Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: Trespassing Teens, Retail Theft Arrests
Arrests reported by Romeoville police, April 7-25.
April 7
20-year-old charged with alcohol possession, theft
Amulfo Garcia, 20, of the 4700 block of West Roscoe, Chicago, was arrested at 11:40 a.m. in the 300 block of North Independence Boulevard and charged with retail theft and illegal possession of alcohol, .
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April 12
Property damage
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Allen Estrada, 20, of the 400 block of Healy, Romeoville, was arrested at 8:32 p.m. in the 400 block of Healy and charged with criminal damage to property.
On the same block, Kevin Powell, 20, of the 100 block of Park Street, Glidden, Wisconsin, was arrested and charged with battery.
April 15
Underage drinking
Allison Ruth, 18, of the 24000 block of John Adams Drive, Plainfield, was arrested at 5:52 a.m. at Romeo Road and Hemlock and charged with underage drinking.
DUI, no insurance
Sean Bitto, 28, of the 700 block of Dexter Avenue, Romeoville, was also arrested at 5:52 a.m. at Romeo Road and Hemlock and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving an uninsured vehicle and driving too fast for conditions, police said.
Teen charged with theft
A 17-year-old juvenile was arrested at 6:57 p.m. in the 200 block of South Weber Road and charged with retail theft, police said.
April 17
Woman accused of DUI
Tasheanna Humphrey, 31, of the 700 block of Saybrook Court, Romeoville, was arrested at 2:14 p.m. at Route 53 and Honeytree and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane use, no registration light and no insurance, police said.
April 18
Theft arrest
Brittany Decker, 26, of the 100 block of Yale Court, Shorewood, was arrested at 9:52 a.m. in the 400 block of South Weber Road and charged with retail theft, according to police.
Man accused of possession of drug equipment
James Turcotte Jr., 19, was arrested at 11:04 a.m. in the 25000 block of Heritage Parkway and charged with possession of drug equipment and speeding, according to police.
Retail theft charges
Rashid Banks, 26, of the 200 block of Trenton, Romeoville; and Narvell Scott, 19, of the 100 block of Valley Drive, Bolingbrook, were arrested in the 1000 block of Windham Parkway and charged with retail theft, police said.
Disorderly conduct
Nicholas Presi, 22, of the 1000 block of Roosevelt Avenue, Joliet, was arrested at 5:40 p.m. in the 200 block of Romeo Road and charged with disorderly conduct, police said.
Warrant arrest
Franklin Meeks, 47, of the 200 block of Creekside Drive, Bolingbrook, was arrested at 7:45 p.m. in the 1000 block of West Romeo Road on an in-state warrant, according to a police report.
Battery charge
Jesse Ramos, 18, of the 400 block of Tallman, Romeoville, was arrested at 9:39 p.m. in the 300 block of Eaton and charged with battery, according to police.
April 21
Warrant, obstruction
Keandra Dorsey, 22, of the 1300 block of Harvest Drive, Crest Hill, was arrested at 4:09 a.m. at Renwick and Gaylord Roads on an in-state warrant, police said. Dorsey was also charged with obstruction of identification, driving on a suspended license, speeding and driving on an expired registration.
April 22
Teens caught trespassing
Two 15-year-olds and a 14-year-old were arrested at 6:10 p.m. in the 0-100 block of Montrose Drive and charged with criminal trespassing.
April 25
Theft charge
Dejanerha Barrett, 18, of the 600 block of Parkshore Drive, Shorewood, was arrested at 7:14 p.m. in the 400 block of South Weber Road and charged with retail theft, police said.
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