Crime & Safety

DUI, Stolen Car: Darien Police Reports

Darien Police reports through Dec. 12.

The following items were taken from the Darien police blotter throughout the past week. Arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Dec. 5

  • Someone tried prying the door frame to gain access to a home in the 8300 block of Woodland Drive sometime between 1 and 3:36 p.m.

Dec. 6

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  • An unlocked vehicle was entered in the 7900 block of Pine Court sometime between 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Nothing was reported missing.

Dec. 7

  • Karima Batalova, 18, of Downers Grove, was arrested at 12:12 a.m. at Jewel, 7335 Cass Ave., for retail theft and illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. Batalova’s court date for Downers Grove Traffic Court to be mailed.
  • Thomas Carroll, 18, of Joliet, was arrested at 12:12 a.m. in the 7300 block of Cass for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. Court date for Downers Grove Traffic Court to be mailed.
  • Freddie Dobbins, 57, of Chicago, was arrested at 8:42 a.m. in the 6900 block of Clarendon Hills Road for driving while license suspended, driving with expired plates and operating an uninsured vehicle. Dobbins given a court date of Feb. 14 at Downers Grove Traffic Court.

Dec. 8

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  • Jonnell Lewis, 19, of Westmont, was arrested at 8:59 a.m. in the 8100 block of Cass Avenue for misdemeanor possession of cannabis, obstructing identification, driving while license suspended or revoked, and illegal possession of alcohol by a minor. Lewis’s court date is Jan. 22 at DuPage County Judicial Center.

Dec. 11

  • Sarah Patterson, 25, of Lisle, was arrested at 4:01 a.m. at Frontage and Hinswood for two counts of DUI-alcohol and failure to stop at stop sign. Patterson was processed and released with a court date of Jan. 8 at DuPage County Judicial Center.
  • A car was stolen from Circle K gas station, 8975 Lemont Road, at 4:37 a.m. The victim left the car running while inside the station. A man previously seen in the gas station left with the car going southbound on Lemont Road.

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