Downers Grove South Student Caught with Pot, Property Damage: Police Blotter

TUESDAY, MARCH 26

Criminal Damage to Property

Hinges were broken on a fence gate near the playground area of McCollum Park, 6801 Main St., police said. The incident happened sometime between 2:30 p.m. on March 25 and 10 a.m. on March 26.

MONDAY, MARCH 25

Property Damage

A landscape light was pulled out of the ground near the front door of a home in the 4600 block of Stanley Avenue, police said. The wires powering the light were damaged during the incident.

FRIDAY, MARCH 22

Drug Possession

A student at Downers Grove South was caught with marijuana at school on March 22, police said.

Police were called to the school around 10:42 a.m. after a dean said a student left campus and returned without permission. When the officer arrived, he detected an odor of burnt cannabis, according to the report.

The officer searched the student and found marijuana wrapped in a yellow piece of paper, the report stated. 

The student was placed under arrest and transported to the Downers Grove Police Department, where he was booked and charged with possession of cannabis. He was released on an I-bond.

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