ComEd Imposter Scams Darien Resident: Cops

DARIEN, IL — A Darien resident reported he was the victim of a scam involving a man impersonating a ComEd worker, Darien Police said this week. About 5 p.m. Nov. 22, a man told officers that a white man in his 20s came to his door in the 100 block of Plainfield Road to tell him that he needed to put up a utility pole near the back property line.

The man posing as the worker said he needed access to the backyard. While the man distracted the resident in the backyard, another person entered the house and removed $500 from a dresser, according to the Darien Police Department's weekly report.

In other information from the police department's weekly report:

• A resident in the 7100 block of Walden Lane reported at 7:20 p.m. Nov. 19 that someone had entered his house in the previous 20 minutes and removed a PlayStation 4 valued at $250.
• Jaroslaw Domanski, 52, of Darien, was arrested Nov. 21 at a house in the 9100 block of Cheese Road on a charge of disorderly conduct and on a DuPage County warrant. Officers showed up about 8 a.m. because of a loud noise complaint. Domanski was unable to post bond and was taken to the DuPage County jail for a bond hearing.
• George Pryor, 29, of Crest Hill, was arrested about 8:30 p.m. at Q Bar, 8109 Cass Ave., for a Will County warrant. Pryor was ordered to appear Jan. 8 at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet.
• Kyle Reese, 29, of Darien, was arrested on a DuPage County warrant. He was ordered to appear Dec. 23 at the DuPage County Courthouse.
• Darko Kitanoski, 29, of Westmont, was arrested at 3 a.m. Nov. 23 in the 7500 block of Cass Avenue on charges of DUI, speeding and improper lane usage. He was stopped after an officer noticed he drifted from the curb lane to the left center lane in the 7300 block of Cass Avenue. Kitanoski was ordered to appear Jan. 6 at the DuPage County Courthouse.
• The owner of Rosati's, 8137 Cass Ave., reported a burglary to police at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 23. He said someone pried open a rear entrance door about 3:40 a.m. and removed money from a cashbox. About $800 was stolen.
• Derrick Baugh, 50, of Darien, was arrested on a warrant for failing to appear in court in Livingston County. He was stopped shortly before 1 a.m. when an officer noticed his vehicle had no lights on in the 8100 block of Cass Avenue.

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.