Crime & Safety
Woodridge Police Reports: Gas Theft, Theft from Kohl's, Drug Possession
The Woodridge Police Department reported crimes and arrests through Feb. 5.

The information in the following reports is courtesy of the Woodridge Police Department.
At approximately 5 p.m. Jan. 30, Anthony Belton, 31, 16W500 Honeysuckle Rose Lane, Willowbrook, was charged with possession of cannabis and driving while license suspended following a traffic stop on Woodridge Drive at Zurich Lane.
A forgery occurred Jan. 30 at approximately 2:20 p.m. at Cinemark, 6500 Route 53. Someone used two $100 bills, that were actually $10 bills, to purchase movie tickets and concessions.
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A theft occurred Jan. 30 at approximately 9 p.m. at Thornton’s Gas Station, 2401 63rd Street. Someone pumped $11.23 worth of gasoline and drove off without paying.
A theft occurred Jan. 30 at approximately 9:30 p.m. at Thornton’s Gas Station, 2401 63rd Street. Someone pumped $48.54 worth of gasoline and drove off without paying.
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A criminal damage to vehicle occurred Jan. 31 sometime between 12:01 a.m. and 12:25 a.m. in the 8000 block of Janes Avenue. Someone used a hammer to break out the front passenger side window of a parked vehicle.
At approximately 2:50 p.m. Jan. 31, Christina Esposito, 29, 5750 Walnut Avenue, Downers Grove, was charged with retail theft after she removed jewelry from Kohl’s, 1001 75th Street, without paying.
At approximately 11:52 p.m. on Feb. 2, Jose Negrete, 18, 6844 Redwing Drive was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of cannabis and possession of alcohol by a minor following a disturbance in the 6800 block of Redwing Drive.
At approximately 1:24 a.m. on Feb. 4, Victor Mendez, 22, 3016 Nantucket Drive, Joliet, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop in the 3400 block of Foxboro Lane.
At approximately 4:45 p.m. Feb. 4, Simonas Samoska, 21, 262 Waverly Court, Willowbrook and Reece Swedowski, 18, 6026 Western Avenue, Willowbrook were charged with retail theft after removing miscellaneous items from Kohl’s, 1001 75th Street, without paying.
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