Brookfield resident Novisa S. Petrusich, 48, was charged with a felony count of illegal possession of prescription forms, after allegedly trying to purchase Hydrocodone with a phony prescription at 12:58 p.m. on Oct. 11.

According to the police report, the pharmacist at CVS Pharmacy, 8911 Ogden Ave., Brookfield, called police after becoming suspicious and calling the Rush Medical Center doctor who purportedly filled out the prescription for the controlled substance. The doctor denied ever treating or filling a prescription for Petrusich.

Police arrested Petrusich at the drive-thru window of the pharmacy after he accepted what he thought was the medication from the pharmacist. During a subsequent interview, police reported that Petrusich is an employee of Rush Medical Center, and that one of his jobs was to photocopy prescription forms to be placed in patient files.

Petrusich allegedly said he was picking up the prescription for his mother and that he took some of the medication due to recent neck surgery.

Burglary

North Riverside police are investigating the burglary of a Cermak Road business that occurred in the early morning hours of Oct. 15. According to the report, sometime between 12:30 and 9 a.m., an unknown person or persons forced open the rear door of Dr. Pizza, 8427 Cermak Road, and removed $20-30 in miscellaneous coins from the business. The burglar also apparently attempted to steal a TV, which was found on the floor of the business, and stereo speakers, which were found in a nearby alley. Damage to the business was estimated at $200-$400.

? A resident of the 3900 block of Vernon Avenue, Brookfield, reported that sometime between Oct. 8-10, someone broke into a locked shed and removed two green 10-speed Schwinn mountain bikes valued at $200 each.

Theft

Two 15-year-old Brookfield girls were charged with retail theft after the manager of the CVS, 8911 Ogden Ave., reportedly found several items hidden in the hood of one of the girls’ sweatshirts as they were preparing to leave the store. According to the report, an employee of the store watched the girls for 45 minutes, and found several open, empty packages in the areas the girls were shopping. While paying for a pack of gum at the checkout, the store’s manager allegedly found several Bic lighters, nail polish and lip gloss that matched the empty packaging found in the store on one of the girls. Both were charged with theft and released to the custody of their parents.

? A resident of the 3100 block of Elm Avenue, Brookfield, reported on Oct. 10 that someone had stolen a set of Tommy Armour golf clubs (valued at $600), a TV/DVD player and three box fans from the basement of his two-flat over the weekend of Oct. 8-9.

? A resident of the 3900 block of Maple Avenue reported that sometime during the overnight hours of Oct. 11-12, someone removed the right front parking light/directional signal housing from a 1990 Buick parked next to the garage. The loss was estimated at $250.

DUI

Riverside police charged Chicago resident Kamila Andrlova, 21, with driving under the influence after an officer reported her car swerving from lane to lane while traveling southbound in the 3200 block of Harlem Avenue at 3:02 a.m. on Oct. 12. According to the report Andrlova appeared intoxicated and refused to take field sobriety tests, though a portable breath test showed a blood-alcohol content of .112. At the station the Breathalyzer showed a BAC for .084. She was also cited for having no valid license and improper lane usage.

? Brookfield police charged Chicago resident Victor E. Ramirez Jr., 20, with DUI and several other offenses after he allegedly drove his 1992 Chevy van into a parked 2000 Hyundai Sonata in the 3100 block of Sunnyside Avenue and fled the scene just before 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 15.

Police responding to the call reported seeing Ramirez’s van heading westbound on 31st Street in the eastbound lanes of traffic for one block before pulling over. Ramirez allegedly told police he had left 79th Street and Harlem Avenue and was trying to find the suburb of Addison. Police also reported finding two half-full beer cans in the car. After failing field sobriety tests, a breath test at the station showed a BAC of .147, nearly twice the legal limit.

? Berwyn resident Robert A. Domin, 24, was charged with driving under the influence by Brookfield police after an officer reportedly observed his white 1996 Ford pick-up truck accelerate while squealing its tires and fishtailing across the double yellow line in the 9500 block of Ogden Avenue at 3:10 a.m. on Oct. 16.

During the ensuing stop, Domin allegedly admitting drinking at an Ogden Avenue tavern, but refused to submit to any sobriety tests. He was also cited for failure to wear a seatbelt, two counts of improper lane usage and illegal squealing tires on a roadway.

Drug arrest

Berwyn resident Valerie A. Cronk, 31, was charged with possession of a controlled substance after police allegedly found a baggy containing less than 15 grams of cocaine in her vehicle during a traffic stop near Longcommon and Addison roads just after 6 p.m. on Oct. 14. Cronk was initially stopped for not wearing a seatbelt. A check of police records found her driver’s license was suspended, and she was arrested. Police searched the vehicle prior to having it towed.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments from Oct. 10 through Oct. 16 and represents a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. The cases have not yet been adjudicated.

?”compiled by Bob Uphues