Crime & Safety
2 Charged With Selling Tobacco to Minors, DUI Reported in River Forest: Police
River Forest and Forest Park police reports, Nov. 20-24
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Sunday, November 24
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DUI
Police charged Jose Caballero, 49, of Franklin Park, with driving under the influence of alcohol during a traffic stop in the 7500 block of North Avenue about 1 a.m.Saturday, November 23
Retail Theft Arrest at Whole Foods
Police charged Iris Tucker, 36, of the 100 block of South Austin Boulevard in Oak Park with retail theft after she stole bakery products from Whole Foods Market, 7245 W. Lake St., around 3:10 p.m.
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Warrant
Police charged Peter Bloodgood, 21, of Berwyn, with a warrant out of Cook County for a probation violation after a call about a man with a gun at Lake Street and Harlem Avenue about 10:20 p.m. No weapons were recovered. He was transferred to the Cook County Sheriff's Office for processing.
Friday, November 22
Trespassing Arrest at Jewel
Police charged David Waller, 38, of the 400 block of South Kenilworth Avenue in Oak Park with trespassing after he refused to leave Jewel, 7525 W. Lake St., around 1 p.m.
Wednesday, November 20
2 Charged With Selling Tobacco to Minors
Forest Park police charged Brian McGuire, 51, of Riverside, with selling tobacco products to minors at Casa de Puros, 7410 Madison St. around 5 p.m. Police said a youth agent went into the store and bought a cigar as part of the department's compliance checks. When the minor was successful, police issued the local ordinance citation. McGuire was processed, given a Jan. 8 court date and released.
Police charged Mohammed Hijaz, 34, of Chicago, with selling tobacco products to minors at a business in the 300 block of Harlem Avenue around 6:10 p.m., after a youth agent purchased a cigar. He was given a Jan. 8 court date and released.
Public Urination
Forest Park police charged William Bolor, 41, of Chicago, with public urination after they found him urinating on the side of a bridge in the 700 block of Circle Avenue around 1:20 a.m. Bolor told police, "it was an emergency," and that he "really had to go." He was given a Jan. 8 court date and released.
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