Wire Fraud, Several Vandalism Incidents: St. Charles Police Blotter

MONDAY, AUG. 20

Criminal Damage to Property

• Home Towne Construction, Villa Park, reported at 7:36 a.m. that someone smashed the front window of a backhoe while it was parked at a roadway construction site at 3500 E. Main St. over the weekend. No damage estimate was reported.
• Carroll Towers, 200 N. 2nd St., reported at 11:47 a.m. that someone broke a window over the weekend. No damage estimate was reported.

Bicycle Theft

A 24-year-old Plainfield resident reported at 2:23 p.m. the theft of his bicycle from a bike rack at 1 Illinois St. The red and black custom-painted Schwinn had been parked in the rack since July 30.

SUNDAY, AUG. 19

Bike, Retail Thefts

• A 50-year-old resident of the 200 block of Walnut Street reported at 9:27 a.m. the theft of a 20-inch boys red Eclipse bicycle while it was parked in the 200 block of Walnut Street. No value for the bicycle was reported.
• Patricia Ann Zeyen, 47, of the 200 block of Maves Drive, Batavia, was charged with retail theft at 12:22 p.m. at Von Maur, 3810 E. Main St. According to the police report, Zeyen stole two handbags with a combined value of $377 and was apprehended as she left the store. She was transported to the Kane County Jail pending a court appearance.

SATURDAY, AUG. 18

Warrant Arrest

Shane R. Nichols, 26, of the 100800 block of West Howard, Beach Park, was arrested at 5:37 a.m. at 525 S. Randall Rd. on a LaSalle County warrant for failure to appear on a driving while license suspended charged, and on a Lake County warrant for attempting to resist. He was unable to post bond and was transported to the Kane County Jail.

Wire Fraud

A 29-year-old resident of the 1200 block of Wing Avenue reported at 10:43 a.m. the theft of $219.85 via two electronic withdrawals from her savings account in July by a firm in North Salt Lake City, Utah. She contacted her bank and has closed the account. The woman told police she researched online the company’s name and learned it was a credit firm specializing in rebuilding people’s bad credit, and the name the company used to make the withdrawals on behalf of. She told police she called the company, which would not cooperate. She then did some online research on the name of the person linked to the transactions and found on Mugshots.com that there is one person with that name serving a five-year sentence for identity theft in Cook County. Police, however, were unable to verify that. Police in the meantime are preparing to subpoena the North Salt Lake City firm to obtain more information of the withdrawals.

Protection Order Violation

Donald G. Francis, 42, of the 1400 block of south 7th Avenue, was charged at 12:28 p.m. on the 1400 block of South 7th Avenue with violating a protection order. He was transported to the Kane County Jail to await a court hearing.

Criminal Damage to Property

A 50-year-old resident of the 2500 block of Majestic Oaks Lane reported at 11:54 p.m. that someone egged his vehicle while it was parked in front of his home. No damage estimate was reported.

FRIDAY, AUG. 17

Driving Under the Influence

Catherine Ragan McCollum, 55, of 6N307 C Whitmore Circle, was charged at 11:28 p.m. at 500 N. 2nd St., with driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane use. She was released after posting $350 and was ordered to appear in court on Sept. 13.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 15, 2012

Vehicle Burglary

A 40-year-old resident of the 200 block of Pleasant Plains Drive reported at 11:58 a.m. that someone entered his unlocked pickup while it was parked at his home overnight and took $100 cash and four credit cards, his driver’s license and a union card.

Cannabis, Paraphernalia Possession

Mark Steven Smith, 48, of Rockford, was charged at 6:31 p.m. at 500 E. Main St., with driving while his license was suspended, possession of less than 2.5 grams of cannabis, and possession of drg paraphernalia. He was released pending a Sept. 20 court appearance.

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