Saturday, November 10, 2012
Officers found more than 60 juveniles at the party. A 50-year-old woman faces a fine in connection to the bash. Here's what else happened.
A 50-year-old woman faces a fine of up to $500, four juveniles were cited with underage drinking and scores of teens got in trouble after officers broke up a Nov. 2 party in St. Charles. Lisa J. Lorenzini, 50, of the 200 block of Persimmon Drive, was cited with social hosting, a local ordinance punishable by a fine of at least $250 and as much as $500, St. Charles police said. Four St. Charles teens, ages 15, 16, 17 and 17, were charged with possession/consumption of alcohol by a minor, police said. According to St. Charles police, officers were called to Persimmon and Hunt Club drives on a report of an underage drinking party. The department’s press release describes officers arriving at about 9:15 p.m. to a scene that was chaotic. The …
Thursday, July 26, 2012
A judge rules in June to quash evidence due to an unlawful search of the Robert M. Caruso household. But a motion is filed to reconsider, and the next hearing is Aug. 20.
Back in June, a Kane County judge quashed the arrest of a Geneva man charged with allowing an underage drinking party at his home during Homecoming weekend in October 2011. Now the Kane County State's Attorney's Office has filed a motion to reconsider that ruling, and the next hearing is scheduled for Aug. 20, according to the Kane County 16th Circuit Court website. Michelle Caruso, the wife of defendant Robert Caruso, said Judge M. Katherine Moran on June 7 upheld a motion to quash evidence, based on an illegal search. That ruling had not been reported on Geneva Patch until now. “It is hereby ordered defendant Robert M. Caruso’s motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence be and hereby is granted,” Caruso read from court documents. …
Friday, July 20, 2012
Andrew Pederson is out on $1,650 bond. The next court date for his case is Wednesday.
The Batavia teen accused of throwing two underage drinking parties in two days is out of jail. A total of $1,650 was posted for Andrew Pederson, 19, to leave the Kane County Jail on Wednesday night. The amount was the required 10 percent of the $16,500 bail set by Judge Allen Anderson on Monday. Pederson is charged with one felony count of criminal damage to government-supported property—a Batavia Police squad car—and several misdemeanor charges tied to two underage drinking parties. Pederson's case will be in court next on July 25 for a status hearing, according to court records. At 12:25 a.m. on July 14, Batavia Police responded to Pederson's residence on the 800 block of Pottawatomie Trail. They wrote drinking tickets for 20 underage …
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
19-year-old Andrew Pederson remains in the Kane County Jail following two incidents at the east-side home where he lives.
A Kane County judge on Monday set bail for a 19-year-old Batavia man following two police-reported underage drinking parties at his house. Andrew P. Pederson is being held on $16,500 bail, according to county court records. To apply for bond and be released, Hayes or someone else needs to pay 10 percent of the bail, or $1,650. A separate $46 bond fee must also be paid. Batavia Police on Saturday and Sunday reported to Pederson's residence on the 800 block of Pottawatomie Trail for underage drinking parties. Pederson faces five separate charges from the Sunday incident, including a felony charge for criminal damage to government-supported property. Pederson damaged a police vehicle door and a window while he was handcuffed inside the …
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The 19-year-old host of the party on Saturday threw another party on Sunday. Here are the charges he faces.
The Batavia teen behind Saturday’s underage drinking party was sent to jail after he held another drinking party late Sunday night, according to police and court records. Andrew Pederson, 19, was sent to the Kane County Jail early Monday morning. He faces several charges stemming from Sunday’s party, including criminal damage to a police vehicle and residential delivery of alcohol to a minor. Officers once again responded to Pederson’s address on the 800 block of Pottawatomie Trail in Batavia. They were dispatched at 11:26 pm. on Sunday, according to a police report. Police located 12 people in the home at the time of the party. Nine of the guests had a zero percent blood alcohol concentration (BAC). The other three teens, all age 18, were…
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Monday, July 16, 2012
A party on Batavia's east side got out of hand over the weekend. Here's what happened.
Update: The teen who held the Saturday party held another party on Sunday, police said. He received multiple charges from the State's Attorney's Office after the second party. For more details, click here. An 19-year-old Batavia man is headed to court after police broke up an underage drinking party on the city's east side on Saturday. Andrew P. Pederson, 19, of the 800 block of Pottawatomie Trail, received a notice to appear in court for a city ordinance violation of an unlawful residential gathering at his address, according to a police report. Officers responded to the home at 12:25 a.m. Saturday. The officers noted several people leaving the home from doors and window wells. They were able to detain a few, the report said. A total of …
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Friday, July 13, 2012
The charges of hosting an underage drinking party in Geneva during Homecoming weekend 2011 continue to be heard in 16th Judicial Court.
Kane County 16th Judicial Circuit Court documents indicate that the 2011 charges of hosting an underage drinking party in Geneva still are dragging through the court system, with a July 19 court date next on the agenda. Robert Caruso, 49, is accused of letting four teens drink at the family's home in the 500 block of South Eighth Street during the early morning hours of Oct. 9, 2011. Police were called to the residence on a loud music complaint around 12:55 a.m. Three of the four teens, described in court records as "invitees" of a member of Caruso's family, played for the Geneva High School football team. The family member also was on the team at the time. The incident occurred the same weekend as Geneva's Homecoming. Back in March, …
Friday, March 30, 2012
Robert Caruso claims police violated his rights after responding to loud music complaint.
The Geneva father charged with allowing an October underage drinking party at his home wants the case thrown out because police had no probable cause to enter the residence, according to court records. Robert Caruso, 49, is accused of letting four teens drink at the family's home in the 500 block of South Eight Street during the early morning hours of Oct. 9, 2011. Police were called to the residence on a loud music complaint around 12:55 a.m. Three of the four teens, described in court records as "invitees" of a member of Caruso's family, played for the Geneva High School football team. The family member also was on the team at the time. The incident occured the same weekend as Geneva's homecoming. According to Caruso's recently filed …
Avett Green
8:30 am on Sunday, July 29, 2012
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