Monday, May 20, 2013
An apparent two-vehicle crash sends drivers to Delnor Hospital as southbound Randall Road is shut down around 10 a.m. Monday, May 20.
Batavia police and fire officials had to shut down southbound Randall Road for at least a half hour Monday to clear the road and transport drivers to Delnor Hospital. The crash took place around 10 a.m. Monday, May 20, 2013, near the intersection of Randall Road and Mill Street, Tri-Com Dispatch scanner reports said. Southbound Randall Road remained blocked by emergency vehicles as of 10:35 a.m. Vehicles were being rerouted through business parking lots during the crash cleanup. Tri-Com reports said there were injuries in the crash, and ambulances were leaving in the director of Delnor Hospital around 10:20 a.m. Patch will update this article when information is available from official sources.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
A Batavia resident tells police he sold a $14,000 wedding ring set over the Internet, and never received the payment.
Batavia police are investigating a case in which $14,000 in wedding rings were sold over the Internet and payment was never made. Police reports said a resident of the 500 block of South Harrison Street was fleeced out of a payment when the purchaser used a fraudulent PayPal account. Batavia Detective Sgt. Shawn Mazza said the case is still under investigation, but the victim apparently posted an Internet ad to sell a wedding-ring set. An unknown respondent agreed to pay the $14,000 "The rings were sent to the offender, and the offender never paid for the rings," Mazza said. He said Batavia police officers are working with PayPal to try to discover the identity and whereabouts of the offender. PayPal says, if you think you have experienced…
Friday, March 22, 2013
Tri-Com reports that about 50 gallons of diesel fuel has spilled into the Batavia stormwater system on Douglas Road near Kirk Road.
About 50 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the Batavia stormwater system around 2 p.m. Friday, March 22, following a truck fuel-tank leak near the intersection of Douglas Road and Kirk Road in Batavia. The leak was caused when a drive shaft broke and punctured two holes in the truck's fuel tank, Batavia Deputy Fire Chief Randy Banker said at the scene. Batavia police and fire officials reported to Douglas Road around 2 p.m., and Batavia public works personnel, North Aurora and Fermilab spill units, and Kane County personnel were at the scene as of 3 p.m. The Kane County Highway Department and the Environmental Protection Agency were contacted, as well, Banker said. At 3 p.m. traffic on Kirk Road was not affected by the cleanup effort. …
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Sunday, March 3, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Batavia Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Batavia police received two harassment by telephone complaints last week, one of which resulted in the arrest of a St. Charles man. Here are the reports: Harassment by Telephone—Batavia police arrested Sean P. Scheffler, 30, of St. Charles on charges of harassment through electronic communication at around 10:56 p.m. Feb. 25 on the 400 block of North Washington Avenue. Scheffler was released and has a court date of March 19. Harassment by Telephone—A resident in the 300 block of First Street reported at around 3 a.m. Feb. 26 receiving harassing text messages. No other information is available. Patch reports on law enforcement activity in Batavia, using information provided by official agencies. Persons charged with a crime, or issued a …
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Postal workers pulled the package when they thought they heard a ticking sound, officials said.
The "suspicious package" found at the Batavia Post Office Thursday morning turned out to be lifting weights, officials said. The package of weights was dropped off sometime Wednesday evening in the Automated Postal Center kiosk in the post office's lobby, the Daily Herald reports. The lobby area of the post office is open 24/7. Postal workers said they heard a "ticking sound" coming from the package, Beverly Howard, Postal Service customer relations coordinator, told the Kane County Chronicle. The Postal Inspection Service was called to the scene, followed by Batavia police and the Kane County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad at 5:19 a.m. Thursday. Officials were able to contact the sender, who was trying to send it to someone in West Virginia…
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United States Postal Service
500 N Randall Rd, Batavia, IL
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Friday, January 11, 2013
At least one person was transported, according to initial reports. Here's what we know.
One person was taken to a hospital after a car vs. pedestrian collision Friday night on Fabyan Parkway, according to police. The crash occurred on Fabyan at Allen Drive, across from the Holmstad retirement community, according to reader reports. Batavia police and fire were dispatched to the scene at about 6:35 p.m. One patient was transported as code red, signifying urgent medical care was needed, according to initial scanner reports. Readers said that emergency personnel tended to a person that lay in the roadway. Fabyan Parkway was open again to traffic by 8:45 p.m. Friday, but Batavia police and fire officials were still at the scene. Batavia police called in the Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team sometime before 7 p.m. to …
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Both vans sustained heavy damage, officials said. Here are more details.
Two people were taken to the hospital Sunday night after their minivans were involved in a crash on Fabyan Parkway, officials said. The crash occurred on Fabyan along the bridge just east of Route 31, said Lt. Scott Hogan of the Batavia Fire Department. Batavia police and fire were dispatched to the scene sometime after 7:30 p.m. A total of two minivans were involved in the crash — one had a male driver, the other a female driver. Hogan refuted initial reader reports that the crash was a head-on collision. "One vehicle had heavy front-end damage, the other had heavy side damage," Hogan told Batavia Patch. The two drivers were each transported to Delnor Hospital. Hogan did not disclose their conditions, citing HIPPA law. A civilian …
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
The robbery occurred on Saturday, and the suspect had a semi-automatic handgun, police said. Here's a description.
A bank on Batavia's east side was robbed at gunpoint Saturday morning, police said. The robbery occurred at the Old Second National Bank on the 1000 block of East Wilson Street. Officers reported to the scene at 10:08 a.m., according to a Batavia police news release. "The offender displayed a black semi-automatic handgun," the release said. "An unknown amount of currency was taken. No injuries were reported." The offender left the area possibly in a white or light-colored, smaller four-door sedan, police said. The suspect's description is as follows: Police were first notified of the robbery after receiving an alarm. Officers were then notified that bank employees contacted police and told them an armed robbery occurred. Batavia police in …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
The 43-year-old was dead at the scene. Here is her identity and how the crash happened.
Police Thursday afternoon identified the Batavia woman who died at the scene of a head-on collision on Randall Road. The woman is 43-year-old Amy P. Holtorf, according to Batavia police. Holtorf was traveling northbound on Randall Road just south of Mill Creek when her 2005 Honda Odyssey minivan crossed the center lane and struck a 2012 Nissan Rogue traveling southbound, a police statement said. The crash occurred at 11:52 p.m. Wednesday. An occupant of the Nissan crossover SUV was flown by helicopter to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove in serious to critical condition. The other occupant was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. "The identities of the occupants in the Nissan are being withheld pending…
Another person was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition.
Update: Police Thursday afternoon identified the Batavia woman who died at the scene of the crash. A Batavia woman died in a two-car crash on Randall Road Wednesday night, according to police. An Aurora couple was also injured in the crash, which occurred at 11:52 p.m. Wednesday. The husband driver was airlifted to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove in critical condition, said Gary Schira, Batavia police chief. The wife was treated, released and was believed to be at her husband's side Thursday morning, Schira said. He did not have a current condition report for the man. Police will attempt to notify the Batavia woman's next of kin, Schira said. The woman was driving by herself in one car when she collided with the couple's car on …
Bob Loblaw
9:54 am on Saturday, April 6, 2013
Good thing public resources are being tied up for an idiot's internet follies. Is it fraud if they simply don't pay and you don't have the foresight to not send the item in question? Something isn't right here and I think the seller of the rings is about to learn a very expensive lesson in basic common sense. more ›