Crime & Safety

La Grange Woman Accused Of Domestic Battery: Cops

Police also handled cases involving theft, damage and driving violations.

La Grange police received two theft reports in the last few days. A bicycle and a catalytic converter were stolen, police said.
La Grange police received two theft reports in the last few days. A bicycle and a catalytic converter were stolen, police said. (David Giuliani/Patch)

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

Domestic battery

  • Sara Fletcher, 24, of La Grange, was arrested shortly before midnight Wednesday on a charge of domestic battery. According to a police report, she was in a physical altercation with another person in the 10 block of West Burlington Avenue.

Damage

Find out what's happening in La Grangefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • A car was damaged between 2:50 p.m. and 3:25 p.m. Friday at Burlington Avenue and Ashland Avenue. The damage was estimated at $3,000.
  • Graffiti was found Saturday on the top deck of a parking garage at 80 Sixth Ave. It was not considered permanent.

Theft

  • A catalytic converter was stolen between 6 p.m. June 2 and 2 p.m. June 3 at the La Grange hospital, 5101 Willow Springs Road.
  • A child's bicycle was stolen between 8:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Monday at Cossitt Avenue School, 115 W. Cossitt Ave.

Driving violations

Find out what's happening in La Grangefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Zoltan Szakasits, 40, of DeKalb, was arrested about 8 p.m. June 2 at La Grange Road and Calendar Avenue on a warrant and charges of driving with expired registration and driving an uninsured vehicle.
  • Luis Tuba Duchitanga, 48, of Chicago, was cited about 5 p.m. June 2 at East and Elm avenues on charges of no valid driver's license, driving an uninsured vehicle and driving a vehicle with a suspended registration.

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.

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.