Criminal Damage to Property, DUI, Theft: Blotter

SATURDAY, JAN. 31

DUI

Vince Kelly, 59, of Palos Hills, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after a Jan. 31 traffic stop, according to Palos Hills police reports.

At about 11 p.m., police clocked Kelly traveling at a high rate of speed northbound in the 11000 block of Roberts Road, the report stated. After pulling Kelly over for speeding, the officer reported smelling a strong alcohol odor on Kelly’s breath and noticed his eyes were red and speech was slurred, the report added. Kelly also failed a field sobriety test at the scene, the report stated.

Kelly’s court date is Feb. 20.

DUI

Nicholas Parisi, 46, of Palos Hills, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after a Jan. 31 traffic stop, according to Palos Hills police reports.

At about 9:30 p.m., police clocked Parisi driving at a high rate of speed as he was traveling westbound in the 8200 block of 111th Street, the report stated. During the stop, police detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath and noticed his eyes were red, the report added. Parisi also failed a field sobriety test at the scene, the report stated.

Parisi’s court date is Feb. 20.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28

Criminal Damage to Property

Milita Savelskaite, 23, of Hickory Hills, was arrested and charged with criminal damage to property after a Jan. 28 incident at Durbin’s Lounge, 10154 S. Roberts Road, according to Palos Hills police reports.

A lounge employee told police Savelskaite was asked to leave because she was causing a disturbance, the report stated. After she left, Savelskaite got angry and broke one of the lounge’s door windows, the report added.

Savelskaite’s court date is March 13.

TUESDAY, JAN. 27

Theft

Alejandro Duran, 29, of Chicago Ridge, was arrested and charged with theft after being accused of stealing an iPhone and trying to sell it, according to Palos Hills police reports.

The victim contacted police about her missing cell phone, which had been in the purse that she left Jan. 23, at Durbin’s Lounge, 10154 S. Roberts Road, the report stated. Although employees at the lounge could not locate the purse or the phone, detectives were able to track the iPhone to Duran, the report added.

Police arrested Duran at about 5 p.m. Jan. 27, and detectives claim Duran tried to sell the phone after the theft, the report added.

Duran’s court date is Feb. 20.

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