Crime & Safety

Woman Feeding Wildlife Cited in Burr Ridge: Police

Resident had been warned in the past about problem, police say. Officer sees fresh feed on top of recently fallen snow.

In other police news, Freight One Inc. has been warned by Burr Ridge police not to drive its trucks on Meadowbrook Drive.
In other police news, Freight One Inc. has been warned by Burr Ridge police not to drive its trucks on Meadowbrook Drive. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

BURR RIDGE, IL — A Burr Ridge woman was issued a citation Tuesday after neighbors complained about her feeding wildlife, police said. The woman, who lives in the 7800 block of Forest Hill Drive, had been warned in the past that she was violating a law barring the ground-feeding of wildlife, according to a police report. An officer saw fresh feed on top of recently fallen snow.

Here is other information from the latest Burr Ridge Police Department blotter:

  • A police officer found a semi truck in the 8600 block of Meadowbrook Drive about 9:30 a.m. Dec. 30. This street has a weight limit. The officer told the company, Freight One Inc., 475 S. Frontage Road, to tell its drivers not to drive on Meadowbrook. The company was told that its drivers could be issued citations in the future.
  • A driver lost control of his 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis shortly after 7 p.m. Dec. 30 at West Plainfield Road and Garywood Drive. The driver struck the guardrail and overturned.
  • Oscar Sandoval, 18, was arrested shortly after 11 p.m. Dec. 30 at North Frontage Road and Tower Drive on a charge of driving without a valid license. He was stopped for failure to signal and driving too fast for conditions.
  • A resident on White Oak Court told officers on Dec. 31 that his Christmas decorations had been knocked over. Police told the man it was windy the previous day, but the man did not think wind caused the problem.

Police report information is provided by local police departments. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

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