Police Blotter Dec. 23: Man Steals Phone from Female Acquaintance; Sam's Club Shopper Tries to Ram Woman with Cart

The following items are taken from the Evanston Police Department. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Robbery

A man reportedly punched a female acquaintance on the sidewalk and then stole her phone at 12:50 p.m. on Dec. 16 on the 1900 block of Church Street. Police said the 18-year-old victim told them the man approached her and her friend and told her, “You owe me money. Give me my money.” She denied owing him money, so he punched her in the head and took her HTC Evo cell phone. The suspect is reportedly a black man about 6-foot-1, 185 pounds and 27 years old. The victim also told police she saw the man hand his friend a pistol before approaching her. The gun was not used in the robbery.

Assault

A woman said a man tried to hit her with a shopping cart in the Sam's Club parking lot at 6:18 p.m. on Thursday on the 2400 block of Main Street. She told police that a white man about 60 muttered something in her direction and then came at her with the cart when she did not respond. He missed. She hid in the store from him, but he was gone when police arrived.

Burglary

Burglars broke a window to an apartment between 5 p.m. on Tuesday and 2:25 p.m. on Thursday on the 2000 block of Pratt Court and stole a Lambrecht's White Face jewelry, a loose change jar, a Sony digital camera, a Nintendo gaming system with 30 games, three Under Armour short-sleeve shirts, a pair of pants and an L.L. Bean big yellow bag.

Theft

A fence gate was removed in an alley of the 2300 block of Emerson Street between 8 p.m. on Tuesday and 6 a.m. on Wednesday.

Disturbing the Peace

Patrick Wesolowski, 22, of Glencoe was arrested and charged with disturbing the peace at 3 a.m. today on the 2600 block of Ridge Avenue. His court date is set for Feb. 17.

Drug Paraphernalia

Elijah K. Doestsch, 18, of Evanston was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia at 1:35 a.m. today on the 1400 block of Chicago Avenue. His court date is set for Feb. 6.

Marijuana Possession

Steven C. Dykes, 24, of Evanston was arrested and charged with marijuana possession at 3:54 a.m. on Thursday on the 1800 block of Brown Avenue. His court date is set for Jan. 19.

Driving under the Influence

Colleen M. Shoemaker, 52, of Evanston was arrested and charged with driving under the influence at 10:33 p.m. on Wednesday on the 500 block of Custer Avenue. Her court date is set for Jan. 19.

Driving without a License

Jesus I. Sanchez, 35, of Evanston was arrested and charged with driving without a valid license at 9:08 a.m. on Thursday on the 2300 block of Lake Street. His court date is set for Jan. 19.