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Possession Of Alcohol By A Minor

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Police Blotter: Car Stolen from Arbor Circle, DUI on Butterfield

Downers Grove police reports, Aug. 7-12

SUNDAY, AUG. 12 Denise Marshall, 44, of the 100 block of Christine Way in Bolingbrook, was arrested around 11:05 a.m. at Toys R Us, 1540 75th St., Downers Grove police said. Store employees told police they saw Marshall put several items into her purse and leave the store without paying for them, according to the report. The items police said they found in Marshall’s purse include a Slinky, dominoes and two Leap Pads. The total value of the items was $65.13. Marshall was charged with retail theft and issued a no trespass warning regarding Toys R Us. SATURDAY, AUG. 11 A woman said her car was stolen from a friend’s numbered spot in a lot on the 4400 block of Arbor Circle sometime between 1:30 p.m. Aug. 10 and 5 p.m. Aug. 11, police said. …

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Police Blotter: Grandson Impostor Tries to Scam Woman Out of $2.6K

Downers Grove police reports, Aug. 3-9

THURSDAY, AUG. 9 A woman received a call around 1 p.m. from a man who claimed to be her grandson, Downers Grove police said. The man told the woman he needed $2,650 in cash because he had been involved in a car accident. The woman ended the conversation after the man told her to send the money, via Western Union, from Ultra Foods, 1212 75th St. She called her grandson, who said he was at work and had not gotten into an accident. Police tried to call the suspect back, but the phone number didn’t work. Joseph E. Henderson, 30, of the 300 block of East Washington Street in Joliet, was arrested around 7:13 a.m. at 7-Eleven, 5105 Fairview Ave., police said. A store employee said that Henderson was asking store patrons for money as they went in …

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