Retail Theft, Obstructing ID: Darien Cops

DARIEN, IL – Darien police released their latest blotter Thursday. Here is information from the reports:

Retail theft

• Sandra Varon Ortiz, 34, and Daniela Celis Taylor, 26, both of Lemont, were cited about 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Walmart, 2189 75th St., on charges of retail theft. According to a police report, the two women did not scan all their items in the self-checkout lane before placing them into bags.

Obstructing identification

• Michael Kelly, 33, of Downers Grove, was arrested about 5:30 a.m. Sunday on Plainfield Road on charges of obstructing identification, driving with a suspended license, disobeying a traffic control device, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and driving with expired license plates. He was released and given a date to appear in court. In the same stop, Samantha Larson, 34, of Willow Springs, was arrested on a Justice Police Department warrant. She was taken into custody.

Converter theft

• A catalytic converter was removed from a car between 5:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. March 8 at the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2510 N. Frontage Road. The loss was estimated at $600.

Driving violations

• Sheares Newsome, 53, town unavailable, was cited about 8 a.m. March 9 in the 7300 block of Cass Avenue on charges of driving with a suspended license and speeding. According to a police report, Newsome was speeding 55 mph in a 40 mph zone. Newsome 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 people charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.