The Illinois State Police released results of a Roadside Safety Check held March 15 and 16 in Downers Grove.
Sean Zoller, 19, of Roselle was charged with burglary from a motor vehicle after being arrested at 4 p.m. March 12 at the Downers Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss St., according to reports.
Here's a roundup of items picked up from police department blotters across the western suburbs.
• Woman charged with having too much dog poop in yard
• Too fast, too furious: Men charged in drag race
• Man flees without paying cab fare, hides in bushes
• Nabisco rep plays inside man in Target theft
Woodridge police said a structural fire was reported at about 2:15 a.m. Feb. 27 at a garage in the 11000 block of Joliet Road, according to reports.
Woodridge police are looking for two men who allegedly robbed a resident at gunpoint at about 12:30 a.m. Feb. 24 at the Windsor Lake Apartments in the 7300 block of Woodward Avenue.
Two people were injured and a Downers Grove area home was left uninhabitable after a fire March 8.
Electronics, cash and wine were stolen between noon Jan. 14 and 7:15 a.m. Feb. 19 from a home in the 5400 block of Brookbank Road, according to Downers Grove police reports.
Evita Meluzzi, 23, 335 Cass Ave., Westmont and Erin Mason, 20, of Chicago were charged with disorderly conduct after being arrested at 4:50 p.m. Feb. 20 at McDonald’s, 225 Ogden Ave., according to Downers Grove police reports.
Jim Jackson fulfilled a lifelong dream after he recently was named fire chief for the Downers Grove Fire Department.
A roundup of reports from west suburban police departments.
• Trains halted after alleged drunk driver crashes on tracks
• Men with bat beat high school girl
• Drunk man allegedly threatens to kill officer
• Giving obstruction of justice "the old college try"
• Police hit, dragged by alleged heroin dealer's car after sting
Downers Grove police said $400 cash and $1,000 in jewelry was taken between 5 and 11:30 p.m. Feb. 12 from the 1500 block of 71st Street.
A chimney fire at 5701 Elinor Ave. in unincorporated Downers Grove Township was reported at about 5 p.m. Sunday causing no injuries or displacement for the homeowners.
A Maywood man was killed Saturday by an Amtrak train while attempting to cross the tracks at Belmont Road in Downers Grove.
A basement in Downers Grove contained more than 160 marijuana plants and 3,000 grams of marijuana, according to police reports.
As snow continues to fall, Downers Grove is reporting only minor incidents so far.
A Downers Grove construction company owner was sentenced to six years in prison for theft by deception.
A Village of Lisle director and a member of the village’s Character Counts program who was arrested for shoplifting last week at a department store in Woodridge has resigned.
Authorities believe a fatal apartment fire in unincorporated Lisle Township was triggered by a man smoking while wearing an oxygen tube Monday, Feb. 1.
The Village of Downers Grove appointed Deputy Chief Jim Jackson as the new fire chief.
Two perfume bottles were stolen at 2 p.m. Dec. 27 and 2 p.m. Jan. 24 from Ulta, 1310 75th St., according to Downers Grove police.
