Police Blotter: The Old Name Switcheroo Backfires

Man charged with giving fake name

Javier Moyotl, 36, of St. Charles was charged with obstructing identification after he went to the St. Charles Police Department around 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 to pick up his car which had been impounded the previous night as part of a traffic arrest. Moyotl first told police his name was Luis, but after police told him the car was registered under Javier's name, he claimed to be Javier, according to a report. When two officers were called to speak with Moyotl, he then denied saying he was Javier and again asserted his name was Luis. He eventually acknowledged to being Javier, leading police to arrest him on the obstruction charge. Police also had to rewrite an arrest report relating to the earlier traffic stop, police said.

Crash leads to arrest

Olivia Padilla, 36, of St. Charles, was charged with driving with a suspended license and driving with a suspended registration after police investigated a crash in the 1800 block of East Main Street around 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 12. She was held on $3,000 bail.

Speeding ticket and more

Suremya Gutierrez-Rios, 39, of South Elgin, was charged with speeding and no insurance after police stopped her for speeding in the 2400 block of East Main Street around 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 12, police said.

Stolen books, GPS

A GPS and books used to assist children in speech therapy were taken from two vehicles parked in the 200 block of Fellows Street some time between midnight and 7 a.m. on Dec. 9. Police said windows were broken on each vehicle, according to a police report.

Bogus Paypal account

A woman told police she received a $309 bill from Paypal for items she didn't purchase with an account she never opened. The purchased occurred in late November and the woman contacted Paypal officials to learn the account was opened with her social security number, but no other information relating to her, a police report stated.

Obscene graffiti at playground

Police investigated a report of sexually explicit graffiti that was sprayed on playground equipment at Charlemagne Park at some point during the weekend. A member of the Charlemagne homeowners association called police about the park graffiti as well as damage to the subdivision's sign. Police said the spray paint was water soluable and easily removed, according to a report.

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