Two Plainfield residents face felony drug charges after Brookfield police arrested them while responding to a suspicious vehicle call on April 25 at 6:30 p.m.

According to the police report, someone called police about subjects who looked to be drinking and smoking marijuana inside a GMC Jimmy parked in the 4000 block of Deyo Avenue.

The driver, identified as Daniel J. Gandolfo, 19, reportedly told police he was waiting for a friend. When the officer asked if the driver and his passengers had been drinking, both Gandolfo and front-seat passenger Jacob A. Perschnick, 18, reportedly produced cans of beer.

Police also found an open backpack inside the car that reportedly contained more beer and a cardboard box containing a large quantity of cannabis, a digital scale, a grinder and $130 in cash.

Both Gandolfo and Perschnick were charged with felony counts of possession of cannabis (over 30 grams) and possession of cannabis with intent to deliver.

Burglary to vehicle

Three vehicles were reported burglarized in Riverside’s First Division on Sunday. The burglaries look to have occurred in the early morning hours on April 27, between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.

Someone entered an unlocked car in the 200 block of Bloomingbank Road and removed a purse and other items. In the 200 block of Scottswood Road, someone entered an unlocked garage and stole a global positioning system (GPS) valued at $865 from an unlocked vehicle. In the 300 block of Scottswood Road, someone stole a wallet from an unlocked vehicle which also had the keys in the ignition.

A neighbor’s car door was also reported ajar, though no information about that case was available.

Brookfield police reported that sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 1:13 p.m. on April 27, someone shattered the driver’s side window of a car parked in the parking lot of the First Congregational Church, 9146 Lincoln Ave., and removed a GPS system valued at $250.

Aggravated assault

North Riverside police charged Tinley Park resident Edward E. Brooks, 21, with aggravated assault, after he allegedly attempted to start a fight with three North Riverside officers outside Bonkers, 8405 Cermak Road, around 9:15 p.m. on April 24.

Police had been called to the bar to oust Brooks, whom the bar said was trying to pick a fight with another patron. Outside, Brooks reportedly insisted on driving home despite officers telling him to get a ride home with friends.

After about 35 minutes, Brooks reportedly said, “It’s going to get ugly,” before taking off his shirt, throwing it on the ground and assuming a fighting stance. An officer sprayed Brookfield with pepper spray, after which Brooks was taken into custody and charged.

DUI

Roberta L. Whigam, 43, was charged with driving under the influence after an officer responded to a 911 call of a white minivan swerving into oncoming traffic while eastbound on 31st Street from Maple Avenue at 2 p.m. on April 21.

Police reported seeing the van parked 18 inches from the curb and impeding traffic in front of a house in the 3100 block of Vernon Avenue. Whigam, of Brookfield, was reportedly behind the wheel and the keys were in the ignition. Two small children were in the back seat, according to the report.

In addition to DUI, she was charged with two counts of endangering the life of child and cited for improper parking on a roadway and improper child restraint.

North Riverside police charged Chicago Ridge resident Marc V. Matson, 35, with DUI after he allegedly drove his Oldsmobile Cutlass southbound in the northbound lanes of Golfview Avenue from First Avenue to 31st Street just before 1 a.m. on April 25.

A breath test reportedly revealed Matson’s blood-alcohol level to be .178, which is more than twice the legal limit of .08.

Prison time for NR robbery

Two men who pleaded guilty to the armed robbery of a North Riverside video game store in 2006 have been sentenced and face long stretches in the Illinois Department of Corrections system.

Karl E. Simmons, 36, was sentenced to 25 years for his role in the Feb. 18, 2006 armed robbery of Game Stop, 7325 25th St. He was also sentenced to two 23 year terms for two other robberies in the south suburbs.

Corey A. Shaw, meanwhile, received an eight-year sentence after pleading guilty to the North Riverside armed robbery and a six-year sentence for one in Olympia Fields in March of 2006.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments from April 21 through April 27 and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. The cases have not been adjudicated.

-compiled by Bob Uphues