St. Charles Police Blotter: Retail Thefts, DUIs, Defrauding Drug Test

MONDAY, DEC. 30, 2013

Retail Theft

Elizabeth Anne Bartha, 19, of the 1100 block of Lexington Lane, Batavia, was arrested at 1:59 p.m. at 3810 E. Main St. on a charge of retail theft. Further details were not immediately available.

SUNDAY, DEC. 29, 2013

Warrant Arrest

Joshua J. Miner, 28, of the 300 block of Windsor Circle, South Elgin, was arrested at 11 a.m. at 2520 E. Main St., on an unspecified warrant. Further information was not immediately available.

Defrauding Drug/Alcohol Screening Test

Justin Thomas Jerwers, 19, of the 2000 block of Garfield Avenue, Aurora, was arrested at 8:58 a.m. at 333 N. Randall Road, on a charge of defrauding drug and alcohol screening tests. He was being held in the Kane County Jail pending a court appearance. Further details were not immediately available.

SATURDAY, DEC. 28, 2013

Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

Zachary David Anthony, 28, of the 12300 block of Dorthy Street, Beach Park, was arrested at 11:34 p.m. on the 800 block of East Main Street on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, and improper lane use. He was being held in the Kane County Jail pending a court appearance.

Retail Theft Arrest

Amber Renee Lancaster, 25, of the 300 block of West Hubbard Street, Chicago, was arrested at 4:20 p.m. at Von Maur, 3810 E. Main St., on a charge of retail theft. The report states that Lancaster left the store without paying for a wallet, a pair of earrings and some cosmetics with a combined value of $261. She posted $150 cash bond and a $50 booking fee and was released pending a Jan. 23, 2014 appearance in Kane County Branch Court. According to the report, Lancaster told police that on other prior occasions she had stolen items totaling $665.99 in value and had entered into a civil agreement to reimburse Von Maur for those items.

Retail Theft Arrest

Kimberly A. Schroeder, 42, of the 1500 block of Patricia Lane, St. Charles, was arrested at 1:23 p.m. at Super Target, 3885 E. Main St., on a charge of retail theft. According to the report, Schroeder put three Apple processor adaptors valued at $107.22 into her cart, then went to customer service to return some items, including the Apple adaptors for which she used an old receipt. The report states she then left the store without paying for $153.54 in other merchandize, including a dehumidifier. The report states the total value of the attempted theft and fraud was $260.76. Schroeder posted $150 cash bond and was released pending a Feb. 6, 2014 appearance in Kane County Court.

DUI, Speeding

Judd J. Nilles, 44, of the 6N700 block of Tuscola Avenue, St. Charles, was arrested at 1:25 a.m. on the 400 block of South 3rd Street on charges of DUI, DUI with a blood-alcohol concentration greater than .08, and speeding. He posted his driver’s license and $100 cash bond and was released pending a Feb. 5, 2014 hearing in Kane County Court.

FRIDAY, DEC. 27, 2013

Cannabis Possession

Jeremy Nicholas Soto, 19, of the 300 block of Ann Street, West Chicago, was charged at 10:59 p.m. on the 1700 block of East Main Street with possession of 14.2 grams of cannabis. Soto was a passenger in a car driven by Dylan J. Hedmark, 19, of the 29W000 block of Bulles Avenue, West Chicago, who had been pulled over for speeding. 50 in a 35 mph zone. The police officer smelled cannabis in the vehicle and asked whether any was in the vehicle. Hedmark said he had none, but Soto said he had hidden a plastic bag of cannabis under his seat when they were being pulled over. He told police he had just purchased it for $160 from someone he did not know. He was released on his own recognizance pending a Feb. 6, 2014 appearance in Kane County Branch Court.

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