Crime & Safety
Hit-And-Run, Sunglasses Theft: Darien Cops
Man's car was found unoccupied in a ditch, police say.
DARIEN, IL — The Darien Police Department released its latest crime reports. Here is the information:
- Steve Moore, 37, of Bolingbrook, was cited about 5 p.m. Nov. 2 on charges of failure to give information after striking unattended property, damage to a highway sign, improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. According to a police report, an officer responded to a report of a driver striking a railroad crossing sign and ending up in a ditch near 103rd Street and Lemont Road. The car was unoccupied when the officer arrived, so it was labeled a hit-and-run accident. The driver was identified as Moore, who was released and given a date to appear in court.
- Oakley sunglasses were stolen from a car between 1:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Sunday in the 2200 block of Manning Road. The loss was between $300 and $500. The theft was discovered after an officer saw the passenger door open.
- Latrell Kinnard, 20, of Mount Prospect, was cited about 8 p.m. Thursday in the 8400 block of Lemont Road on charges of no valid driver's license and following too closely. He was released and given a date to appear in court.
- Bridgett Awe, 26, of Chicago, was cited about 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the 7900 block of Cass Avenue on charges of driving with a suspended license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and speeding. She was accused of speeding 71 mph in a 40 mph zone. She was released and given a date to appear in court.
- John Difoggio, 45, of Lemont, was cited at 10 p.m. Thursday near Frontage Road and Cass Avenue on charges of driving with a revoked license, speeding and failure to use a seat belt. He was accused of speeding 64 mph in a 40 mph zone. He was released and given a date to appear in court.
- Pedro Herrera, 37, of Romeoville, was cited at 7 p.m. Friday in the 8000 block of Lemont Road on charges of driving with a revoked license and speeding. He was released and given a date to appear in court.
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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