WSPD Blotter: Kid Hits, Injures Man with Car in Church Parking Lot

Incidents/Reports

Monday, Apr. 9, 4:42 p.m.; Debit Card Fraud, Theft: Someone used the debit cart of a victim on the 5300 block of Howard Avenue to make $424.99 in fraudulent retail purchases between November of 2011 and April of 2012.

Wednesday, Apr. 11, 10:07 a.m.; Criminal Damage to Government-Supported Property: Someone intentionally damaged the tennis-court net in Ridge Acres Park sometime over the night between Tuesday and Wednesday. The replacement cost of the net was $150.

Friday, Apr. 13, 10:22 p.m.; Theft: Someone stole an unattended locked men's bicycle from the 4400 block of Wolf Road sometime between 7:25 a.m. and 6:10 p.m. The bike was valued at between $400 and $600.

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Citations/Charges

Tuesday, Apr. 10, 2:31 p.m.; Driving While License Suspended, Disobeyed Stop Sign: Carlos Gordillo, 32, of 4849 Church St., Chicago, was stopped at the corner of Woodland Avenue and Elm Street for disobeying a stop sign and was charged with driving with a suspended license.

Wednesday, Apr. 11, 7:49 a.m.; No Valid Driver's License, No Insurance, Expired Registration: Gabriel Corral, 27, of 4204 Francisco Ave., Chicago, was stopped at the corner of Ogden Avenue and Wolf Road for displaying an expired registration sticker and was charged with driving without a driver's license.

Saturday, Apr. 14, 9:31 p.m.; Minor in Possession of Alcohol: A 16-year-old La Grange boy was issued a local ordinance citation for possession of alcohol after police responded to the lower level of Spring Rock Park in response to a noise complaint and found the boy with unopened alcoholic beverages.

Sunday, Apr. 15, 10:50 a.m.; No Valid Driver's License, Improper Backing, Failure to Yield to Pedestrian: A 15-year-old boy from Menomonee Falls, WI was arrested after driving a vehicle that hit a 59-year-old man and two unoccupied parked cars in the parking lot of the Western Springs Christian Reformed Church before coming to rest. The 59-year-old man was the only reported injury and was taken to La Grange Memorial Hospital with "serious injuries."

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