Saturday, May 19, 2012
A weekly roundup of police blotter items from around the area.
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The Woodridge Police Department is investigating an incident in which gunshots were fired Wednesday night in the 8000 block of Janes Avenue. Police said they responded to the area around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday. Witnesses said a shot had been fired into the air after an argument broke out between two groups of people, according to reports. They soon after found a suspicious car nearby around Natural Falls apartment complex and detained the vehicle's occupants for investigation, according to reports. A Chicago man is behind bars after police said he set fire to his mother’s garage earlier this month in Bolingbrook. Bolingbrook police said Scott A. Rokita, 41, was arrested Tuesday on charges of residential arson, criminal damage to property, and…
Friday, May 18, 2012
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department for arrests made April 16-22. It does not indicate a conviction.
Gregory J. Zalud, 38, of the 8000 block of Newland in Burbank, was arrested at 10:52 p.m. near Archer Avenue and 131st Street. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane usage. He was issued a May 18 court date in Bridgeview. Vitalijus Sapizemka, 34, of the 800 block of Warner Avenue, was arrested at 5:47 p.m. in the 900 block of State Street. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, no vallid driver's license, illegal transportation of alcohol and improper lane usage. He was issued a May 18 court date in Bridgeview. Sandra C. Gilva, 44, of the 10600 block of Oxford Avenue in Chicago Ridge, was arrested at 7:11 a.m. following a traffic stop at Archer Avenue and Derby Road. He was …
Monday, May 14, 2012
The man told police he had been using the drug, which officers found in his car door, according to the report.
A Lemont man faces felony drug charges after Darien police discovered heroin in the driver’s side door of his car around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, police said. Officers found Ryan A. Nemec, 22, of the 00S400 block of Hill Road, asleep in his car on the 1000 block of Hinswood in Darien, the report said. When they approached the car, officers said they could see a glass pipe and a clear bag filled with marijuana on the front passenger seat. Nemec had trouble opening the driver’s side door and spoke with slow, mumbled speech, the report said. His pupils were constricted and his eyelids drooped, police said. He told police he had recently used heroin, which officers found in the driver’s side door, the report said. Drug test results are not yet …
Friday, May 11, 2012
The community is invited to tour the department's recently dedicated facility, 14600 W. 127th St., on Saturday, May 19.
Residents are invited to tour the Lemont Police Department during a special event later this month. The department, located at 14600 W. 127th St., will hold an open house Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to noon. "Residents are invited to tour the recently dedicated facility, which features state-of-the-art technology and many eco-friendly design components," Lemont Police Chief Kevin Shaughnessy said in a press release. The event will feature K-9 presentations, crime prevention information, tours of the department and a blood drive for officers shot in the line of duty. Residents will also be able to meet Lemont police officers and enjoy refreshments, according to the release. No reservations are needed, and children are welcome. For more …
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Greg A. Voegtlin, 44, was convicted Thursday of repeatedly sexually abusing a teenager from 2003 to 2007.
Will County jurors convicted a Lemont man Thursday of repeatedly molesting a teenage girl between 2003 and 2007, according to a Chicago Sun-Times report. Greg A. Voegtlin, 44, was convicted on three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, according to the report. Last year, Charles B. Pelkie, spokesman for Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow, said the victim was first abused in May 2003, when she was just 14 years old. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the victim told her family about the abuse in 2010, and went to police in 2011. Voegtlin was arrested by Will County police in July. Aggravated criminal sexual abuse is a Class 2 felony that carries a sentence of three to seven years upon conviction. Voegtlin is scheduled to be …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department for arrests made April 9-15. It does not indicate a conviction.
Bruce D. Galassini, 42, of 18302 Hilltop Court in Tinley Park, was arrested following an incident in the 500 block of Porter Street. He was charged with criminal damage to property and violation of an order of protection. He appeared at the Bridgeview courthouse. Robert A. Haas, 31, of 6908 W. 29th Place in Berwyn, was arrested following an incident near Archer Avenue and Bell Road. He was charged with driving on a suspended license, no insurance and expired registration sticker. He was issued a June 4 court date in Bridgeview. Sergio Herrera-Cruz, 31, of 5257 Nelson Street in Chicago, was arrested at 2:09 p.m. near McCarthy Road and Grant Street. He was charged with driving without a valid license, no insurance and expired registration. …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The department will join more than 500 Illinois law enforcement enforcement agencies for an aggressive national seat belt enforcement mobilization May 11-28.
Lemont police will be cracking down on seat belt violators during a "Click It or Ticket" campaign this month. The mobilization, which runs May 11 through May 28, is part of a national mobilization of law enforcement agencies and highway safety advocates. During the campaign, the Lemont Police Department and more than 500 Illinois agencies will be cracking down on motorists who fail to wear their seat belts — both day and night. As of January 1, everyone, no matter the age or seating position, is required to wear a safety belt. According to a press release from Lemont Police Sgt. Joe Miller, seat belts saved an estimated 12,546 lives nationwide. From 2006 to 2010, 130,854 passenger vehicle occupants were killed in motor vehicle crashes in …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Lemont Fire Chief Carl Churulo said a semi parked just east of Route 83 near Archer Avenue burst into flames around 6 a.m. Monday.
No injuries were reported Monday after a parked semi-truck burst into flames near Route 83 and Archer Avenue in Lemont. The Lemont Fire Protection District responded to the fire around 6 a.m. in a parking lot just east of Route 83, according to reports. Lemont Fire Chief Carl Churulo said the fire created a lot of smoke and "looked a lot worse than it was." Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames, he said. The incident is under investigation. Lemont resident Ken Kroncke was driving north on Route 83 when he saw the fire. He captured a short video, which he shared with Patch. (View video to the right of this article.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Like what you see? Sign up for our daily email newsletter. Like us on …
One way or the other, whether he's going to prison or back home, it looks like Drew Peterson won't mark a fourth year in the Will County jail.
Three years ago today, a small army of police descended on Drew Peterson as he drove away from his Bolingbrook home, and a small army of media was there to record it. Three years later, the press is back, as the attention-starved Peterson was recently in court for the first time in nearly a year and a half. Peterson may have appreciated the coverage, but unfortunately for him, the disgraced former cop was still stuck in jail waiting on his murder trial to finally start. The good news for Peterson, 58, is he likely won’t be spending another year in segregation in the Will County jail. His trial on charges he murdered his third wife, Kathleen Savio, is all but certain to begin before the year is out, ending a lengthy legal saga of appeals …
Friday, May 4, 2012
Local police chiefs had concerns that the move to centralize bond court efforts would put a strain on resources.
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Friday, May 4
After a decision was made to save money by centralizing weekend and holiday bond courts at 26th and California, suburban police forces expressed some concern. For several months, police chiefs worried about the staffing and transportation burden they would bear in transporting inmates to the centralized location for bond court, in Chicago, as opposed to their suburban district courthouse for bond hearings, which had been the practice for many years. Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart met with the suburban police chiefs over the past few months to listen and discuss the concerns they had with the closings. In response to their concerns, Sheriff Dart, in conjunction with Commissioner Larry Suffredin, have developed a plan to help ease the …
John Moreli
7:14 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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