The following items were taken from area police department reports and releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.
La Grange
Battery
Avelar Rigoberto, 54, of the 8700 block of 45th Street, Lyons, turned himself in at 5:29 p.m. Jan. 30 at the La Grange Police Station, 304 W. Burlington Avenue. The arrest was the result of a battery complaint from Jan. 16 at Bella Terra, 4735 Willow Springs Road.
Burglary
A resident on the 100 block of South Ashland Avenue reported at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 27, that the previous day they realized their snowblower was missing from their unlocked shed. Financial loss of approximately $850.
Officers responded to a burglar alarm at 1:42 a.m. Jan. 30 at La Grange Camera, 20 E. Burlington Avenue, and found 40-50 items taken without permission. Financial loss is unknown at this time.
Identity theft
A resident on the 100 block of Bassford Avenue reported at 4:49 p.m. Jan. 27 that someone altered one of their checks for $4,500 and attempted to deposit it. The check was stopped and there was no financial loss.
A resident on the 100 block of Beacon Place reported at 7:06 p.m. Jan. 28 that someone tried to open a Verizon account in their name, but was unsuccessful.
A resident on the 400 block of South Park Road reported at 5:23 p.m. Jan. 30 that someone tried to fraudulently open a checking account with a debit card using their personal information. The attempt was denied and no financial loss resulted.
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Theft
A resident reported at 5:24 p.m. Feb. 1 that someone took their unlocked Schwinn bicycle from the bike rack at the La Grange Public Library, 10 W. Cossitt Avenue. Value of the bike not reported.
La Grange Park
Retail theft
Ruben Vazquez, 51, of the 4100 block of Madison Avenue, Brookfield, was charged at 10:12 p.m. Jan. 21 at Jewel Osco, 507 E. Woodlawn Avenue, with retail theft.
Warrant service
Matthew Myers, 32, of the 100 block of Olympus Highway, Naperville, was charged at 9:49 p.m. Jan. 21 at the La Grange Park Police Department, 447 N. Catherine Avenue, on a DuPage County warrant for violating an order of protection.
Hank Beckman is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.