Crime & Safety

DUI Alcohol, Drug Arrests: Police Blotter

Wheaton police reports, June 18-29

SATURDAY, JUNE 29

DUI Alcohol

Police charged Brian W. Evans, 32, of the 400 block of Echo Ln, Aurora, with driving under the influence of alcohol. Evans was driving his gold 2003 Chevy Blazer at 12:04 a.m. at Dorchester and Roosevelt Road when police initiated a traffic stop. He was booked at the Wheaton Police Department and later transferred to the DuPage County Jail, where he was eventually released.

TUESDAY, JUNE 25

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DUI Alcohol

Police charged Stephen E. Petterec, 51, of the 2000 block of Spice Circle, Naperville, with driving under the influence of alcohol. Petterec was driving his silver or aluminum 2013 Hyundai Elantra at 12:29 a.m. at Roosevelt and Naperville roads when police initiated a traffic stop. He was booked at the Wheaton Police Department and released later that morning.

MONDAY, JUNE 24

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DUI Alcohol

Police charged Alex Yan, 26, of the 400 block of Gregory Avenue, Glendale Heights, with driving under the influence of alcohol. Yan was driving his blue 2002 Lexus IS300 at 10:45 p.m. on the 1200 block of South Lorraine Road when police initiated a traffic stop. He was booked at the Wheaton Police Department and released early the next morning.

SUNDAY, JUNE 23

DUI Alcohol

Police charged Cristina G. Rios, 24, of the 800 block of Hill Avenue, Aurora, with driving under the influence of alcohol. Rios was driving a red 1996 Chevy at 2:55 a.m. at Butterfield and Orchard roads when police initiated a traffic stop. She was booked at the Wheaton Police Department and released later that morning.

SATURDAY, JUNE 22

DUI Alcohol

Police charged Katherine B. Jackson, 22, of the 500 block of Hawthorne, Wheaton, with driving under the influence of alcohol. Jackson was driving a gray 1999 Lincoln Continental at 3:02 a.m. at Carlton and Childs when police initiated a traffic stop. She was booked at the Wheaton Police Department and released later that day.

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DUI Alcohol, Cannabis Possession

Police charged Marygrace Earls, 18, of the 0S500 block of Jefferson Street, Winfield, with the following: 

  • Driving under the influence of alcohol 
  • Possession of cannabis
  • Illegal transportation of alcoholic liquor
  • Illegal possession of alcohol by a minor 
Earls was driving a blue 1997 Chrysler LHS at 12:38 a.m. at Elm and Washington when police initiated a traffic stop. She was booked at the Wheaton Police Department and released later that morning.

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

DUI Alcohol

Police charged Mark C. Prestemon, 48, of the 700 block of Bluegrass Drive, Wheaton, with driving under the influence of alcohol. Prestemon was driving a blue 2012 Chevy Impala at 1:36 a.m. at Dorchester and Roosevelt Road when police initiated a traffic stop. He was booked at the Wheaton Police Department and released later that morning.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

DUI Alcohol

Police charged Krystle L. Gregory, 27, of the 1100 block of South Fischer Street, Wheaton, with driving under the influence of alcohol. Gregory was driving a black 2001 Chevrolet Blazer at 1:11 a.m. at Elm and President when police initiated a traffic stop. Gregory was booked at the Wheaton Police Department and released later that morning.

TUESDAY, JUNE 18

DUI Drugs

Police charged Michael R. Pennington, 35, of Four Wheaton Center, Wheaton, with driving under the influence of drugs. Pennington was driving a blue 2012 Chevrolet Cruz at 12:21 a.m. on the 1100 block of East Roosevelt Road when police initiated a traffic stop, according to a report. He was booked at the Wheaton Police Department and released later that morning.

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