Crime & Safety
Warrant Services: Homeless Man, High School Student Picked Up By Police
The following warrant-services roundup was supplied by the Batavia Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following is a roundup of warrant services — people who were "wanted" on previous charges and later arrested by police — for the two weeks prior to Jan. 13, 2014.
Taken Into Custody at High School
A juvenile was taken into custody at Batavia High School, 1201 Main St., according to a report at 10:35 a.m. Jan. 8. The juvenile was processed at the Batavia Police Department and transported to the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center.
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Utah Man Charged With Property Damage
Batavia police arrested Alexander M. Roveda, 22, of St. George, UT, on a Batavia Police Department warrant for criminal damage to property under $300 and criminal trespass to a building, according to a report at 4:26 p.m. Jan. 8. He posted $500 and has a court date Feb. 18.
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St. Charles Man Charged for Property Damage
Batavia police arrested James Laskowski, 45, of St. Charles on a Batavia Police Department warrant for criminal damage to property greater than $300, according to a report at 8:54 p.m. Dec. 31. Laskowski posted $500 bond and has a court date of Feb. 11.
'Disruptive' Subject Wanted for Assault
Batavia police arrested Jacob Pierce, 27, of Sugar Grove after responding to a report of a disruptive subject in the 70 block of Ridgelawn, according to a report at 5:37 a.m. Dec. 28. Pierce was wanted on a warrant for failure to appear for an assault charge in Kendall County. He was unable to post bond and was transported to the Kendall County Jail.
Homeless Man Faces Retail Theft Charges
A homeless man was arrested at 1 East Wilson Street after he was observed on Donavan Bridge and later found to be wanted out of Aurora for failure to appear in court on charges of retail theft, according to a report at 10:23 a.m. Dec. 27. Michael Stewart, 22, was unable to post bond and was transported to the Aurora Police Department.
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