Wednesday, November 28, 2012
This edition of the Palatine police blotter includes information supplied by police on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Palatine Police Blotter entries from November 17-25. Burglary to Motor Vehicle A victim reported sometime between Nov. 23 at 11 p.m. and Nov. 24 at 9:45 a.m., their 1999 Jeep Cherokee was broken into in the 300 block of Westminster Dr. Taken was a Chase credit card of unknown value, a Motorolla cell phone valued at $200. The victim told police the vehicle was locked and there were no signs of forced entry. A victim reported on Nov. 24 between 2 a.m. and 9:56 a.m. their 2005 Mercedes driver’s side rear window and the passenger side front window both were smashed, while parked in the 300 block of N. Chalary Ct. Taken was a black winter coat valued at $200. Burglary to Residential Garage A victim living in the 800 block of W. Willow St. …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
This edition of the Palatine police blotter includes information supplied by police on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Car Burglary and Criminal Damage A victim reported his white 2011 Dodge pickup was damaged burglarized while parked at the Holiday Inn Express, 1550 E. Dundee Rd. sometime between Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 16 at 7:30 a.m. The rear driver's side window was shattered, and taken was a black leather case that contained a fiber optic test meter, valued at $30,000. A victim reported his silver 2001 Buick Sedan was damaged and burglarized sometime between Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 15 at 3 p.m. while it was parked in a lot in the 400 block of E. Osage Ln. A dentalong with several scratch marks with orange paint transfer were observed. Taken was a Tom Tom GPS, a yellow Sony Walkman and two pairs of sunglasses. The items [able to estimated…
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Monday, November 19, 2012
"Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" and "Click it or Ticket" campaigns will be implemented now through November 25. Saturation patrols will be out on the roads to look for impaired drivers, speeders and those not adhering to safety restraint laws.
The Palatine Police Department is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to increase safety on the streets through the Thanksgiving holiday period. Now through November 25, residents should expect to see more uniformed officers on the streets to keep the roadways as safe as possible. Statistics police point to show that between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., the most serious traffic accidents, which involve driving under the influence, speeding and failure to buckle up, are documented historically. The increased patrols are funded by grants from IDOT. In addition to an increased presence, Safety Belt Enforcement Zones throughout the village will also be held. Palatine police ask anyone who witnesses unsafe or erratic …
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Palatine Police Department
595 N Hicks Rd, Palatine, IL
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
This edition of the Palatine police blotter includes information supplied by police on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Burglary to Motor Vehicle Two vehicles were burglarized in the 200 block of W. Fairfield Ct. in the driveways of two townhomes sometime between Oct. 24 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 25 at 4 a.m. A wallet, checkbook and U.S. currency was taken from a 2007 Ford parked at one townhome. A backback, phone charger and an adaptor were taken from a nearby 2007 Volkswagen parked in another driveway. Shortly after the incident, Winnetka Police contacted Palatine Police to report that identifying materials taken from the Ford were on the person of Daniel B. Vences, 21, of the 800 block of Old Willow Rd., Prospect Hieghts. Vences was charged with criminal trespass to a vehicle and theft. A Samsonite brief case valued at $100 and a U.S. passport were taken …
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Palatine Police Department
595 N Hicks Rd, Palatine, IL
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
This edition of the Palatine police blotter includes information supplied by police on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Theft A victim reported that on Monday, October 15 between 2 p.m and 2:10 p.m., she left her purse in a shopping cart and drove away from Jewel, 45 S. Plum Grove Rd. When the victim realized she had left her purse, she went back to the grocery store and discovered her purse, and its contents, was gone. In addition to the purse, valued at $10, various credit cards, $500 in cash, the victim's drivers license and social security all were taken. Burglary to Motor Vehicle A victim reporeted that a 2000 Chevy Impala was burglarized on Oct. 16 between 12:30am to 5 a.m. in the 1100 E. Boock of Randville Dr. The owner noticed the driver's side door open, and the radio missing from the dashboard. A Kicker speaker box also was taken from the trunk…
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Palatine Police Department
595 N Hicks Rd, Palatine, IL
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Friday, October 19, 2012
Motorcycle crash near N. Quentin and W. Dundee roads sends one to hospital Friday.
