Crime & Safety

Woodridge Police Reports: Property Damage, DUI

The Woodridge Police Department reported crimes and arrests through Jan. 15

The following information is courtesy of the Woodridge Police Department.

Woodridge, IL - A criminal damage to property occurred sometime between 8 p.m. Jan. 8 and 7:45 a.m. Jan. 9 in the 6800 block of Dove Avenue. Someone flattened all four tires of a parked car.

At approximately 1:27 p.m. Jan. 11, Charles Mertens, 46 of Creek Drive in Naperville, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, illegal transportation of alcohol, driving an uninsured motor vehicle and failure to wear a seatbelt following a traffic stop on Hobson Road at Greene Road.

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A criminal damage to property was reported to have occurred Jan. 12 in the 2500 block of Meadowdale Lane. Someone damaged the coin operated dryer in the laundry room of an apartment complex.

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