Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Geneva police reports: It's not every day someone takes a 9-foot sculpture made out of car parts.
The sculpture isn't something you see every day—a 9-foot-tall horse and knight made entirely from bicycle parts. And now, of course, you can't see it every day because someone stole it. That's right, someone, somehow took a 9-foot piece of art out of a public right of way on one of the busiest roads in town and got away with it. At least, so far. The statue in question is the one that used to sit just outside City Hall near the Geneva library. It was moved not too long ago to the parkway on the west of the 100 block of South Randall Road near Fargo Boulevard, where someone took it sometime between noon Jan. 3 and noon Jan. 6, according to Geneva police reports. The sculpture weighs about 400 pounds and is valued at $2,000. According to a …
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Randall Rd & Fargo Blvd, Geneva, IL
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Saturday, January 5, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Geneva Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
An early-morning traffic stop led to multiple charges against a St. Charles woman, including marijuana possession, accoding to Geneva police reports. Geneva police arrested Carmen Lee, 38, of St. Charles on charges of driving under the influence, DUI with a blood-alcohol content of more than. .08, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of cannabis and improper lane usage at around 2:12 a.m. Dec. 19 in the 800 block of North Bennett Street, reports said. According to the complaint in the 16th Circuit Court, Lee possessed a smoking pipe and not more than 2.5 grams of marijuana. She has a court date of Jan. 16 at the Kane County Branch Court, 530 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Patch reports on law enforcement activity in Geneva, using …
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800 N Bennett St, Geneva, IL
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Geneva Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Geneva police arrested Ryan Vervynck, 29, of St. Charles on charges of attempting to elude a police officer, disobeying a stop sign and speeding about 5:03 a.m. Dec. 5, reports said. According to reports, Vervynck was travelling 41 mph in a 30 mph zone in the 0-100 block of West State Street. He disobeyed a stop sign at eastbound Oak Street and Crissey and was arrested in the 100 block of Oak Street. He has a court date of Jan. 22 at the Kane County Branch Court, 530 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Patch reports on law enforcement activity in Geneva, using information provided by official agencies. Persons charged with a crime, or issued a citation for violation of a local ordinance, are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of …
Monday, July 2, 2012
Geneva Police Reports: Nicole Wiesner, the 20-year-old Genevan who twice was involved in single-car crashes in recent weeks now faces additional charges of alcohol consumption by a minor.
Nicole K. Wiesner, 20, the young woman involved in two recent single-car crashes, was arrested at around 3:29 a.m. June 22 along with a 19-year-old friend on charges of alcohol consumption by minor. According to the complaint with the 16th District Circuit Court, Wiesner and Brittany Maberry of Batavia “knowingly consumed an alcoholic liquor” at a residence in the 800 block of Britta Lane, Geneva. Wiesner’s address also is in the 800 block of Britta Lane. Both have a court date of Aug. 7 at the Kane County Branch Court, 530 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. On May 4, Wiesner's Chevrolet Cavalier crashed headlong into trees along the driveway of a home at 224 N. Bennett St. The Cavalier was traveling west down the hill at a high rate of speed …
Thursday, May 24, 2012
A 67-year-old St. Charles man is taken to Delnor Hospital on May 14 after falling off to avoid hitting another vehicle.
A motorcycle driven by James Haag, 67, of St. Charles crashed around 1:50 p.m. May 14 in the 2000 block of Batavia Avenue (Route 31) about a quarter mile north of Fabyan Parkway, Geneva police reports said. Haag was driving north on Batavia Avenue when the vehicle in front of him slowed “sharply,” and as he applied the brakes of his Iron Horse Outlaw, he lost control of the vehicle and fell, reports said. Haag was taken to Delnor Hospital by Batavia Medic 51. More than $1,500 of damage was done to the motorcycle, reports said.
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2000 S Batavia Ave, Geneva, IL
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Geneva police charge Nicole Wiesner, 20, with driving while license suspended after she tells an officer she drove off Kirk Road trying to fix her shoe.
The 20-year-old driver involved in a high-speed, one-car crash May 4 at Bennett and Dodson streets drove off Kirk Road in another single-car accident 11 days later, Geneva police reports indicate. According to reports, Nicole Wiesner, 20, told police she was fixing her shoe when she looked up and drove her Chevrolet Cobalt off the road in the 600 block of North Kirk Road about 100 feet north of Geneva Drive. The accident occurred around 7:40 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, reports said. On May 4, Wiesner's Chevrolet Cavalier was traveling west down the hill on Dodson Street when it barreled through the stop sign of the T-intersection at a high rate of speed. The Cavalier crossed Bennett Street (Route 25) and crashed into trees bordering a driveway …
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Kirk Rd & Geneva Dr, Geneva, IL
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Geneva Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Geneva police arrested Salvador Mendez, 22, of St. Charles on a charge of disorderly conduct after the victim said Mendez displayed a handgun in a verbal altercation around 2:14 a.m. in the 50 block of North River Lane, reports said. Mendez “displayed what the victim believed to be a handgun after a verbal altercation with the victim,” the complaint said. “The subject displayed the weapon in such a manner to cause the victim to be alarmed and disturbed, concerned for his own safety and the safety of others, while provoking a breach of the peace.” Mendez has a court date of March 20 at the Kane County Branch Court, 530 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Patch reports on law enforcement activity in Geneva, using information provided by official…
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50 N River Ln, Geneva, IL
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Geneva Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
In the annals of crime, there are many ways to complete the following sentence, and there are many silly criminal tricks that are more peculiar than the one you're about to read. But without doubt, it's fair to say that "it's not a good day when ... " You get caught trying to lift a $40 video game, then get busted for carrying a pot pipe, as well. Geneva police arrested Joshua Almodovar, 20, of St. Charles on charges of retail theft and possession of drug paraphernalia at around 12:24 p.m. Dec. 15 at Best Buy, 1876 S. Randall Road. The complaint says Almodovar took a PlayStation 3 “Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood” video game valued at $39.99. He also was found in possession of a glass smoking pipe containing burnt cannabis, the complaint said…
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1876 S Randall Rd, Geneva, IL
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Howie Feltersnatch
8:13 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2013
I thinks it's best value is at $0.17/lb It's an eyesore and I would have paid someone to take it away if it was near my house. more ›