Mailman Racially Abused; Trio Charged With Drug Dealing: Blotter

SKOKIE, IL — The following information comes from the Skokie Police Department as a record of those recently arrested and of incidents reported to the police. Updated information may be available from the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court. Readers are reminded that everyone arrested is presumed to be innocent unless their guilt is established beyond a reasonable doubt, and criminal charges represent accusations by the state that are often dropped or reduced.

INCIDENTS

DOMESTIC BATTERY
A domestic battery and interfering with the reporting of domestic violence was reported in the 8100 block of Harding Avenue around 12:26 a.m. on July 26.

CRIMINAL DAMAGE
A metal soccer goal owned by the Skokie Park District was collapsed and damaged sometime between 6 p.m. on July 25 and 6 a.m. on July 26 at the Madison Elementary School fields in the 8300 block of Niles Center Road.

HOME BURGLARY
A home burglary was reported in the 5300 block of Suffield Terrace by a known offender between 11:30 a.m. and noon on July 27. A 20-year-old Skokie man was arrested and released without charges.

ATTEMPTED MURDER
A man was shot in the Bank of America parking lot around 11:05 p.m. on July 27 in the 3300 block of Touhy Avenue. In a release, police said no arrests have been made and no motive was established.

AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT
A Tripp Avenue resident reported that someone used their information to make unauthorized purchases between July 15 and July 30.

AGGRAVATED BATTERY OF A CHILD
The Department of Child and Family Services reported a battery to a child in the 8500 block of Skokie Boulevard on the afternoon of July 30.

AGGRAVATED BATTERY TO A SENIOR
A resident in the 9700 block of Gross Point Road reported that a parent was being abused by a sister-in-law between July 27 and July 28, but no evidence supporting the accusation was found.

SEXUAL ASSAULT
A criminal sexual assault was reported in the 9300 block of Kenton Avenue between 10 a.m. on July 27 and 11:18 a.m. on July 31.

HATE CRIME / DISORDERLY CONDUCT
Around 4:14 p.m. on July 31, an unidentified person in the 8300 block of Ridgeway Avenue yelled at a mail carrier because the "mail is always late," calling him a racial slur.

BATTERY
A battery was reported around 5:26 p.m. on July 31 in the 7800 block of Crawford Avenue.

BATTERY
A battery was reported around 11:41 p.m. on July 31 in the 8200 block of Kostner Avenue.

CAR BURGLARY
Someone used a prying tool to open a door and break into a parked car between 8 p.m. on July 31 and 3 p.m. on Aug. 1 in the 9100 block of Lacrosse Avenue.

ARRESTS

Mary V. Wilson, 21, of the 300 block of West Evergreen Avenue in Chicago, was arrested July 24 in the 3600 block of Touhy Avenue and charged with retail theft.

Yeshua C. Jones, 22, of the 4800 block of Lee Street in Skokie, was arrested July 25 in the 3300 block of Dempster Street and charged with aggravated assault.

Eric J. Ledesma, 43, of the 8900 block of Forestview Road in Skokie, and Leandes Ortiz, 45, of the 200 block of East Cobbler Court in Round Lake Beach, were arrested at 1:03 a.m. on July 27 and charged with attempted murder in connection with a hammer attack.

Alexander M. Cohen, 28 of the 900 block of Lavergne Avenue in Skokie, was arrested at 6:24 p.m. on July 27 in the 5000 block of Dempster Street on an out-of-state warrant.

Tainesha M. Lovett, 19, of the 8300 block of South Damen Avenue in Chicago, was arrested at 7:19 p.m. on July 28 at the Akira clothing store at Old Orchard Shopping Center and charged with retail theft.

Babak F. Kakesh, 33, of the 8200 block of Niles Center Road in Skokie, was arrested at 4:18 a.m. on July 29 in the 8500 block of McCormick Boulevard and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or greater.

Daisy Najera-Andres, 21, of the 3300 block of West Foster Avenue in Chicago, was arrested at 11:20 p.m. on July 29 at the Walmart at 3626 W. Touhy Ave. and charged with retail theft.

William J. Kelly, 52, of the 100 block of South Summit Avenue in Park Ridge, was arrested at 11:45 p.m. on July 29 and charged with disorderly conduct at the Walmart, 3626 W. Touhy Ave.

Paul S. Younan, 28, of the 5500 block of Mulford Street in Skokie, was arrested at midnight on July 29 at the Walmart, 3626 W. Touhy Ave., and charged with retail theft.

Rassin Kamara, 52, of the 6000 block of North Kenmore Avenue in Chicago, was arrested at 5:04 p.m. on July 31 in the 5000 block of Dempster Street and charged with child abduction.

Elizabeth A. Stefan, 33, of the 8500 block of Austin Avenue in Morton Grove, was arrested at 5:54 p.m. on July 31 and charged with criminal trespassing at the Jewel Osco at 9449 Skokie Blvd.

Osafta K. Stoby, 33, of the 4600 block of Main Street in Skokie, was arrested at 1:40 a.m. on Aug. 1 in the 8700 block of Central Park Avenue and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or greater.

Gusti Korotkov, 65, of the 5900 block of North Central Park Avenue in Chicago, was arrested at 11:14 p.m. on Aug. 1 at the Walmart, 3626 W. Touhy Ave., and charged with retail theft.

David D. Wilson, 35, of the 5600 block of South Damen Avenue in Chicago, Shaun Brown, 26, of the 900 block of Hirsch Boulevard in Calumet City, and Allante Broils, 26, of the 0-100 block of Sammy Court in Covington, Georgia, were arrested at 1:29 p.m. on Aug. 2 at a gas station in the 5300 block of Touhy Avenue and each charged with manufacture of a controlled substance, forgery, felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of 10 to 100 grams of cannabis.

Martez R. Hill, 20, of the 100 block of Dewey Avenue in Evanston, was arrested at his home at 4:50 p.m. on Aug. 2 and charged with obstructing identification.

Last Month: Home Break-Ins; Strongarm Robbery; DUI Arrests: Skokie Police Department Blotter

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