Palatine Police Blotter: Drunk Driver Totals Vehicle After Striking House
The following information was provided by the Palatine Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
April 12
Steven J. Penfold, 20, of Palatine, was charged with DUI, failure to provide information after striking a vehicle or other property, illegal transportation of alcohol and improper lane in the 500 block of Benton Street at 1:43 a.m. after a resident reported that a vehicle had struck his house. Officers located the vehicle two blocks from where the accident occurred. There was severe front-end damage to the vehicle with pipes sticking out from under the carriage. The other occupant in the vehicle had a cut on the hand. The vehicle suffered damage to the point where it can no longer be driven. The damage amount to the house is unknown.
April 13
A 2001 Chrysler van was burglarized sometime between 10:30 p.m. April 13 and 9 a.m. April 14 in the 1300 block of Larkspur Lane. The vehicle was unlocked and parked in the driveway. Taken was $20, various makeup items, a beige Nine West purse valued at $50 and a Costco store card.
April 15
Samuel N. Kim, 31, of Palatine was charged with DUI, DUI blood-alcohol level above .08, failure to notify secretary of state of address change and use of unsafe tires after a traffic stop at westbound Palatine Road and Northwest Highway at 1:58 a.m. Kim had been driving on two flat tires, both on the passenger side of the vehicle.
April 17
A gray 2003 Acura two-door car had its rear driver’s side window shattered sometime between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. in the 400 block of East Osage Lane. The hole in the window was the size of a BB or small rock. Entry was not made to the vehicle.
April 18
A 2007 silver Chrysler had its rear driver’s side window shattered sometime between 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of North Sterling Avenue. The vehicle was parked in a parking lot. Nothing was found around the vehicle to indicate how the damage was done.
April 19
Larisa Grynko, 55, of Deerfield and Yuliya Grynko, 35, of Deerfield, were charged with retail theft after taking $139.27 worth of cosmetic items from Wal-Mart, 1555 N. Rand Road. The two paid for items in their shopping cart, but did not pay for the cosmetics that they had placed in their purse.
April 20
Sometime between 1 p.m. and 1:04 p.m. a white female between the age of 25-30 drove off in an older model gray color vehicle without paying for gas at the Citgo, 810 W. Palatine Road. The amount of gas not paid for was $56.87
Archrival
8:14 pm on Tuesday, April 24, 2012
I hope people read this: That Citgo on Palatine Rd where that idiot drove off without paying is a total ripoff. Every time I drive by and look at the prices, they are 20-30 cents more than every gas station in the area. The Mobil down the street on Dundee and Quentin is far cheaper and the people who work there are pretty nice. I wish people would stop buying gas at that Citgo because they take the price gouging to a level that is unreasonable and yet, people are always there! Don't waste your money there! There are cheaper options pretty much anywhere else in the NW suburbs!!
moglo
11:44 am on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
And that one guy who works there is a jerk.
Maggie
12:54 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
I agree about that guy. He has been rude to my husband.
Melissa Hendrickson Zabinski
12:59 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
There is no good reason to support that business. The prices are horrific and the staff is rude.
Scott
1:18 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Archrival - that is so true! Why anyone would go to that station when they can save 20-40 cents/gallon by going anywhere else in town amazes me.
Savannah Ziegelbauer
2:25 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Speaking of gas prices, did you know that on Patch we have a tab that shows where the cheapest gas is in the area? http://palatine.patch.com/commute (Sorry to put in a plug, but it really is helpful.)
Kelly K
8:10 am on Thursday, April 26, 2012
I so agree with everyone, that gas station is a menace to Palatine with its high prices and rude cashiers. Some day I'm going to stand on the corner with a bullhorn and yell out to people who pull into there that they are stupid for patronizing that gas station!