Crime & Safety

Police Blotter: Theft Arrests

The following items were taken from the Wheaton police blotter.

Police arrested a 26-year-old Wheaton woman of the 1200 block of Roosevelt Road for retail theft Thursday, Feb. 24. She was arrested in the 1700 block of Roosevelt Road at 4:40 p.m. and released on the scene.

Police arrested a man from Pismo Beach, CA, on a warrant for theft Thursday, Feb. 24. James Petersen, 39, was arrested at 10 a.m. at the Wheaton Police Department. He was booked there and released an hour later.

Police arrested a Wheaton man for theft and a warrant for failure to appear for trespassing on Thursday, Feb. 3. David Phuong, 19, of the 200 block of Cole Avenue, was arrested at his home Monday, Feb. 21. He was booked at the Wheaton Police Department at around 8 p.m. Monday and taken to the DuPage County Sherriff’s Office later that evening. The case was taken to bond court.

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