ignited a small fire at around 12:30 p.m. July 6. It was out before firefighters arrived, except for some smoking pieces of carpeting.
A resident of the 200 block of Sawyer told police, also that morning, that it appeared someone was trying to blow up his vehicle with fireworks sometime on the night of July 4.
A special police watch has been dispatched to the Community Center at 200 W. Washington after reports that kids are hanging outside of the facility after midnight smoking pot.
And while most fireworks offenders were either not found or sent on their way this past weekend, a trio of La Grange boys had their stash confiscated by police after an anonymous female called 911 at 8:25 p.m. July 5 to alert them the teens were setting off fireworks in the intersection of Spring and Goodman avenues. The boys,. ages 13, 15 and 13, were turned over to their parents.
On July 4, several boys and girls were given ordinance violation citations for setting fire to a portable toilet with fireworks outside of Spring Avenue School, 1001 S. Spring. The incident occurred around 4 p.m.
Also on July 4, a couple taking a late-night walk through Sedgwick Park reported seeing a portable toilet next to the outdoor volleyball courts on fire. Police were unable to determine who was responsible for the damage.
Someone either broke in or left open the door to a concession stand in Sedgwick Park at 48th and 10th streets, it was discovered at around 1 a.m. July 5.
A rock aimed at a boy went through the window of a black Honda instead in the 300 block of East Avenue, at about 8 p.m. July 4.
A group of more than 10 teens who were reported to be drunk and drinking in the southeast corner of the Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital parking lot, 5101 S. Willow Springs Road, shortly before 10 p.m. July 4, were of legal drinking age and just passing through, they told police. No tickets were issued.
Four fraudulent checks totalling of $3,039.90 were reported passed by a Chicago customer doing business with Prickly Pear, a catering service storefront on West Hillgrove Avenue. The case, turned over to Chicago police, was reported to La Grange police on July 3.
A small kitchen fire set off by cooking was extinguished by firefighters in the first block of South 6th Avenue at around 6:45 p.m. July 3.
Two days before the holiday, however, a Brookfield man received a surprise in the air: from a gravel truck which lost gravel and smashed the windshield of his '01 Pontiac Montana at 9:35 a.m. July 2. As David Walker traveled on West Ogden Avenue at Kensington Avenue the loss of load and tried to signal the driver, to no avail, before his car was damaged. No injuries were reported.
On June 30, the driver of an '06 International trailer truck clipped a railroad gate at La Grange Road and Hillgrove Avenue, at about 10:15 a.m., damaging the passenger side of his truck. No injuries were reported and no tickets were issued.
Police arrested Aurelio Ortega, 17, on an outstanding warrant out of Western Springs after they spotted him near the downtown fountain at 4:40 p.m. July 6 and pursued him when he took off on foot. The offender (of an unknown address), caught in the 100 block of Hayes Avenue, had a warrant out on him for public order crimes of resisting a police officer. He was released on his own recognizance after he was unable to post bond.
Windows of a truck were reported broken into in the 400 block of Shawmut Avenue sometime during the day July 6, it was reported to police at about 6 p.m. that day. Trucks in the lot were broken into three times recently and the owners complained police did not respond to calls.
A witness told police they saw a man in a Buick strike two vehicles at 51st Street and La Grange Road before taking off at around 8:50 p.m. July 6. Police were unable to locate any such offender.
Fireworks thrown behind a garage in the 100 block of Sawyer Avenue ignited a small fire at around 12:30 p.m. July 6. It was out before firefighters arrived, except for some smoking pieces of carpeting.
A resident of the 200 block of Sawyer told police, also that morning, that it appeared someone was trying to blow up his vehicle with fireworks sometime on the night of July 4.
A special police watch has been dispatched to the Community Center at 200 W. Washington after reports that kids are hanging outside of the facility after midnight smoking pot.
And while most fireworks offenders were either not found or sent on their way this past weekend, a trio of La Grange boys had their stash confiscated by police after an anonymous female called 911 at 8:25 p.m. July 5 to alert them the teens were setting off fireworks in the intersection of Spring and Goodman avenues. The boys,. ages 13, 15 and 13, were turned over to their parents.
On July 4, several boys and girls were given ordinance violation citations for setting fire to a portable toilet with fireworks outside of Spring Avenue School, 1001 S. Spring. The incident occurred around 4 p.m.
Also on July 4, a couple taking a late-night walk through Sedgwick Park reported seeing a portable toilet next to the outdoor volleyball courts on fire. Police were unable to determine who was responsible for the damage.
Someone either broke in or left open the door to a concession stand in Sedgwick Park at 48th and 10th streets, it was discovered at around 1 a.m. July 5.
A rock aimed at a boy went through the window of a black Honda instead in the 300 block of East Avenue, at about 8 p.m. July 4.
A group of more than 10 teens who were reported to be drunk and drinking in the southeast corner of the Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital parking lot, 5101 S. Willow Springs Road, shortly before 10 p.m. July 4, were of legal drinking age and just passing through, they told police. No tickets were issued.
