Information in Police Reports is obtained from the West Chicago Police Department. Individuals in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proved guilty in court.
Assault
Charles Scott, 47, of the 3200 block of West Walnut Street, Chicago, was charged at 9:37 a.m. Aug. 18 with aggravated assault, unlawful use of a weapon and theft and arrested on a warrant in the 200 block of Main Street.
Domestic trouble
• An argument between a man and woman was reported at 7:52 a.m. Aug. 25 in the 600 block of Sherman Street.
• A physical altercation between a man and woman was reported at 3:59 a.m. Aug. 24 in the 900 block of Windsor Court.
• A physical and verbal altercation was reported at 7:08 p.m. Aug. 19 in the 1200 block of Kings Circle.
• A man and woman were arguing at 1:41 a.m. Aug. 14 in the 1200 block of Kings Circle.
• A physical altercation was reported at 7 p.m. Aug. 11 in the 1200 block of North Kings Circle.
Burglary
• A CD player was stolen from a shed at 6 p.m. Aug. 24 in the 700 block of Lincoln Avenue.
• A stereo was stolen from an unlocked vehicle at 3 p.m. Aug. 24 in the 200 block of East Stimmel Street.
• Alcohol was stolen from a garage at 7 a.m. Aug. 22 in the 200 block of Hemlock Lane.
• A purse was stolen from an unlocked vehicle at 7 p.m. Aug. 20 in the 2200 block of North Neltnor Boulevard.
• A bag with loose change was stolen from an unlocked vehicle at 6 p.m. Aug. 20 in the 400 block of West Hawthorne Lane.
• A trimmer and chainsaw were stolen from a garage at 10 p.m. Aug. 13 in the 1000 block of Allen Avenue.
• Tools were stolen from a garage at 2 a.m. Aug. 11 in the 2300 block of Elm Road.
• An envelope containing money was stolen from an unlocked vehicle at 8 p.m. Aug. 9 in the 600 block of Rosewood Drive.
Identity theft
• Identity theft was reported at 9 a.m. Aug. 26 in the 700 block of Kenwood Avenue.
• Identity theft was reported at 12:01 a.m. Aug. 17 in the 300 block of Fairview Avenue.
• Identity theft was reported at 1 p.m. Aug. 14 in the 1700 block of Kresswood Drive.
• Identity theft was reported at 10 a.m. Aug. 11 in the 2000 block of Arapaho Drive.
Theft
• Six cellphones were stolen from a store at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 28 in the 100 block of West Roosevelt Road.
• A charcoal grill was stolen at 8 p.m. Aug. 25 in the 200 block of Chicago Street.
• Anthony Huerta, 18, of the 200 block of West Pomeroy Street, West Chicago, was charged at 3:56 a.m. Aug. 24 with motor vehicle theft, hit-and-run and a traffic violation in the 100 block of West Blair Street.
• An iPad was stolen at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 20 in the 900 block of Lorlyn Drive.
• A cellphone was stolen at 1:22 p.m. Aug. 14 in the 100 block of Galena Street.
Battery
Julio Ferrer-Laza, 41, of the 600 block of West Forest Avenue, West Chicago, was charged at 6:42 p.m. Aug. 13 with battery in the 100 block of West Roosevelt Road.
DUI
• Courtney Macko, 24, of the 200 block of East Stimmel Street, West Chicago, was charged at 1:18 a.m. Aug. 18 with driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI with a blood alcohol content greater than 0.08 and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident at Roosevelt and Town roads.
• Lashonda Smith, 26, of the 300 block of Birchwood Lane, Bloomingdale, was charged at 3:23 a.m. Aug. 15 with DUI of alcohol and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident at Neltnor Boulevard and Gary’s Mill Road.
• Robert Vazquez Ruiz, 23, of the 600 block of West State Street, Geneva, was charged at 6:21 a.m. Aug. 13 with DUI of alcohol, DUI with a BAC greater than 0.08, operating an uninsured vehicle and driving without registration at North Avenue and Powis Road.
Marijuana possession
• Alan Montenegro, 18, of the 400 block of West Stimmel Street, West Chicago, was charged at 4:18 p.m. Aug. 26 with possession of marijuana, illegal contact with gang members and gang-related activity at Sherman and Church streets.
• Jim Garcia Maldonado, 18, of the 100 block of Brown Street, West Chicago, was charged at 5:36 p.m. Aug. 25 with possession of marijuana, operating an uninsured vehicle, resisting police and a seat belt violation at Joliet Street and Augusta Boulevard.
Fraud
• An online scam was reported at noon Aug. 11 in the 200 block of Ann Street.
• A cellphone account was opened without authorization at 8 a.m. Aug. 10 in the 800 block of Hampton Course.
• A man cashed a check with false information at 11:22 a.m. Aug. 10 in the 500 block of Main Street.
Harassment
• Harassment was reported at 4 p.m. Aug. 23 in the 2600 block of Lehman Drive.
• Telephone harassment was reported at 11 a.m. Aug. 10 in the 600 block of West Forest Avenue.
Reckless driving
Jared Sliger, 18, of the 800 block of East Elmwood Avenue, West Chicago, was charged at 6:28 p.m. Aug. 13 with reckless driving, improper lane use and a traffic violation in the 900 block of Ainsley Drive.
Property damage
• John Reynolds, 47, of the 1N600 block of Ingalton Avenue, West Chicago, was charged at 12:38 a.m. Aug. 29 with criminal damage to property in the 1200 block of West Hawthorne Lane.
• A vehicle’s tires were slashed at 9 p.m. Aug. 17 in the 200 block of West Stimmel Street.
• Two park benches were bent at 10:26 a.m. Aug. 10 in the 700 block of Ingalton Avenue.
• Firecrackers were thrown into a broken caboose window at 4 p.m. Aug. 9 in the 100 block of West National Street.
• Graffiti was spray-painted on a sidewalk at 9:15 a.m. Aug. 12 in the 300 block of Joliet Street.
• Graffiti was spray-painted on a garage at noon Aug. 10 in the 500 block of Highland Avenue.
• Graffiti was spray-painted on a vehicle at 2 a.m. Aug. 10 in the 500 block of Highland Avenue.
• Graffiti was spray-painted on a sidewalk at 9:15 a.m. Aug. 12 in the 300 block of Joliet Street.
• Graffiti was spray-painted on a garage at noon Aug. 10 in the 500 block of Highland Avenue.
• Graffiti was spray-painted on a vehicle at 2 a.m. Aug. 10 in the 500 block of Highland Avenue.
• Graffiti was spray-painted on a garage at 5:13 p.m. Aug. 9 in the 500 block of Elite Avenue.
• Graffiti was spray-painted on a garage at 8:58 p.m. Aug. 9 in the 500 block of East Elmwood Avenue.