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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Police Blotter: Authorities Investigate Fraud, Hit and Run

Police reports for Feb. 5.

Fraud Reported A 41-year-old resident of the 5500 block of Fields Drive, told police he made a payment of $8,869.28 to a mortgage modification company, only to learn the the company did not exist. The resident learned the documents presented to him by the company were fraudulent. The Kendall County Sheriff's Office is investigating. Hit and Run Yorkville police are investigating a report of a hit and run on Center Parkway at approximately 11:45 a.m. A vehicle of unknown make struck a 36-year-old Yorkville resident's vehicle, according to police reports. Patch reports on law enforcement activity in our town, using information provided by official agencies. Persons charged with a crime, or issued a citation for violation of a local ordinance…

Monday, February 4, 2013

Police Blotter: Passenger Flown to Hospital After Auto Accident

Police information for Feb. 2-3.

Passenger Airlifted An unidentified passenger was airlifted to Good Samaritan Hospital after sustaining injuries in an automobile accident Saturday night. According to police the vehicle was traveling westbound on Autumn Creek Boulevard when the driver, identified as 22-year-old Allan Weber of Plainfield, lost control of the vehicle and slammed into a tree on the side of the road. Both Weber and the passenger were injured, but police said the passenger, who has yet to be identified, was airlifted to the hospital. Police did not say what caused the accident. Driving on Revoked License Sheriff's deputies cited 50-year-old Joseph E. Kennedy, of the 200 block of Mill Road, for driving on a revoked license. Deputies pulled Kennedy at about 9:12…

Monday, November 5, 2012

Police Blotter: Threatening Texts, Illegal Transportation of Alcohol

Yorkville blotter for Nov. 3

Disturbance No charges were filed after Yorkville police investigated an incident between neighbors of the 500 block of Harding Street. According to the police report one neighbor accused the other of kicking him. Harassing Tex Messages Police investigated a report of a 19-year-old Yorkville woman receiving harassing text messages. No charges were filed against the alleged sender. Illegal Transportation of Alcohol A Chicago man is being held pending bond for illegal transportation of alcohol, driving without a valid license and driving without insurance. About 4 a.m. Saturday morning Yorkville police pulled Ramon Mejia, 41, of Chicago, after witnessing him drive straight through a left turn only lane, according to the report. When police …

Reasonable Conservative

7:31 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Excellent arrest. Chicago drunks are more than a simple criminal problem. When they go back to Chicago they will surely tell their friends to avoid Yorkville because the police are watching.   more ›

Friday, October 26, 2012

Police Blotter: Officers Respond to DUI, Damage to Property

Yorkville police report for Oct. 24

DUI Yorkville police arrested Wendy L. Wilson of Big Rock for DUI Wednesday night. Wilson, 53, was charged with improper lane usage, driving without lights and DUI, according to Yorkville police.  According to the police report, Wilson was driving westbound along Route 34 without her headlights, even though it was about 10:30 p.m. She was pulled over by officers at Cannonball Road. Criminal Damage to Property An unknown individual reportedly threw a landscaping brick against a glass door of a residence on the 500 block of W. Kendall Drive. The glass door is valued at $500, according to police. Patch reports on law enforcement activity in our town, using information provided by official agencies. Persons charged with a crime, or issued a …

Monday, September 10, 2012

Police Blotter: Items Stolen From Vehicles

Yorkville police and Kendall County Sheriff's Office reports: Sept. 5-6.

Items stolen from a trailer Various items totaling more than $300 were stolen from a trailer between 8 a.m. Aug. 27 and 9 a.m. Sept. 5 in the 800 block of North Bridge Street, police said. Vehicle burglaries

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Police Blotter: Aggravated Battery, DUI, Mailbox Set on Fire

Kendall County Sheriff's reports involving Yorkville area incidents or Yorkville residents,

Aggravated battery, DUI Elizabeth M. Tomkowiak, 51, 1650 River Road, Montgomery, was charged with aggravated battery to a corrections deputy at 9:45 p.m. at the Kendall County Sheriff's Office, 1102 Cornell Lane, Yorkville, according to Kendall County Sheriff’s Police. Reports state after being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol at 8:52 p.m. at another location, Tomkowiak was charged with aggravated battery and criminal damage to property for breaking the eyeglasses of the deputy during the booking process. The deputy sustained a cut to his face during the altercation, police said. Juvenile sets mailbox on fire A juvenile was arrested for criminal damage to property after setting a mailbox on fire at 5:27 p.m. in the 300 …

Monday, August 27, 2012

Police Blotter: Telephone Harassment Reported, Credit Card Fraud, Domestic Battery

Yorkville police and Kendall County Sheriff's Office reports: Aug. 16-Aug. 25.

