La Grange Man Familiar To Cops Arrested: Police

LA GRANGE, IL – La Grange police released their latest blotter Friday. Here is information from the reports:

Disturbance

• Filemon Avila, 43, of La Grange, was arrested about 9 a.m. Sept. 30 in the 10 block of South La Grange Road on a DuPage County warrant. Police said they came into contact with Avila when they were called about an unwanted person. Officers recognized Avila from previous dealings.

DUI

• John Holton, 41, of Carbondale, was arrested about 8 p.m. Sept. 28 in the 10 block of South Kensington Avenue on charges of DUI and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

Damage

• The back door of La Grange Camera, 20 E. Burlington Ave., was damaged overnight Sept. 29. Nothing was stolen.

Theft

• A man filled up a pillowcase of merchandise and stole it Wednesday at Walgreens, 2 La Grange Road. The loss is unknown.
• A catalytic converter was stolen between 6:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. Wednesday from a car in the 300 block of North Park Road. The loss was estimated at $1,000.

Identity theft

• A resident in the 300 block of Ninth Avenue told police Sept. 30 that someone made several charges on a credit card from Sept. 21 to Sept. 26. A total of $1,769 in charges is being disputed.
• A resident in the 900 block of Sixth Avenue told police Tuesday that someone tried to open a bank account in the resident's name. The suspect was not successful. No financial loss was reported.

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.