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Monday, January 25, 2016
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City Crime The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
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Dec. 21 • Nathan M. Bledsoe, 24, of DeKalb, was charged with drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence of drugs.
Dec. 28 • Brett A. Hedrington, 27, of Rockton, was charged with harassment/disrupting service and telephone harassment. • Maria L. Cruz, 35, of DeKalb, was charged with two counts of domestic battery. • Sam F. Pappas, 45, of DeKalb, was charged with leaving the scene/failure to report an accident. • Chiquita M. Walker, 27, of DeKalb, was charged with two counts of domestic battery.
Dec. 22 • Jermaine L. Homer, 24, of DeKalb, was charged with driving on a suspended/revoked license and obstructing identification. • Reginald J. Washington, 23, of DeKalb, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, armed robbery/armed Dec. 30 with firearm and unlawful • Parker B. Dupree, 18, of DeKalb, possession of weapon by felon. was charged with disorderly house.
Dec. 23 Dec. 31 • Curtis M. Frazier, 23, of • James D. Williams, 21, of DeKalb, was charged with Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of soliciting without a license. alcohol. Jan. 1 Dec. 24 • Deandre D. Bell, 31, of Chica• Clarque S. Stewart, 21, go, was charged with driving on a of DeKalb, was charged with suspended/revoked license. driving on a suspended/revoked • Sara Hamampour, 28, of license. DeKalb, was charged with • Trevante L. Watson, 20, disorderly house. of DeKalb, was charged with • Angel C. Villalobos, 19, domestic battery and resisting a of DeKalb, was charged with peace officer. disorderly house. • Anthony L. Young, 39, of • Zachary D. Devers, 22, of DeKalb, was charged with two Sycamore, was charged with counts of domestic battery. criminal trespassing to land. • Clarence L. Blanks, 38, • Christopher Alvarado, 20, of of DeKalb, was charged with Elgin, was charged with possession criminal trespassing to land. of cannabis. •Benjamin Sanders, 55, of Dec. 25 DeKalb, was charged with • Alfonzo Ratliff, 22, of possession of drug paraphernaChicago, was charged lia and possession of a controlled with driving on a substance. suspended/revoked license. • Lakesha R. Whirl, 19, of • Samuel R. Stewart, 25, DeKalb, was charged with of DeKalb, was charged with domestic battery. possession of drug • Daniel R. Cardinell, 32, paraphernalia and possession of of DeKalb, was charged with cannabis greater than 10 grams. possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. Dec. 26 • Beverly D. Chapman, 58, • Meghan A. Prey, 20, of DeKalb, of DeKalb, was charged with was charged with driving on a disorderly house.
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suspended/revoked license. • Clarence L. Blanks, 38, of DeKalb, was charged with criminal trespassing to land. • Arricka S. Kizer, 25, of DeKalb, was charged with disorderly house. • Jermaine A. Green, 29, of Chicago, was charged with Dec. 20 aggravated battery to a peace • Kathleen J. Mohr, 46, of officer, four counts of domestic Malta, was charged with driving battery and resisting a police ofunder the influence of alcohol. ficer, correctional employee or • Nubert Cooper, 34, of Elgin, firefighter. was charged with driving on a suspended/revoked license. Dec. 27 • Marcus L. Ward, 28, of • Victor M. Vasquez, 22, of DeKalb, was charged with DeKalb, was charged with no burglary. driver’s license. • Jamiece L. Bryant, 23, of • Cesar Jimenez-Mendoza, 19, DeKalb, was charged with of DeKalb, was charged with no disorderly house. driver’s license. • Trevor R. Davy, 19, of Cicero, • Laura L. Mauricio, 43, of was charged with retail theft. Aurora, was charged with driving • Ricardo A. Cisneros, 48, of under the influence of alcohol and Stone Park, was charged with no leaving the scene/failure to report driver’s license. an accident. • Taylor M. Seitz, 22, of • Haley L. Puffenbarger, 24, DeKalb, was charged with of DeKalb, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. possession of cannabis less than • Quinton S. Carroll, 27, of 2.5 grams, possession of drug DeKalb, was charged with two paraphernalia and possession of a counts of domestic battery. controlled substance. Dec. 19 • Nisan J. Dean, 20, of DeKalb, was charged with obstructing identification. • Jose L. Huerta, 58, of DeKalb, was charged with no driver’s license.