Domestic battery Desiree M. Matos, 22, 1900 Raintree Road, Yorkville, was charged with domestic battery at 2:40 a.m. in the 11000 block of West Fox Road, according to a Kendall County Sheriff’s Office news release. Credit Card Fraud Reported A Yorkville resident reported that someone used his or her credit card number to make $12,000 in purchases, police said. Telephone Harassment Reported Telephone harassment was reported at about 7:02 p.m. in the 300 block of Walter Street, Yorkville police said. Flag stolen A decorative flag, valued at $10, was stolen from outside of a home sometime between Aug. 16 and Aug. 19 in the 200 block of West Fox Road, police said. Retail theft Amanda Klebba, 33, of Marseilles, was charged with retail theft at …

Friday, May 25, 2012

UPDATED Police: 3-Year-Old Left in Car While Mom Went Shopping

Child found with windows cracked on 90-degree day.

UPDATED 11:10 a.m. May 25: Kendall Marlowe, spokesman with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services said the agency is investigating a case of child neglect regarding this incident. He said the child and other children are in the care of other family members. DCFS investigated another unfounded case of child neglect regarding Ackley from 2011, Marlowe said.  An Oswego woman has been charged with endangering the life of a child after police said she left a 3-year-old in her car while shopping at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday. According to Oswego police, Deanne Ackley, 45, 402 Fayette Drive, went shopping in the 500 block of Fifth Street and was gone for at least 25 minutes. When police arrived on the scene they found the windows …

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oswegoannie

1:55 pm on Tuesday, May 29, 2012

oswegomom - do you mean the kids are at the home with their mother (and not with family as reported by DCFS?) That is VERY concerning. The little one could easily have died in that car during the horrendous heat we had this weekend. I can only inagine the care this child and its siblings receive at home, behind closed doors and out of the public eye from a "mother" who would leave such a small …   more ›

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Aurora Man Gets 97 Years for Oswego Murder

Zachary Reyes was found guilty in January for the drive-by shooting of Jason Ventura.

Zachary Reyes of Aurora was sentenced last week to 97 years in prison for the 2009 murder of Jason Ventura and the attempted murder of Eduardo Gaytan and Jorge Ruiz.  Reyes who was 16 at the time of the crime, was convicted in January on one count of first degree murder and another count of attempted first-degree murder. The shooting occurred in the early morning hours of Dec. 20, 2009, as the car Reyes was in drove east down Long Beach Road alongside another car. The driver of the second car, Jason Ventura of Aurora, was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene. According to Kendall County State's Attorney Eric Weis, during the investigation, Oswego police found 11 shell casings, a .45 caliber handgun, and clothing which was …

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Man Involved in Walmart Altercation Appears in Court

Couple at the heart of scuffle with Kendall County sheriff's deputy welcomes home baby girl.

The Montgomery man involved in a scuffle with an off-duty Kendall County sheriff’s deputy at the Oswego Walmart on Super Bowl Sunday appeared in Kendall County court Wednesday afternoon. A pre-trial hearing for Jason Thurmond, charged with battery stemming from the incident, ended with a continuation of the case to March 12. Thurmond’s attorney, Richard Irvin of Aurora, said the continuation will allow for time to review surveillance footage from Walmart from the afternoon of Feb. 5. According to an Oswego police report, several police responded to the store on Route 34 for a 911 call of a fight in progress at about noon that day. Thurmond said he was in an express checkout line with his wife, and had gone back into the store to get eggs. …

Lettie Delap

6:10 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012

THE OFFICER PULLED HIS WEAPON??????? WHAT? Is he for real???? Sounds like it's time fopr desk duty...   more ›

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