Darien Store Customer Hits Woman With Cart, Twists Her Finger: Police

DARIEN, IL – In the last few days, Darien police handled cases involving battery, retail theft, DUI and egging. Here is information from the latest Darien police reports:

Battery

• Police responded to a battery about 8:30 a.m. Sunday at Walmart, 2189 75th St. An elderly woman yelled at another woman, hitting her with a shopping cart, police said. The younger woman pushed the other away. Then the elderly woman grabbed her and twisted her finger. The older woman ran out of the store.

Retail theft

• Police were called about 5 p.m. Wednesday to Walmart, 2189 75th St., about a retail theft. The suspect, a 62-year-old Clarendon Hills woman, realized she was being watched and then emptied her backpack of items that police said she attempted to steal. She then tried to leave the store, but was stopped by Walmart staff and officers. She was then told that she couldn't trespass on any Walmart property in the United States.

DUI

• An officer saw a car with extensive passenger-side damage about 4:30 a.m. Sunday near Plainfield Road and Cass Avenue. The car had no license plate. The officer stopped the driver near 75th Street. A 33-year-old Aurora man was taken to the Woodridge police station because the Darien station's booking room is being repaired. The man was charged with DUI, having no license plates and driving with a suspended license. He was given a court date and then released.

Egging

• A house in the 700 block of 67th Street was egged. Police received the report Saturday.