Crime & Safety
La Grange Man Assaults Officer: Cops
The incident happened at the local hospital, police said.
LA GRANGE, IL – La Grange police released their latest blotter Friday. Here is information from the reports:
- Austin Williams, 27, of La Grange, was arrested about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the La Grange hospital, 5101 Willow Springs Road, on charges of aggravated assault of an officer and obstruction of an officer. Police said they responded to a disturbance. They attempted to take Williams into custody, but he "actively resisted," according to a report.
- Valentin Garcia Rodriguez, 21, of Chicago, was cited about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at La Grange Road and 50th Street on charges of no valid driver's license and driving with an expired registration.
- A child's bicycle was stolen between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday in the front of La Grange Public Library, 10 W. Cossitt Ave. The bike was unlocked. It was valued at $800.
- An officer noticed a broken fire extinguisher and a missing extinguisher about 1:30 a.m. Thursday at the parking garage at 80 Sixth Ave.
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.
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