Campus Crime The following was taken directly from the NIU Police Department. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The NIU Police Department provides police reports online at niu.edu/publicsafety/. Dec. 2 1. At 7 p.m., possession of drug equipment was reported to have occurred at New Residence Hall East. This case was closed by exception. Dec. 3 2. At 2 p.m. Aug. 11, criminal damage to government supported property was reported to have occurred at Swen Parson. This case was closed by exception Dec. 3. 3. At 6 a.m. Aug. 23, criminal damage to government supported property was reported to have occurred at Swen Parson. This case was closed by exception Dec. 3. 4. At noon Nov. 10, criminal damage to government supported property was reported to have occurred at Neptune West. This case was suspended Dec. 3. 5. At 9 a.m. Nov. 30, theft $500 and under was reported to have occurred at Gilbert Hall. This case was suspended Dec. 3. 6. At 8 p.m., possession of drug equipment was reported to have occurred at Lot O. This case is open.
Dec. 4 7. At 11:11 a.m. Nov. 14, theft over $500 was reported to have occurred at Grant North. This case was closed by exception Dec. 4. 8. At 9:07 p.m. April 1, harassment by telephone was reported to have occurred at New Residence Hall West. This case was unfounded Dec. 4. 9. At 10:57 p.m. Dec. 3, four counts of illegal possession of alcohol by a minor were reported to have occurred at New Residence Hall West. This case was closed by exception Dec. 4. Dec. 5 10. At 9:30 p.m. Dec. 3, theft of lost or mislaid property was reported to have occurred at New Residence Hall Community Center. This case was opened Dec. 5. 11. At 10 p.m. Dec. 4, criminal damage to government supported property was reported to have occurred at 3 Northern View Circle. This case was suspended Dec. 5. 12. At 2:35 p.m., possession of
cannabis 30 grams and under was reported to have occurred at the Convocation Center. This case was closed by exception. 13. At 1 p.m., theft of motor vehicle parts-accessories was reported to have occurred at Lot W. This case was suspended. 14. At 10 p.m. Dec. 4, aggravated battery was reported to have occurred in Madrid, Spain. This case was referred to another agency. Dec. 7 15. At 11:32 p.m. Aug. 5, harassment by telephone was reported to have occurred at 370 Wirtz Drive. This case was suspended Dec. 7. 16. At 10:57 a.m. Nov. 21, harassment by telephone was reported to have occurred at Neptune East. This case was closed by exception Dec. 7. 17. At 10:30 a.m., Russell Smith, 55, of DeKalb, was charged with solicitation of sexual act reported to have occurred at New Residence Hall West Nov. 29.
Ramsey returns to Chicago PD The Associated Press
to Chicago amid protests that a key role in the establishment of community policing in Chicago. over the release two months ago of Since he left in 1998 to head Washthe video of Laquan McDonald’s ington’s force, his name has come up shooting death by Officer Jason repeatedly as a candidate for ChiVan Dyke. The video sparked cago superintendent. He has apthe biggest crisis of Emanuel’s plied a number of times, includadministration and cost Garry ing in 2011, before Emanuel McCarthy his job. selected McCarthy. “The situation in Ramsey retired this month as PhilChicago is not unlike many cities adelphia’s police commissioner, and across the country, but the people of following Emanuel’s firing of McChicago should know that their lead- Carthy in the wake of the McDonald ers are working hard to restore trust video’s release, had said he was not where it has been lost,” Ramsey said interested in the job. In fact, earin a statement. lier this month, the mayor of WilmWhat kind of recommendations he ington, Delaware, announced that will make is unclear, but last month Ramsey had been hired as a public he said that he wanted state police in safety consultant. Pennsylvania to head investigations of Dashcam video released Nov. 24 police-involved shootings in of the shooting more than a year earPhiladelphia. lier shows Van Dyke shooting McThe 65-year-old Ramsey joined Donald 16 times as he walks away the Chicago Police Department as from police officers with a knife at a cadet in 1968, rose through the his side. Van Dyke is charged with ranks over three decades and had murder and has pleaded not guilty.
Chicago | A former deputy super- have called for Emanuel to resign
intendent of the Chicago Police who left to head departments in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia is returning to the city to help reform a force that’s trying to regain public trust in the wake of a video showing a white officer fatally shooting a black teenager, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office announced Sunday. Charles Ramsey, one of the nation’s most respected law enforcement figures, has twice — first in Washington and then in Philadelphia — invited federal reviews of those agencies similar to the civil rights investigation into the Chicago Police Department that the Justice Department announced last month. He has said that police-involved shootings in both of those cities subsequently declined. Ramsey, an African-American from the city’s South Side, returns