Crime & Safety
Battery, Possession Of Ammo: Western Springs Blotter
Western Springs Police reports for the week of Sept. 16.

The following information is from the Western Springs Police Department. An arrest is not an indication of guilt.
Theft
- Four garden mums were stolen from the front of a business in the 900 block of Burlington Avenue at 11:18 a.m. Sept. 19.
Possession of fire ammunition without FOID
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- A 14-year-old from Brookfield was given a formal station adjustment for being in possession of ammunition without a FOID at 7:40 a.m. Sept. 17 in the 4900 block of Gilbert.
Possession of cannabis
- A 15-year-old from La Grange was ticketed for being in possession of a vaping device and less than 10 grams of cannabis at 1:07 p.m. at LTHS, 4900 Gilbert Ave.
Possession of tobacco
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- Three 15-year-olds were ticketed for being in possession of a vaping device at LTHS, 4900 Gilbert Ave. on Sept. 18, 19 and 20.
Battery
- Salvador Vaca, 54, of Schaumburg, was arrested at 9:35 p.m. Sept. 20 in the 4400 block of Central for battery that had occurred Sept. 19.
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