Monday, August 20, 2012
Batavia police reports, Aug. 2-3 and Aug. 7
TUESDAY, AUG. 7 Two 19-year-old Batavians are headed to court after an incident on the city's west side. Austin S. Lewis, of the 1200 block of Bradford Circle, and Noel M. Gaspari, of the 500 block of Cypress Avenue, were each issued notices to appear in court for unlawful possession of an alcoholic liquor, according to a police report. The incident occurred at 12:31 a.m. on the 0-99 block of Western Avenue. According to police, Lewis and Gaspari were passengers in a vehicle that was pulled over for speeding. The driver received a warning. The officer said he noticed an odor of alcohol and had the driver and the passengers take a portable breathalyzer test. The driver had not been drinking, the report said. Gaspari and Lewis were released …
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Batavia Police Department
100 N Island Ave, Batavia, IL
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Saturday, August 4, 2012
Police Reports: Two incidents of liquor act violations are reported in the blotter. One involves retail theft as well.
Two liquor act violations reported in Geneva involve a Batavia youth also cited for retail theft and a Geneva youth caught drinking on Randall Road, according to reports. Retail Theft, Illegal Consumption—Geneva police arrested Andrew Swidenbank, 18, of Batavia on charges of retail theft and illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor around 9:06 p.m. July 19 at Dominick’s, 2000 South Randall Road, Geneva, reports said. Police say Swidenbank took two 750 milliliter bottles of Captain Morgan spiced rum. He has a court date of Aug. 7 at the Kane County Branch Court, 530 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Liquor Act Violation—Geneva police cited Ryan Barnard, 19, of Geneva for consumption of alcohol by a minor around 2 p.m. July 6 in the 1800 block…
41.866702
-88.34158
2000 S Randall Rd, Geneva, IL
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41.868569
-88.341668
1800 S Randall Rd, Geneva, IL
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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 …
41.851322
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Batavia Police Department
100 N Island Ave, Batavia, IL
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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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Batavia Police Department
100 N Island Ave, Batavia, IL
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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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Batavia Police Department
100 N Island Ave, Batavia, IL
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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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Batavia Police Department
100 N Island Ave, Batavia, IL
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Monday, July 2, 2012
Geneva Police Reports: Nicole Wiesner, the 20-year-old Genevan who twice was involved in single-car crashes in recent weeks now faces additional charges of alcohol consumption by a minor.
Nicole K. Wiesner, 20, the young woman involved in two recent single-car crashes, was arrested at around 3:29 a.m. June 22 along with a 19-year-old friend on charges of alcohol consumption by minor. According to the complaint with the 16th District Circuit Court, Wiesner and Brittany Maberry of Batavia “knowingly consumed an alcoholic liquor” at a residence in the 800 block of Britta Lane, Geneva. Wiesner’s address also is in the 800 block of Britta Lane. Both have a court date of Aug. 7 at the Kane County Branch Court, 530 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. On May 4, Wiesner's Chevrolet Cavalier crashed headlong into trees along the driveway of a home at 224 N. Bennett St. The Cavalier was traveling west down the hill at a high rate of speed …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Police reports: A DUI and a liquor act violation were among the items in the Geneva police blotter.
Two alcohol-related incidents were among the Geneva police reports collected last week. DUI—Geneva police arrested Gerald Foster, 66, of Geneva on charges of driving under the influence, driving with a suspended or revoked license and transportation of open liquor after a traffic stop around 10:16 a.m. April 26 in the 300 block of Cambridge Drive, reports said. Foster has a court date of May 16 at the Kane County Judicial Center, 37W777 Route 38, St. Charles. Liquor Act Violation—Two youths were cited for possession of alcohol by a minor around 3:53 a.m. April 29 in the 1100 block of Greenfield Circle, Geneva police reports said. Christine Czajka, 19, of Batavia and Shaquille Smith, 19, of Batavia each were fined $250 if paid before due …
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1100 Greenfield Cir, Geneva, IL
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41.884529
-88.338523
300 S Cambridge Dr, Geneva, IL
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Jessy Dane
11:22 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012
That is NOT what happened, it is unfair to report things that are untrue like this!! more ›