Four fraudulent checks totalling of $3,039.90 were reported passed by a Chicago customer doing business with Prickly Pear, a catering service storefront on West Hillgrove Avenue. The case, turned over to Chicago police, was reported to La Grange police on July 3.
A small kitchen fire set off by cooking was extinguished by firefighters in the first block of South 6th Avenue at around 6:45 p.m. July 3.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
POLICE BLOTTER FOR JULY
The good news is that fewer accidents are being reported along 47th Street, which saw as many as a crash every other day in the few weeks following the May 19 fatality that resulted in the death of a 30-year-old Countryside woman.
The bad news is that despite improved traffic safety measures such as pedestrian barriers and a speed limit digital readout, drivers still seem to be traveling down the state roadway at a pretty good clip. What's it gonna take? Speed bumps?
Anyway, the most serious accident this week was not on 47th at all, but at Ogden and Waiola avenues, shortly before 5 p.m. June 28, when an '02 Olds Bravada collided with a '97 Chevy Blazer, sending one driver, 68-year-old Brookfield resident David Duax to the hospital after he was extricated from his Blazer by La Grange paramedics. Seems Katrinas Matysik, 18, of Western Springs, was eastbound on Ogden making a northbound turn onto Waiola when she thought Duax was going to stop at the yellow light but proceeded ahead and collided with him on the turn. Duax, treated at Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital, was ticketed for failure to yield turning left.
However, there still were four fender-benders on the stretch of 47th between La Grange Road and East Avenue between June 22 and 29, including at 2 p.m. June 29 at the entrance to the Sedgwick Park parking lot at Bluff Avenue; at La Grange Road at 10:55 a.m. June 26 and 12:15 p.m. June 22 and at East Avenue at 4:15 p.m. June 23.
While taking a ride on her Schwinn bicycle at 9:40 a.m. June 26, La Grange resident Laura Topps took a fall onto the street after hitting a curb on the east side of Brainard Avenue at Ogden and was taken by paramedics to Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital. Topps, 54, of 740 S. Spring Ave., was riding northbound on the sidewalk when she fell for unknown reasons.
Another accident occurred at Ogden and Brainard shortly after 5 p.m. June 21, resulting in one injury. An '01 Chevy Impala driven by Patrick Nauss, 22, of 146 N. Dover Ave., La Grange was westbound on Ogden stopped at the intersection attempting to turn south onto southbound Brainard when he struck the driver's side front wheel and fender of an '03 Chevy Suburban driven by Jeffrey Feichtinger, 28 N. Spring Ave., La Grange, sending Feichtinger to Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital. Nauss, who was cited for failure to yield, told police that due to others traveling east on Ogden, he did not see the other driver in the curb lane. After striking the Suburban, the driver went between two light poles, ran over a fire hydrant and came to rest on a sidewalk.
Police said two Western Springs boys and two La Grange girls -- all 18-years old -- reported being the victims of a simple battery while hanging out in the downtown business district at about 10:30 p.m. June 29. One of the victims is the son of a former Cook County judge.
Five kids seen playing with fireworks or believed to have been seen starting things on fire at Maple and Bluff avenues at about 4:45 p.m. June 29. Police found the children, all under the age of 10, playing with matches, and sent them home.
Two 16-year-old boys were cited for criminal trespass to property after allegedly entering Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad property at Maple Avenue at about 5:15 p.m. June 29. Those cited included Israel Guadalupe Jr. and Jorge Gomez, both of Brookfield.
A group of 10 to 15 boys were reported fighting in the 100 block of West Cossitt Avenue at about 10:10 p.m. June 29 were mostly gone when police arrived. Others were told about curfew violations and sent home.
Sad that it's come to this
A group of kids walking past an elderly man's yard in the 700 block of South Kensington Avenue said they were concerned about the man's intentions when he asked if they wanted to pick some raspberries. They refused and kept walking and later told their parents, who called police. The 77-year-old man told police he was just being friendly.
A lock was discovered broken on a garage door in the first block of Sawyer Avenue shortly after 1 p.m. June 29.
A 27-inch red boys Schwinn Sidewinder bicycle owned by a La Grange resident was reported missing after it was left at Sedgwick Park, it was reported to police June 29.
A stray dog found at 6th and Harris avenues at about 6:50 p.m. June 28 was brought to the Broadview Animal Hospital by police. The dog was a brown boxer/pit bull.
Ahhhhhhhhh La Grange!
More "unauthorized" swimmers were reported in the downtown fountain at 8:10 p.m. June 28. They were found to be by the water but not in it. Somebody should report the complainant for having waaaay too much time on their hands.
A police officer on foot patrol shortly before 3 a.m. June 27 found an open rear storage door at Horton's, 60 S. La Grange Road.
A resident of the first block of Bluff Avenue reported to police that when she arrived home on the night of June 26, she discovered someone had broken into her bedroom.
Police reported finding a 2-year-old boy near his home in the 800 block of South 7th Avenue looking for his parents shortly before 4:30 p.m. June 26. Police discovered the father asleep in the basement. The child was released to his mother, who arrived home while officers were still there.
And in the world of sports ...
