Crime & Safety
Tuesday Blotter: No Front License Plate Leads to Drug Possession Charge, More
The following arrest information was supplied by the Des Plaines Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
The Des Plaines Police Department provided the following reports.
No Front Registration Plate, Possession of Cannabis
Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for not having a front license plate on the 1600 block of S. Mount Prospect Road at 12:25 p.m. on Sept. 26. Police stated when they approached they vehicle they smelled a strong odor of air freshener coming from the car. While speaking with the driver, Edwin Ramirez, 20, of Chicago, police observed four air fresheners hanging from his rearview mirror, a can of air freshener at his feet, and another can of air freshener on the floor in the back seat.
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All four windows of the car were open, and after the smell of the air freshener dissipated, according to the report, police smelled cannabis. Police recovered a plastic food saver bag from the pocket behind the front seat with a green leafy substance that tested positive for the probable presence of cannabis. Ramirez was issued a citation for no front registration plate, charged with possession of cannabis and given a court date of Oct. 30 at Skokie courthouse.
Retail Theft
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Stanley Baran, 46, of Des Plaines, was charged with retail theft after a store employee observed him put a bottle of Svedka vodka, valued at $17.99, under his jacket and attempt to leave Dominick’s grocery store, 1555 S. Lee St., without purchasing it between 12:20 p.m. and 12:26 p.m. on Sept. 26.
Illegal Dumping
A red leather sofa was dumped in front of a business, and large rocks were dumped on the side of the business, on the 1700 block of E. Busse Highway sometime between midnight on Sept. 19 and 2 p.m. on Sept. 26.
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