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DUI Arrest, Teen With Weed: Police Blotter

Woodridge police reports, April 28

SUNDAY, APRIL 28

Stolen Skateboard

Someone took a skateboard at about 2:35 p.m. from Seven Bridges Park on the 6500 block of Greene Road, police said. Further information on this incident was not immediately available.

DUI, Illegal Transport

Oscar Melgarejo, 22, of the 14000 block of Largo Court, Plainfield, was charged with the following:

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  • Driving under the influence of alcohol
  • Aggravated driving while license suspended
  • Illegal transportation of alcohol
  • Operating an uninsured motor vehicle
  • Failure to signal 
  • Improper turn

Melgarejo was arrested at about 3:35 a.m. following a traffic stop in the 7800 block of Route 53, according to a police report.

Teen With Weed

A 16-year-old male was charged at about 12:19 a.m. with possession of cannabis following the investigation of a suspicious person on the 3400 block of Hobson Road, police said.

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