An 18-year-old La Grange man told police someone dented his truck by throwing a football at it as he drove down the first block of North Poplar Avenue at about 6 p.m. June 26. The offender, who was not charged or ticketed, told police he threw the ball because the truck driver was traveling too fast down his residential street. Police told the offender not to take the law into his own hands.
The bad news is that despite improved traffic safety measures such as pedestrian barriers and a speed limit digital readout, drivers still seem to be traveling down the state roadway at a pretty good clip. What's it gonna take? Speed bumps?
Anyway, the most serious accident this week was not on 47th at all, but at Ogden and Waiola avenues, shortly before 5 p.m. June 28, when an '02 Olds Bravada collided with a '97 Chevy Blazer, sending one driver, 68-year-old Brookfield resident David Duax to the hospital after he was extricated from his Blazer by La Grange paramedics. Seems Katrinas Matysik, 18, of Western Springs, was eastbound on Ogden making a northbound turn onto Waiola when she thought Duax was going to stop at the yellow light but proceeded ahead and collided with him on the turn. Duax, treated at Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital, was ticketed for failure to yield turning left.
However, there still were four fender-benders on the stretch of 47th between La Grange Road and East Avenue between June 22 and 29, including at 2 p.m. June 29 at the entrance to the Sedgwick Park parking lot at Bluff Avenue; at La Grange Road at 10:55 a.m. June 26 and 12:15 p.m. June 22 and at East Avenue at 4:15 p.m. June 23.
While taking a ride on her Schwinn bicycle at 9:40 a.m. June 26, La Grange resident Laura Topps took a fall onto the street after hitting a curb on the east side of Brainard Avenue at Ogden and was taken by paramedics to Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital. Topps, 54, of 740 S. Spring Ave., was riding northbound on the sidewalk when she fell for unknown reasons.
Another accident occurred at Ogden and Brainard shortly after 5 p.m. June 21, resulting in one injury. An '01 Chevy Impala driven by Patrick Nauss, 22, of 146 N. Dover Ave., La Grange was westbound on Ogden stopped at the intersection attempting to turn south onto southbound Brainard when he struck the driver's side front wheel and fender of an '03 Chevy Suburban driven by Jeffrey Feichtinger, 28 N. Spring Ave., La Grange, sending Feichtinger to Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital. Nauss, who was cited for failure to yield, told police that due to others traveling east on Ogden, he did not see the other driver in the curb lane. After striking the Suburban, the driver went between two light poles, ran over a fire hydrant and came to rest on a sidewalk.
Police said two Western Springs boys and two La Grange girls -- all 18-years old -- reported being the victims of a simple battery while hanging out in the downtown business district at about 10:30 p.m. June 29. One of the victims is the son of a former Cook County judge.
Five kids seen playing with fireworks or believed to have been seen starting things on fire at Maple and Bluff avenues at about 4:45 p.m. June 29. Police found the children, all under the age of 10, playing with matches, and sent them home.
Two 16-year-old boys were cited for criminal trespass to property after allegedly entering Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad property at Maple Avenue at about 5:15 p.m. June 29. Those cited included Israel Guadalupe Jr. and Jorge Gomez, both of Brookfield.
A group of 10 to 15 boys were reported fighting in the 100 block of West Cossitt Avenue at about 10:10 p.m. June 29 were mostly gone when police arrived. Others were told about curfew violations and sent home.
Sad that it's come to this
A group of kids walking past an elderly man's yard in the 700 block of South Kensington Avenue said they were concerned about the man's intentions when he asked if they wanted to pick some raspberries. They refused and kept walking and later told their parents, who called police. The 77-year-old man told police he was just being friendly.
A lock was discovered broken on a garage door in the first block of Sawyer Avenue shortly after 1 p.m. June 29.
A 27-inch red boys Schwinn Sidewinder bicycle owned by a La Grange resident was reported missing after it was left at Sedgwick Park, it was reported to police June 29.
A stray dog found at 6th and Harris avenues at about 6:50 p.m. June 28 was brought to the Broadview Animal Hospital by police. The dog was a brown boxer/pit bull.
Ahhhhhhhhh La Grange!
More "unauthorized" swimmers were reported in the downtown fountain at 8:10 p.m. June 28. They were found to be by the water but not in it. Somebody should report the complainant for having waaaay too much time on their hands.
A police officer on foot patrol shortly before 3 a.m. June 27 found an open rear storage door at Horton's, 60 S. La Grange Road.
A resident of the first block of Bluff Avenue reported to police that when she arrived home on the night of June 26, she discovered someone had broken into her bedroom.
Police reported finding a 2-year-old boy near his home in the 800 block of South 7th Avenue looking for his parents shortly before 4:30 p.m. June 26. Police discovered the father asleep in the basement. The child was released to his mother, who arrived home while officers were still there.
And in the world of sports ...
An 18-year-old La Grange man told police someone dented his truck by throwing a football at it as he drove down the first block of North Poplar Avenue at about 6 p.m. June 26. The offender, who was not charged or ticketed, told police he threw the ball because the truck driver was traveling too fast down his residential street. Police told the offender not to take the law into his own hands.
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