Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: Prostitution, Marijuana
Car window smashed, purse stolen at Edward Health and Fitness Center and more in this week's police blotter.
March 7
Theft from Kohl's
Rocio Huerta-Ortiz, 24, from the 500 block of Redwood in Bolingbrook, was arrested around 10:30 p.m. and charged with retail theft after she removed various clothing items from Kohl’s, 1001 75th St., said.
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Prostitution
Malgorzata Zielinski, 46, from the 8800 block of Duke Street in Woodridge, was arrested around 2 p.m. and charged with prostitution following an investigation leading to the arrest of Zielinski in the 8800 block of Duke Street, police said.
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March 5
Possession of marijuana, resisting police officer
Wesley Martinez-Castro, 18, from the 400 block of Rockhurst Road in Bolingbrook, was arrested around 9:30 p.m. and charged with possession of marijuana. A juvenile from Bolingbrook was also arrested around 9:30 p.m. and charged with resisting a police officer following an incident in the 2500 block of Spring Street, police said.
March 3
Possession of marijuana
Salvador Escalante, 21, from the 10 block of Penny Royal Place in Woodridge, was arrested around 12:40 a.m. and charged with possession of marijuana following a traffic stop in the 8100 block of Route 53, police said.
March 2
Car theft
Someone stole a car between 11 p.m. on March 2 and 4 a.m. on March 3 in the 2200 block of Country Club Drive, police said.
Aggravated driving under the influence
Myrna Arellano, 28, from the 8100 block of Route 53, Woodridge, was arrested around 8:45 p.m. and charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop near the intersection of 83rd Street and Piers Drive, police said.
Possession of marijuana
Brandon Flores, 18 from the 7600 block of Walnut Avenue in Woodridge, Christopher Hansen, 18, from the 100 block of McConell in West Chicago and Matthew Hinkle, 20, from the 4600 block of Hirsh Terrace in Melrose Park, were all arrested around 6:30 p.m. and charged with Possession of Cannabis following a traffic stop at Janeswood and Foxtree, police said.
Smash and grab
Someone smashed the passenger side window of a parked car and removed a purse from the Edward Health and Fitness Center around 1:45 p.m., police said.
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