Crime & Safety

Woman Charged with Stealing Golf Cart from Buffalo Grove Days

The following information was supplied by the Buffalo Grove Police Department. Arrests do not indicate a conviction. Email cristel@patch.com with questions about this blotter.

ALCOHOL

Michael J. Vivacqua, 21, of the 2300 block of Carriageway, Arlington Heights, was charged with driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol content above the legal limit and improper lane use at 3:49 a.m. Aug. 31 on Dundee Road at Buffalo Grove Road. 

Randy I. Manual, 30, of the 1100 block of Forums, Wheeling, was charged with driving under the influence, speeding, improper signal and driving without a valid license at 2:02 a.m. Sept. 1 on Dundee Road at Weidner Road.

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BURGLARY

Someone stole a car radio from an unlocked vehicle between Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 on the 200 block of Old Oak Drive.

DISPUTE

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A complainant on the 200 block of Dundee Road reported a verbal dispute with a customer over lottery tickets at 6:20 p.m. Aug. 30. Officers spoke with both people, who were calm and advised that the situation was settled. 

FOUND ITEMS

A complainant reported finding a brown wallet on the Buffalo Grove Days festival grounds at 1:05 a.m. Sept. 1. The wallet, which did not contain identification, was held for safekeeping. 

PROPERTY DAMAGE

A resident of the 2200 block of Avalon reported their mailbox’s vertical wooden post was split between Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.

SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT

A resident of the 200 block of Woodstone reported someone rang their front door bell twice at 11:03 p.m. Aug. 30. Officers arrived and checked the area but found nothing unusual. 

THEFT

A gas station attendant on the 1-100 block of Lake-Cook Road reported the theft of gas at 7:20 a.m. Aug. 29. Officers contacted the driver, who stated they forgot to pay for the fuel. The driver returned to the gas station and made the payment.

A resident of the 600 block of Woodhollow reported an iPhone 4 was stolen from their home between 11:30 and noon July 29. The complainant provided a list of the painters that were in the home. 

A resident of the 2100 block of Apple Hill reported the theft of his son’s red Mongoose bicycle Aug. 30 from the front porch. 

Officers said they observed a woman steal a golf cart from the Buffalo Grove Days grounds at 11:50 p.m. Sept. 1 near Lake-Cook Road and Raupp Boulevard. They located Tricia M. Vasis, 42, of the 6000 block of Lucerne, Lake in the Hills, who was charged with theft at 12:05 a.m. Sept. 2.

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