Monday, June 25, 2012
Gordon Vanderark accused of plotting to kill judge, prosecutor and two others.
Prosecutors contend they did not violate Gordon Vanderak's rights when they had him transported from prison to DuPage County last year before charging the former Wheaton man in a murder-for-hire plot. In court records recently filed, prosecutors dispute Vanderark's attorney's claims that it was illegal to bring Vanderark to DuPage County on a writ - a judge's order - for a hearing related to an old DUI case when prosecutors and the judge knew that was not why authorities wanted Vanderak moved from Centralia Correctional Center. "The use of the writ, where the underlying desire was of a nature other than that (of) the status of the defendant's car was legitimate nontheless," according to a formal response filed last week. Vanderark, 54, is …
Friday, June 22, 2012
Wheaton police reports, June 12-16
FRIDAY, JUNE 15 Someone took an unsecured mountain bike from a rack outside of College Church between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13 A mountain bike was reported stolen from a rack at Rice Lake Pool some time between 2 and 5 p.m. Someone took a cell phone from a table at President’s Park around 9 p.m. TUESDAY, JUNE 12 Two unlocked mountain bikes were reported stolen between 12:30 and 4:20 p.m. from the Rice Lake Pool. Sometime between June 9 and June 12, an unsecured bike was taken from a patio in the 1600 block of Briarcliffe. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13 Bryan McDermott, 34, of the 700 block of West Liberty, was arrested around 10 p.m. on failure to appear warrant. He was taken to DuPage County Jail. John Selden, 33, of Elmhurst, was …
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Wheaton police reports, June 14-16
SATURDAY, JUNE 16 Gustavo Campos Jr., 19, of Carol Stream was charged with driving without a license after his 2004 Honda was stopped near President and Thomas around 4:30 p.m. Campos was released after posting bond. Marisol Flores, 35, of Winfield was charged with driving without a license after police stopped her 2012 Kia near County Farm Road and Manchester just before 11 a.m. Flores was released after posting bond. FRIDAY, JUNE 15 Darrius Warren, 24, of the 1700 block of East Roosevelt Road, was charged with driving with a suspended license after a traffic stop on his 2002 Mercury Sable around 8:15 a.m. He was released after posting bond. David W. Thornton, 24, of Lombard was charged with driving with a suspended license and no …
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Charges pending against man after Tuesday incident.
Wheaton police reports for June 12-16.
SATURDAY, JUNE 16 Marcus Drake, 41, of Plano, was charged with driving under the influence after his 2004 Cadillac was stopped by police around 12:30 a.m. in the 600 block of West Roosevelt Road. He was taken to DuPage County Jail. Police charged Ryan Wishau, 20, and Jacob Ellis, 19, both of Columbia, Mo., with consumption of alcohol by a minor after police found them around 1:30 a.m. in the 0-99 block of Rice Lake Square. Both men were released after posting bond. Brian Spitzer, 39, of the 500 block of South Hale, was charged with driving under the influence after a traffics stop on his 2010 Honda Accord near Main Street and Roosevelt Road around 4:30 a.m., police reported. Nicholas Webber, 35, of Wheaton, was charged with driving under …
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
James P. Murphy already serving prison time for separate conviction.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The following arrest reports are from the Wheaton Police Department.
The following arrest reports are from the Wheaton Police Department: Battery Police arrested John Bayer, 37, of the 600 block of Bridle Street in Wheaton for battery Sunday, Apr. 15. He was arrested at his home at 12:50 p.m., booked at the Wheaton Police Department and released later that day, police said. DUI Police arrested Julie Risa of St. Charles for driving under the influence of alcohol Sunday, Apr. 22. Risa, 36, drove a blue 2006 Toyota Corolla near the intersection of Roosevelt Road and West Street around 3:25 a.m. when police stopped her. She was booked at the Wheaton Police Department and released later that morning. Police arrested Chris Knitter, 42, of the 1900 block of Gresham Circle in Wheaton for a warrant for a DUI …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The following arrest reports are from the Wheaton Police Department.
The following arrest reports are from the Wheaton Police Department: Police arrested Prince Boye of Wheaton for driving with a suspended license Friday, Apr. 20. Boye, 61, of 2 Wheaton Circle, drove a blue 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 near the intersection of Franklin and Main streets around 11:40 p.m. when police stopped him. He was booked at the Wheaton Police Department and released later that night. Police arrested Gloria Kim of Vernon Hills for driving on a suspended license Friday, Apr. 20. Kim, 20, drove a black 2007 Honda Accord near the intersection of Longfellow Drive and Naperville Road around 9:30 p.m. when police stopped her. He was booked at the Wheaton Police Department and released later that night. Police arrested Jesus Belmonte of…
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The following reports are from the Wheaton Police Department.
The following reports are from the Wheaton Police Department: Property damage Someone scratched the doors of a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe and a 2003 Chevy Cavalier in a driveway in the 2000 block of Creekside Drive in Wheaton between 11 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 17 and 8 a.m. Wednesday. Someone threw a brick through the window of a business, shattering the window and breaking the store’s neon sign, in the 200 block of Main Street between 8 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 15 and 6:40 a.m. Monday, Apr. 16. According to the police report it did not appear anyone had entered the business when the business owner found the broken window and a brick inside Monday morning, police said. Theft Someone stole a cell phone from a women’s restroom at the Wheaton Community Center…
The following arrest reports are from the Wheaton Police Department.
The following arrest reports are from the Wheaton Police Department: Police issued local ordinance citations for marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia to an 18-year-old Wheaton man Friday, Apr. 20. He was cited near the intersection of Roosevelt Road and Fapp Circle at 9:40 p.m. and released on the scene. Police issued a local ordinance citation for marijuana possession to a 26-year-old Wheaton man Friday, Apr. 20. Police cited him near the intersection of President Street and Roosevelt Road around 2 a.m. He was released on the scene. Police issued a local ordinance citation for possession of drug paraphernalia to a 22-year-old Bartlett man Thursday, Apr. 19. He was cited near the intersection of Hill Avenue and …
