Thursday Blotter: Stolen Purse, Drinking in Public, More

The provided the following reports.

Burglary to Vehicle

Police responded to a burglary report in the 1000 block of South Perda Lane at 12:31 a.m. on May 6. According to the report, a purse containing identification, credit cards and a cell phone were removed from the front seat of a parked vehicle. Property loss was estimated at $200.

Drinking in Public

Police were dispatched for a report of two men arguing as though they were about to fight at the Metra depot, 1501 Miner St., at 5:34 p.m. on May 4. Police stated when they arrived they observed Jose F. Benavides-Carranza, 32, of Des Plaines, holding a can of beer and then putting it in some nearby bushes. Benavides-Carranza was issued a citation for drinking in public.

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Criminal Trespass to Property

Police responded to a report of an intoxicated person at Rivers Casino, 3000 S. River Road, at 3:39 a.m. on May 5. According to the report, Saul Pinela, 34, of Cicero, was kicked out of the casino at 2:42 a.m. on May 5. He was put into a taxi and told not to return for the rest of the evening and morning.

Police stated that 45 minutes later Pinela returned to the casino, and security brought him to a holding room until police arrived. Pinela was issued a citation for criminal trespass to property.

Criminal Trespass to Property

Kimberly A. White, 54, of LaGrange Park, was issued a citation for trespassing after she went to cash out her winnings, and was found to be on the self-exclusion list, at Rivers Casino, 3000 S. River Road, between 11:05 p.m. and 11:10 p.m. on May 5.

The Illinois Gaming Board began the Statewide Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program for Problem Gamblers in 2002, according to the Illinois Gaming Board’s website. It allows people who are problem gamblers to self-exclude themselves from Illinois casinos for a minimum of five years.

Gene O’Shea, Director of Self-Exclusion for the Illinois Gaming Board, individuals can petition to be removed from the list after five years, but no one has ever succeeded in this.

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