August 29, 2013

MACHESNEY PARK/ROSCOE – The Harlem-Roscoe Fire Dept. responded to the following calls between Aug. 16-22. They also responded to 32 medical calls.

Aug. 16

Belvidere Road/Swanson Road – Auto Accident

8300 block Mitchell Road – False Alarm

13700 block White School Road – False Alarm

Aug. 18

Roscoe Road/Metalmark Lane – Auto Accident

Aug. 19

Main St./Hodges Run – Auto Accident

10100 block N. Second – Auto Accident

Aug. 20

900 block Goosedown Dr. – CO Investigation

5000 block Prairie Rose – Lock Out

Aug. 21

9700 block N. Second St. – Unfounded

6000 block Highland Meadows Dr. – CO Alarm

Aug. 22

7100 block Elevator Road – Wires Down

11200 block N. Second St. – Power Surge

5700 block Broad St. – Wires Down

August 29, 2013

Loves Park Police Beat

LOVES PARK – The following arrests are on file at the Loves Park Police Dept. Readers are reminded that subjects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Aug. 13

N. Second St./River Lane – Travis Walton, 47, of Rockford, charged with Driving With a Suspended/Revoked Driver's License and Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle

N. Second St./Riverside Blvd. – Brandon J. Eash, 28, of Machesney Park, charged with Driving With a Suspended/Revoked Driver's License and Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle

5600 Hollis Ave. – Anthony C. White, 24, of Loves Park, charged with Registration Violation, Driving With a Suspended/Revoked Driver's License and Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle

Aug. 14

Jensen Dr./E. Riverside Blvd. – Sinisa Bratic, 21, of Machesney Park, charged with Improper Lane Usage, Driving With a Suspended/Revoked Driver's License, Operating a Vehicle With a Suspended Registration (No Insurance) and Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle

N. Perryville Road/Rock Valley Pkwy. – David O. Guffey, 20, of Rockford, charge with Delivery of Cannabis – Less Than 30 Grams, No Registration, and Improper Lane Usage

Aug. 15

N. Second St./E. Riverside Blvd. – Megan N. Farve, 23, of Loves Park, charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Equipment

Aug. 16

Colby Lane/Forest Hills Road – Anastasia S. Coaty-Edgeston, 22, of Rockford, charged with Driving With a Suspended/Revoked Driver's License and Improper Turning

Perryville Road/West Lane Road – Nicholas R. Helm, 25, of Loves Park, charged with DUI and Signal Violation

N. Second St./E. Riverside Blvd. – Jason D. Nighswonger, 30, of Rockford, charged with Driving With a Suspended/Revoked Driver's License and Operating a Vehicle With a Suspended Registration (No Insurance)

Forest Hills Road/Northridge Dr. – Kellie J. Henson, 38, of Winnebago, charged with Driving With a Suspended/Revoked Driver's License and Improper Lane Usage

Aug. 18

Forest Hills Road/West Lane  Road – Guillermo Pacheco-Gomar, 25, of Loves Park, charged with Driving With a Suspended/Revoked Driver's License

700 E. Riverside Blvd. – Rutilo Rios-Ibarra, 35, of Rockford, charged with Registration Violation, No Driver's License, and Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle

Aug. 19

420 Belteberg Road – Brian D. Lawson, 18, of Rockford, , and Paula A. Lawson, 45, of Rockford, both charged with Aggravated Battery and Disorderly Conduct – Mob Action

August 29, 2013

Loves Park Fire Calls

LOVES PARK - The Loves Park Fire Dept. responded to the following calls from Aug. 13-16.

Aug. 13

4:26 a.m. – 630 Sheridan Road, Rubbish Fire.

