The following items were taken from area police department reports and releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.
La Grange
Traffic violations
Marvin Y. Castaneda-Leon, 23, of the 9400 block of Ridgeland, Chicago Ridge, was charged at 11:37 a.m. April 25 at 1 N. La Grange Rd., with driving with no valid license, as speeding.
Criminal damage
A resident on the 900 block of Country Club Drive reported at 8:14 a.m. May 2 that someone damaged garden decorations and a light in her yard. No financial loss yet determined.
A resident on the 500 block of South Madison Avenue reported at 2:48 p.m. May 2 that someone smashed the rear window of their vehicle. No damage estimate and nothing taken from the vehicle.
Disorderly conduct
A resident on the 100 block of North Brainard Avenue reported at 8:12 p.m. May 2 that they were being stalked, both online and in person. No arrest yet reported.
Identity theft
A resident on the 000 block of 7th Avenue reported at 1:06 p.m. May 3, that he received a call from someone posing as a bank employee trying to get him to withdraw all his money from the bank. He hung up and no loss is reported.
A resident on the 600 block of Mason Drive reported at 4:09 p.m. May 3, that they received a phone call from someone posing as a bank employee wanting to confirm activity on their account. No loss.
A resident on the 500 block of Kensington Avenue reported at 10 a.m. May 4 that a line of credit was fraudulently opened in their name in the amount of $2,841.
A resident reported to the La Grange Police at 2:15 p.m., May 4 that someone fraudulently used the resident’s personal information to incur hospital charges of $18,000.
Theft
The management at 7-11, 6 E. 47th St., reported at 5:53 p.m. April 28, that a customer tried to pay for items with a counterfeit $20 bill. When confronted about it, the customer took the bill and the items and left.
A patient at Bella Terra, 4735 S. Willow Springs Rd., reported at 2:23 p.m. April 28, that someone took money from him while he was admitted there. No monetary amount given.
A resident on the 600 block of 8th Avenue reported at 3 p.m. April 29, that $3,000 in cash went missing from his home. No suspects or other information listed.
A resident on the 200 block of 8th Avenue reported at 9:55 a.m. May 2, that a bicycle was taken from his backyard. No value given.
A resident on the 400 block of Sunset Avenue reported at 3:30 p.m. May 3 that someone took a garden ornament from their yard. Value given as $75.
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La Grange Park
Disorderly conduct-misdemeanor
On May 3 at 9:04 p.m., La Grange Park Police responded to a report that staff from Park Junior High School, 325 N. Park Rd., had found a toy Orbeez gun in a male student’s backpack. The staff stopped the student from entering the school; he was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct, given a court date and released to his parents.
Hank Beckman is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.