Police Blotter: $1,200 in Electronics Stolen from Walmart

Suspended License

Jennifer Hernandez, 23, of Chicago, was charged with driving with a suspended license, improper display of registration and driving without proof of insurance  after being stopped at 7:20 a.m. near Cedar Road and Towncrest Drive, police said. She was given traffic citations.

Credit Card Fraud

A man in the 1000 block of Sweetwater reported that his credit card was used to make unauthorized purchases online.

Cell Phone Stolen

A woman reported her cell phone was stolen from her purse while she was at Kerasotes Theaters.

Suspended License

Lola Friere, 55, of Joliet, was charged with improper display of registration, driving without proof of insurance and driving on a suspended license after being stopped at 12:23 a.m. near U.S. 30 and Prairie Road, police said. She was given traffic citations.

Retail Theft

About $1,200 worth of electronics merchandise was reported stolen from Walmart.

DUIs

Justin Martinez, 21, of Joliet, was charged with driving under the influence, driving without proof of insurance and driving without brake lights after being stopped for having no brake lights at 12:31 a.m. near U.S. 30 and Gougar Road, police said. He was given traffic citations.

Robert Cupp, 46, of 2480 Cattleman Dr. in New Lenox, was charged with driving under the influence and failure to signal after he was stopped for failing to signal about 2 a.m. near Cedar Road and Fourth Street, police said. He was issued traffic citations.

Check Fraud

A resident in the 100 block of U.S. 30 reported that a check for less than $1 was drafted on his account without his permission.

iPod Stolen

A student at Providence Catholic High School reported that his iPod was stolen from his locker.

Suspended Licenses

Juan Colunga-Rodriguez, 27, of Joliet, was charged with driving without a valid license, driving on a suspended license and driving without proof of insurance after being stopped at 8:55 a.m. near U.S. 6 and Gougar Road, police said.

Police said they randomly ran a check on Colunga-Rodriguez's plates and discovered his license had been suspended. They also discovered he had no valid license nor proof of insurance. He was issued traffic citations.

Angelica Udave, 32, of Joliet, was charged with driving on a suspended license and driving without a valid license after being stopped at 3:45 p.m. near Gougar Road and U.S. 6, police said.

Police said they ran a random check of Udave's plates and discovered her license had been suspended and that she had no proof of insurance. She was issued traffic citations.

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