7:02 p.m. – 3904 Grey Fox Run, False Alarm

Aug. 15

8:24 a.m. – 5088 Granite St., Odor Investigation

Aug. 16

3:32 a.m. – 9500 Forest Hills Road, Dumpster Fire

August 29, 2013

MACHESNEY/ PARK – The following arrests are on file at the Machesney Park Police Dept. Readers are reminded that subjects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Aug. 13

12406 Ventura Blvd. – Anthony M. Goff, 22, of Machesney Park, charged with Traffic Accident with Property Destruction, Hit and Run, DUI, Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle, Illegal Transport of Alcohol, Improper Lane Usage, Other Moving Violations, Improper Use of Registration, Traveling Too Fast For Conditions, and License Plate Violation

110 S. Alpine Road – Dylan McCoy Bryant, 21, of Machesney Park, outstanding warrant

Aug. 14

8112 N. Second St. – Gregory C. Ellison, 66, of Roscoe, charged with Battery

Mitchell Road/West Lane Road – A 17-year-old male, of Loves Park, charged with Signal Violation, Improper Lane Usage, and Driving With a Suspended/Revoked Driver's License

Aug. 15

Everett Road/Wesley Road – Thomas J. Davis, 50, of Machesney Park, charged with Driving With a Suspended/Revoked Driver's License

Aug. 16

8202 Cadet Road – James P. Murphy, 19, of Rockford, charged with Minor Drinking

Aug. 17

6458 Sunnybrook Lane – Steven J. Knauf, 43, of Machesney Park, charged with Soliciting a Prostitute, Aggravated Assault, and Disorderly Conduct. Also charged, Stephanie M. Metcalf, 25, and Crystal A. Hurd, 24, both of Rockford, both charged with Prostitution

8750 N. Second St. – Shakima L. Smith, 20, of Rockford, charged with Retail Theft and arrested on an outstanding City of Rockford warrant

N. Alpine Road/Pine AL – Jeffrey A. Peyton, 48, of Machesney Park, charged with Operating a Vehicle with Suspended Registration (No Insurance)

Aug. 18

9300 N. Alpine Road – Spencer S. Carter, 38, of Rockford, charged with Driving With a Suspended/Revoked Driver's License and Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle

Aug. 19

5740 Reidenbach – Jarred D. Preston, 21, outstanding warrant

431 Pershing Ave. – Allison A. Olcher, 23, and Jamison L. Scott, 29, both of Machesney Park, both charged with Disorderly Conduct.

August 15, 2013

LOVES PARK — The Loves Park Fire Dept. responded to the following calls from July 30-Aug. 3.

July 30

1:13 a.m. – 5405 Harriet Ave., Structure Fire

5:07 a.m. – 540 Clifford Ave., Structure Fire

10:04 p.m. – 4058 Renn Hart Hills Road, Structure Fire

July 31

6:47 a.m. – Harlem and Forest Hills Road, Rubbish Fire

3:56 p.m. – 4702 N. Second St., False Alarm

Aug. 1

10:58 a.m. – Forest Hills at Harlem, Power Lines Down

10:28 p.m. – 7765 Forest Hills Road, Vehicle Accident/Extrication

Aug. 3

10:21 a.m. – 5501 Windsor Road, Smoke Investigation

8:58 p.m. – 5600 Park Ridge Road, Wiring Problem

August 15, 2013

By Bob Balgemann

Reporter

MACHHESNEY PARK — Newly-seated trustees James Kidd and Aaron Wilson have publicly stated their concerns for residents on totally different issues.

For Kidd it’s the violent and illegal behavior that has occurred in District 3, which he represents, since July 18.

For Wilson, it’s profanity being loudly expressed by men working on a sanitary sewer project at Arvidson and Cameo drives, off Roosevelt Road.

He said that’s something homeowners should not have to put up with in their neighborhoods.

Both brought their concerns to the attention of the village board at the Aug. 5 meeting.

In a follow-up interview, Tristee Kidd said Aug 8 that on Aug. 7 Homeland Security removed 3,100 pounds of marijuana from an apartment building off Woodcreek Drive, across from his house.

That translates to a street value of $2.5 million, he said, adding the federal agency had been watching that particular apartment for the past three weeks.

“With Homeland Security involved, that tells me there’s a lot more to it,” he said.

In addition, he said there had been two drive-by shootings in the past 14 days, at the apartment complex at the end of Minns Drive, with a girl being hit by a car, also on Minns.

