Crime & Safety

Traffic Arrest Leads to Pot Citation

Also in this Winnetka police blotter, someone made $6,000 in fraudulent credit card charges to a resident's accounts.

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Traffic arrest leads to drug citation

Joel Garcia, 21, of Wheeling, was arrested just after midnight March 27 at Sheridan Road and Scott Avenue for driving with a suspended driver’s license. He was also cited for improper lane usage and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. His court date is April 24.

A passenger in the car, Rey Martinez, 22, of Glenview, was cited for possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was given an April 24 court date.

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Identity theft

A resident discovered that between March 6 and 9 someone made several unauthorized charges to two of her store credit card accounts for a total loss of $6,285.

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Traffic arrest

Ismael Garay, 19, of Chicago was arrested for driving without a valid license and cited for failure to signal when required and for operating an uninsured motor vehicle at 8:45 p.m. March 29 in the 400 block of Green Bay Road. His court date is April 24.

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