Police Blotter: 3 Car Burglaries, Marijuana Possession, Mischief

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8

Cannabis possession

Matthew Conness, 19, of the 1800 block of Grant Street in Downers Grove, was arrested around 2:15 a.m. on the 4400 block of Lee Avenue, said. An officer said he saw three male teenagers in a car parked on Lee. Conness, the middle passenger, bent over and began moving something around near the floor of the car, police said. He continued to move around even after the officer said he told him to stop. Conness stopped when the officer drew a firearm, according to the report. The officer told him to get out of the car and said he saw a backpack and a small black bag at Conness’ feet. The officer said he searched the other two passengers and didn’t find any contraband. Inside Conness’ backpack, the officer said he found a metal grinder with “leafy green remnants,” a small glass jar with a “green leafy substance,” a multicolored glass pipe with black residue and a nearly empty bottle of rum. The small black bag contained another glass pipe, also known as a bowl, police said. Conness was charged with unlawful possession of cannabis, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of alcohol by a minor.

TUESDAY, AUG. 7

Car burglary on Webster

Three hand tools and a five-gallon Home Depot bucket filled with saw blades and other tool parts were taken overnight from a locked van parked in the driveway of a home on the 5700 block of Webster, police said. The combined value of the items is about $525.

Car burglary in Ultra Foods parking lot

An iPhone was taken from an unlocked car parked in the Ultra Foods lot, 1212 75th St., around 7:40 p.m., police said. The phone was worth about $500.

Mischief on Prentiss

A brace intended to support a picnic table on the 2100 block of Prentiss was pulled from the ground and discarded by a nearby creek sometime between 7 p.m. Monday and 5:28 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

FRIDAY, AUG. 3

Car burglary on Prentiss

An iPhone and $7 cash were taken from a car parked behind a building on the 2100 block of Prentiss Drive between 10 p.m. Aug. 2 and 8 p.m. Friday, police said. The car wasn’t damaged.