Wilmette Life

Wilmette police blotter - May 23, 2013

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:23 -0500

The following arrests were listed among the official reports of the Wilmette and Kenilworth Police Departments. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination. Court appearances take place in Cook County 2nd District Circuit Court, Skokie, unless indicated otherwise. Wilmette DRUGS Alexander Kanatzidis, 18, of 1523 Central Ave. in Wilmette is scheduled to appear May 28 in Cook County Court on charges of possessing marijuana and fake identification, following a May 11 traffic stop at the intersection of 21st Street and Thornwood Avenue. He also faces …

Wilmette police blotter - May 16, 2013

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:51:16 -0500

The following arrests were listed among the official reports of the Wilmette and Kenilworth Police Departments. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination. Court appearances take place in Cook County 2nd District Circuit Court, Skokie, unless indicated otherwise. Wilmette DRUGS Peter K. Jorgensen, 20, of 549 Earlston Road in Kenilworth and Kevin S. Zielinski, 20, of 3144 Hill Lane in Wilmette are scheduled to appear June 18 in Cook County Court to face local ordinance citations for possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia, following a May …

Credit cards travel south, but owners don’t

Sun, 05 May 2013 06:09:46 -0500

Wilmette residents have been the unwilling recipients of identity thieves’ attentions recently, especially those operating in the southern United States, according to Wilmette police. Two residents who hold a joint bank account told police March 19 that someone had used their credit card information to buy about $540 in goods from a pharmacy, an auto parts store and a grocery store in two North Carolina communities. Two days later, another Wilmette woman learned from her bank that someone tried to buy $106 in goods from a Louisiana Target store, using information from her credit card. The following day, on March …

Wilmette Police Blotter - Feb. 28

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:19:56 -0500

The following arrests were listed among the official reports of the Wilmette and Kenilworth Police Departments. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination. Court appearances take place in Cook County 2nd District Circuit Court, Skokie, unless indicated otherwise. Wilmette DRUGS Den J. Lui, 46, of 400 Lavergne Ave. in Wilmette, is scheduled to appear March 22 in Cook County Court on charges of possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia, following a Feb. 14 traffic stop on the 200 block of Skokie Boulevard. Police arrested Mengistab Y. …

Evanston teens net tickets for egging, booze in Wilmette

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 06:08:31 -0500

WILMETTE — A carload of Evanston teens who allegedly threw eggs at a Wilmette home Feb. 15 ended up going home with traffic, alcohol and drug-related tickets, after the homeowner forced them to stick around while he called police. Police reported that the homeowner called officers to his house on the 1700 block of Central Avenue shortly after 7:30 p.m. They found five teens on the scene, all of whom reportedly admitted to throwing eggs at the building. When police checked the car the teens were using, officers found a small amount of marijuana, some drug paraphernalia, and alcohol. The …