Friday Blotter: Teen Shot in Neck With BB Pellet

DUI after erratic driving

Police stopped a 2011 Jeep Compass in the 9300 block of Kolmar Avenue on July 30 after it was observed speeding westbound.

According to the police report, the vehicle was traveling 49 mph in a 30 mph zone in the 4300 block of Church Street. When police pulled into traffic to stop the vehicle, it haphazardly turned right onto Kolmar Avenue without signaling and swerved across the roadway.

Tiffany Josetta Robertson, 31, of Skokie, was eventually stopped and police smelled the odor of alcohol on her. Robertson told police she drank two or three vodka and cranberry juice drinks while at her mother’s house in Evanston.

Robertson agreed to a field sobriety test and later was charged with speeding, failure to signal while turning, improper turn and driving under the influence. Her court date is Sept. 12.

Bicycle theft

Police were dispatched to the 9500 block of Lavergne Avenue regarding a theft report July 31. According to the police report, a 18-speed bicycle valued at $200 was stolen from a backyard.

'C**k blocking' dispute sparks fight

Police were dispatched to the 8000 block of Lowell Avenue to investigate a disturbance July 31. According to the police, two men were reported to be fighting in the street.

Aaron J. Vialdores, 18, of Skokie, told police he and his friend, another 18-year-old whose name was blacked out in the report, were in Evanston earlier in the evening and he was trying to pick up some girls. He said the friend was “c**k blocking” him while he tried to get a girl’s phone number.

After they returned to Skokie, Vialdores said he and the friend began arguing. They walked around the corner to Lowell Avenue and began fighting.

Police observed that both men had scrapes on their arms. They refused medical attention, but were issued citations for disorderly conduct. Their court dates are Sept. 9.

Girls apprehended in clothing theft

A retail store theft was reported in the 4900 block of Old Orchard Center on July 31, according to police. Two female juveniles were arrested at Nordstrom after they were observed entering a fitting room together with numerous clothes and exiting 30 minutes later without the items in their hands.

As the pair left the store at Old Orchard Mall, security personnel detained them. Items valued $815.70 were found in the two large purses that the girls were carrying, according to the police report.

Both juveniles told police they took the items because they liked to wear nice clothing. The girls were released to their fathers and advised a juvenile detective will contact them.

Friend shot with pellet gun

Police were dispatched to Skokie Hospital in the 9600 block of Gross Point Road to talk with a 17-year-old juvenile who was shot in the neck with a BB pellet July 28.

According to the police report, doctors said the boy was in stable but critical condition. The pellet had gone through his trachea and esophagus.

Another teenager told police he started goofing around with a BB gun by shooting empty cans on the back porch. In the afternoon, a friend and his girlfriend arrived at the residence in the 3800 block of Golf Road.

While inside the house, the BB gun owner picked it up. Thinking that the gun was unloaded, the teen pointed it at his friend and pulled the trigger. He said he began to panic and noticed his friend was bleeding from the throat. Though the friend's girlfriend called 911, he decided to drive his injured friend to Skokie Hospital.

Police confiscated pellet gun. 

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