
BATAVIA
Deceptive practices
needs 2nd. bb At 4:30 p.m. June 15 at Prairie Path Cycles, 122 W. Wilson St., a bike was purchased in the amount of $1,007.27 with a check. The check later was returned by the bank because the account had been closed.
Theft from vehicle
At 8:53 p.m. June 16 at Party City, 341 N. Randall Road, a car stereo and an MP3 player were removed from a vehicle. The total value was $400.
Theft
At 2:45 p.m. June 16, an unknown suspect removed a mower valued at $300 from the 300 block of North River Road.
Reckless driving
Maurice Smeets Jr., 54, 1344 Goldenrod Drive, was taken into custody and cited for reckless driving and failure to reduce speed at an accident at 1:53 p.m. June 17 at River Road and Wilson Road. Smeets was released with a court date of July 7 after posting his driver’s license as bond.
Warrant
Jeffery Wilkerson, 51, of 1335 Wilson St., No. 306, was taken into custody on an outstanding Batavia Police Department warrant for driving under the influence of alcohol at 1:32 a.m. June 18. Bond is set at $3,000.
Residential burglary
At 10:01 p.m. Friday, June 19, a resident of the 300 block of Elm Street reported unknown offenders gained access to her residence and took 700 to 1,000 compact discs. The estimated loss was $20,000.
Retail theft charged
Shannon C. Smith, 22, 921 State St., DeKalb, was observed leaving Kohl’s, 251 N. Randall Road, at 4:19 pm. Saturday, June 20, without paying for two pairs of shoes valued at $90. Smith was charged with theft taken into custody and transferred to the police department. She paid $100 for bond and was given a July 14 court date.
Battery
At 1:10 a.m. Saturday, June 20, a victim was hit by an unknown subject at Rendezvu, 1 E. Wilson. The offender fled on foot and police were unable to locate him. The victim was treated by paramedics and released.
GENEVA
Public intoxication
Underage drinking
Michael S. Ryan, 18, 11 Branford Ave., Batavia, and Zachary C. Wilderspin, 17, 437 Union Ave, St. Charles, were both given consumption of alcohol by a minor citations at 11:13 p.m. June 18. Both had plastic cups with vodka and soda.
DUI charges filed
Reckless driving
Tyler R. Reese, 18, 1199 Buttercup Lane, Bartlett, was stopped by police at 2:03 p.m. June 12 on the 1100 block of Union Street and cited for reckless driving and given a court date of July 21. Reese allegedly didn’t slow down where there was construction and jumped his vehicle over a curb and onto a lawn at 1125 Union St.
Soliciting
Lavince J. Robinson, 22, 5901 S. Harlem Ave., Chicago, was given an ordinance ticket for soliciting at 3:55 p.m. June 11. Robinson tried to sell a resident living a 754 Fox Run Drive a magazine subscription when the resident had a “no soliciting” sign up.
Theft
Between 7 a.m. and 1:17 p.m. June 15, a GPS system, valued at $450, was stolen from a Honda Civic at 300 S. Randall Road. The driver’s side window was broken. Car damage estimate is unknown.
Burglary
Between 3 p.m. June 12 and 6:30 a.m. June 15, three chainsaws, two ropes and two saddles were stolen from a truck at Geneva Generating Facility, 1717 Averill Road. The cargo doors of the truck were pried open and damaged. The items held a $2,100 total value.