He said the village is paying about $3 million for law enforcement services. “I would expect police to be more proactive than reactive,” he said.

Minns residents would like speed humps put in to slow speeders, he said.

They did get a response from Village Administrator Tim Savage, who told them speed humps weren’t warranted and if they were installed, they would impede snow plowing, the trustee said. “I’m sure those bricks on Roosevelt (Road) hamper snow plowing as well,” he said.

Kidd said he personally has watched traffic on Minns and that many are driving too fast in that residential neighborhood.

“This has been a concern of at least nine people since the kid was hit by a car,” he said. “I don’t care what the study showed; that was three years ago and this is now. This is a reasonable request and it’s what people feel is necessary. They live there; they should know.”

Mayor Jerry Bolin said Aug. 7 that he was aware of the shooting incident on Minns Drive. There was a party going on, there were people in the street and some shooting in the air, he related. Sheriff’s deputies did interview people, but he said no arrests were made.

Meanwhile, he said Public Safety Coordinator Rocco Wagner has assigned additional patrol in that area. In addition, deputies are going door-to-door, introducing themselves and telling residents to call if there are any problems.

Profanity at job site

Trustee Wilson said profanity was exchanged during a disagreement among employees of Rock River Water Reclamation District and an unidentified contractor.

“Neighbors called me,” he said after the board meeting, adding that he was aware of the situation “because I drive my district extensively.” He added that he believed the animosity “slowed the process” of the job.

While there can be headaches with any project, he said, “Residents were beside themselves” because of the foul language used during the conversation.

Village Trustee Tom Yoe said during the meeting that he agreed with Wilson. “We need to make them aware of the concerns,” he said. “We don’t want a contractor to offend neighbors with language. This is a legitimate concern.”

Dana Carroll, engineering manager for Rock River, said he had been told about the incident, but that the report was second hand.

His understanding was that the argument was between a village engineer and an employee of the contractor. “We weren’t out there,” he added.

Mayor Bolin said there had been discussion among staff about the incident. He said Village Engineer Chris Dopkins personally would be looking into the matter.

Bolin said a small part of the work had to be redone.

During the meeting Wilson said just because a particular company submits the lowest bid doesn’t necessarily mean it would do the best job.

Later, he voted against awarding a $133,638.25 contract to Northern Illinois Service Company for improvements to the Illinois 251 service drive near the Machesney Towne Center.

The bids were extremely close, with the runner-up submitting a quote of $131, 938.

“It’s not necessary to go with the low bid,” he said afterward. “I think we really need to look at how they’ve done in the past.”

Engineer Dopkins said in a memorandum to the board that he found Northern Illinois Service Company to be “the lowest responsive, responsible bidder …” In all, there were four bids, with the remaining two for $166,025.25 and $185,057.51. The engineer’s cost estimate for the project was $133,998.

Work is to begin in mid-August and be completed by Oct. 18.

July 25, 2013

LOVES PARK — The Loves Park Fire Dept. responded to the following calls from July 8-13.

July 8

7:13 p.m. – 9400 Forest Hills Road, Police Assist

9:47 p.m. – 5361 Wagon Wheel Lane, Smoke Investigation

July 9

12:29 p.m. – 8451 Orth Road, False Alarm

2:34 p.m. – 519 Frances Ave., Structure Fire

3:29 p.m. – 408 Garver Ave., Rockford, MABAS-West Sub. F.D., Natural Gas Leak

July 11

12:54 p.m. – 918 Windsor Road, Carbon Monoxide investigation

10:37 p.m. – 1831 Brightview Dr., Gas Odor Investigation

July 12

9:39 a.m. – 202 Lincoln Blvd., Winnebago, MABAS-Winnebago F.D. – Fire

12:25 p.m. – 7223 West Lane, MABAS- RV Fire

10:05 p.m. – 4924 Squaw Valley Dr., False Alarm

11:09 p.m. – 1622 Mars Ave., False Alarm

July 13

6:01 p.m. – 7325 Forest Hills Road, False Alarm

9 p.m. – 4352 Denise Dr., Dumpster Fire