Headed east on Dundee Road, a motorcycle rider was blinded by leaves blowing off of a landscape truck, said one witness. “I was coming the other direction,” Merrily Williams said, “I could tell he couldn’t see and then he just went down.” The rider laid the bike down in the eastbound lane of Dundee Road, near Pendelton Court around 12:30 p.m. Friday. “My immediate reaction was just to pull over and help,” said Williams, “I just wanted to stay with him until someone came.” Williams kept the motorcyclist talking until paramedics arrived. “He was wearing a helmet so he was okay,” Williams said, “I think he just broke his ankle.” Placed in a neck brace, the man was loaded into an ambulance and transported to the hospital. “The truck didn’t …
Thursday, October 18, 2012
PHS and two neighboring schools went into a soft lockdown Wednesday after a group of juveniles were thought to have a handgun near campus. It turned out it was a CO2-powered pellet gun, and four juveniles, three PHS students, were taken into custody.
Early on in the two-hour soft lockdown at PHS and two neighboring elementary schools Wednesday, parents were searching for information after receiving texts from their children. One parent emailed Palatine Patch, “At 11:30 a.m. my daughter started texting me at work asking what is going on in Palatine, the school is on lock down? As of 12:30 they were still on lock down and were not being told why.” Both Virginia Lake and Jane Addams elementary schools also were put on a soft lockdown as a precaution. The high school, along with District 211 took action first to secure everyone inside the building while working with police to assess the situation and threat. “Our number one priority is the safety of students and staff in these types of…
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Jane Addams School
1020 E Sayles Dr, Palatine, IL
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Virginia Lake School
925 N Glenn Dr, Palatine, IL
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Palatine High School
1111 N Rohlwing Rd, Palatine, IL
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The following information provided by Palatine Police reports. It does not indicate a conviction.
Car Window Smash, Purse Stolen at YMCA Parking Lot In the parking lot of the YMCA, the driver side rear window of a 2013 silver Dodge Durango was broken out and a beige purse containing makeup was taken along with a pink bag that had three gift cards inside. The burglary occurred between 9:30 a.m. and 11:05 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12 in the parking lot of the YMCA at 1400 W. Northwest Highway. YMCA Burglary to Motor Vehicle Part 2. Another vehicle was burglarized in the YMCA parking lot Friday, Oct. 12 between 10:15 a.m. and 11:20 a.m. The rear window of a green Honda Odyssey was smashed and a black Vera Bradley women’s handbag was taken from the vehicle. iPad Stolen from Car An Apple iPad was stolen from a black Oldsmobile sedan sometime …
Monday, October 15, 2012
Two-vehicle accident shut down section of Dundee Road, just west of the intersection at Hicks and Dundee Roads Monday.
Emergency responders were called to a two-vehicle injury accident just west of the intersection at Dundee and Hicks Roads around 5 p.m. Monday. A silver sedan, headed east on Dundee Road, collided into the front passenger side of a light blue minivan. Attempting to make a left turn out of a parking lot on the 300 block of E. Dundee Road, the light blue mini blue van was struck in the in the near the center line. According to emergency responders, both drivers were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A passenger in the minivan, an adolescent girl was uninjured and it’s unclear if there were any passengers inside the silver sedan at the time of the crash. Part of the eastbound lane of Dundee Road was shut down and…
Saturday, October 13, 2012
The following is a selection of police-related items reported in area Patches recently. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Volo Update: Woman, Two Children Found Woman, Two Children Missing The Lake County Sheriff's Department is seeking information on the whereabouts of Aneta M. Marsek, 33, of Volo and her two children, two-year-old Chevelle and Macenzie who is four-months old. The three have not been seen or heard from since Oct. 6, at roughly 7 p.m., when they left Marsek's parent's home in Wauconda. The woman and her children were reported missing by her estranged husband, Dan Marsek. Palatine Sheriff: Woman Stole $200,000 From Grandma A 43-year-old Palatine woman is accused of stealing more than $200,000 from her 98-year-old grandmother, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. Jennifer Curtis, 43, of the 300 block of N. Tanglewood Avenue in …
Craig Apelbaum
7:34 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
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