POLICE BLOTTER

The following items were taken from police reports and news releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.

Chicago Ridge

DUI ARREST: Jesus Melquiades, 31, of Oak Lawn, was arrested and accused of drunken driving, illegal transportation of alcohol and no insurance Nov. 25 in the 10600 block of South Ridgeland Avenue, police said.

DOMESTIC BATTERY: Mosa Abu Ghosh, 30, of Chicago Ridge, was arrested and accused of domestic battery after a Nov. 25 incident in the 7100 block of West 99th Street, police said.

NO LICENSE: Ashraf Atwan, 26, of Chicago Ridge, was arrested and accused of driving without a valid license and illegal transportation of alcohol Nov. 26 in the 6700 block of West 103rd Street, police said.

NO LICENSE: Courtney Banks, 36, of Chicago, was arrested and accused of driving without a valid license and suspended registration Nov. 27 in

the 100 block of West 95th Street, police said.

AGGRAVATED SPEEDING: Ahmad Dartaher, 18, of Orland Park, was arrested and accused of aggravated speeding after police said they clocked him driving 74 mph in a 40-mph zone in the 7200 block of West 109th Street in Worth Nov. 28, police said.

New Lenox

REVOKED LICENSE: Adrienne Real, 36, of Joliet, was arrested and accused of driving on a revoked license at U.S. 30 and Nelson Road Nov. 25, police said.

REVOKED LICENSE: Rodrigo Lopez-Hernandez, 36, of Joliet, was arrested and accused of driving on a revoked license Nov. 27 at U.S. 30 and Prairie Road, police said.

DOMESTIC BATTERY: Humberto Ortiz, 43, of Joliet, was arrested and accused of domestic battery after a Nov. 29 incident in the 1100 block of North Cedar Road, police said.

Orland Park

DUI ARREST: Patricia McMillan, 44, of the 8900 block of Terrace Drive, Orland Hills, was arrested and accused of drunken driving, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and no insurance after driving onto a median Nov. 20 in the 15800 block of Harlem Avenue, police said.

DUI ARREST: Celeste Lara, 23, of the 15000 block of Oak Street, Dolton, was arrested and accused of drunken driving and no insurance Nov. 20 in the 16000 block of LaGrange Road, police said.

AGGRAVATED SPEEDING: Omar Hamdan, 20, of the 10800 block of Scarlet Drive, Orland Park, was arrested and accused of speeding 26-34 mph above the speed limit Nov. 21 after being clocked driving 68 mph in a 25-mph-zone at 151st Street and Regent Drive, police said.

NO LICENSE: Hilario Escobilla-Cruz, 19, of the 9800 block of El Cameno Lane, Orland Park, was arrested and accused of driving without a valid license, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and no insurance Nov. 23 in the 9600 block of 151st Street, police said.

AGGRAVATED SPEEDING: Damarion Coleman, 18, was arrested and accused of aggravated speeding after being clocked driving 83 mph in a 40-mph zone, improper lane usage, failure to wear a seat belt, no insurance and failure to carry a driver’s license on person Nov. 23 in the 8500 block of 151st Street, police said.

DUI ARREST: Edgar Castillo-Flores, 37, of the 9800 block of 144th Street, Orland Park, was arrested and accused of drunken driving, leaving the scene of an accident, improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident Nov. 23 in front of his home, police said.

Oak Forest

DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Keith Johnson, 63, of the 4800 block of West 157th Street, Oak Forest, was arrested and accused of disorderly conduct after an Oct. 23 incident in the 4800 block of West 157th Street, police said.

CRIMINAL DAMAGE: Arthur Roberts, 55 of the 9100 block of South Lowe, Chicago, was arrested and accused of criminal damage to property, failure to yield to a pedestrian and resisting a peace officer after police said he intentionally damaged a car Dec. 4 in the 5000 block of West 159th Street, police said.

DUI ARREST: Jonathan Bradford, 43, of the 5900 block of Lake Bluff Drive, Tinley Park, was arrested and accused of drunken driving, leaving the scene of an accident, no insurance, failure to yield and speeding Nov. 10 in the 15900 block of Central Avenue, police said.

AGGRAVATED BATTERY: Kentrae White, 27, of the 17000 block of Belle Street, Oak Forest, was arrested and accused of aggravated battery, aggravated assault and resisting a peace officer Nov. 23 after hitting a police officer in the arm and refusing to be handcuffed in the lobby of the Oak Forest Police Department, 15440 Central Ave., police said.

Palos Heights

DUI ARREST: Kyle Tietz, 32, of the 6800 block of 127th Street, Palos Heights, was arrested and accused of drunken driving after a property damage crash in the 6800 block of 127th Street Dec. 3, police said.

Palos Hills

CAR BURGLARIES: Police said someone ransacked three cars parked in the 10000 block of 83rd Avenue Nov. 25 and stole cash and credit cards.

Tinley Park

CRIMINAL DAMAGE: A woman told police someone threw a rock at her car while she was driving in the 16800 block of 80th Avenue on Oct. 30. The rock damaged the woman’s rear passenger window.

STOLEN CAR: A woman told police someone stole her 2015 Kia Optima from an Oak Forest parking lot Oct. 30. Police said the stolen car was later used as a “chase vehicle” in the area of 183rd Street and 66th Court shortly before 6 a.m. the same day, police said.

GUN STOLEN: A man told police someone stole a handgun from a gun box in the trunk of his car as well as a pair of shoes Oct. 30.

FELONY THEFT: Nicholas Roberto, 32, address unknown, was arrested and accused of felony retail theft after stealing nearly $350 worth of merchandise from Target, 7300 191st St., on Nov. 3, police said.

CRIMINAL TRESPASS: Teakala Irving, 42, address unknown, was arrested and accused of criminal trespass to property and resisting a peace officer after she refused to leave the Hilton Garden Inn, 18335 LaGrange Road, on Nov. 2, police said. Staff at the hotel said Irving had been staying there for a week but they had canceled the remainder of her reservation because she had been displaying disruptive behavior throughout her stay.

CAR BURGLARY: A woman told police someone stole her school-issued iPad from the front seat of her unlocked car Nov. 2 in the parking lot of Millennium School, 17380 84th Ave., police said.

Homewood

RETAIL THEFT: John White, 67, 21400 block of Southwick Drive, Matteson, was twice arrested on retailtheft accusations Nov. 25 after stealing merchandise selling for $425.50 from the Wal-Mart Supercenter, 17550 Halsted St., in the morning and merchandise selling for $299.10 from Jewel-Osco, 17705 Halsted St., in the afternoon, police said.

FRAUD: Carlos Luis Tejeda-Polanco, 21, undisclosed address, was arrested and accused of possessing fraudulent identification Nov. 29 at Best Buy, 17800 Halsted St., after attempting to open a line of credit using bogus identification, police said.

Oak Lawn

REVOKED LICENSE: Michael N. Lopez, 26, undisclosed block of Mayfield Avenue, Oak Lawn, was arrested and accused of driving on a revoked license and violating seat belt law Nov. 19 at 103rd Street and Major Avenue, police said.

DUI: Erick D. Marr, 26, Chicago, was arrested and accused of drunken driving with a blood-alcohol concentration above the legal limit, no insurance and disregarding a traffic signal during a Nov. 19 rollover crash investigation at Southwest Highway and Central Avenue involving two-vehicles, police said.

ILLEGAL EQUIPMENT: Bagash A. Saleh, 24, undisclosed block of Falcon Ridge Drive, Bridgeview, was arrested and accused of illegally using emergency lights and illegally using an emergency siren Nov. 19 at 95th Street and Oak Park Avenue, police said.