Wilmington resident Teresa M. Monreal, 24, was charged with battery after she allegedly bit a man helping a bouncer escort her from Johnny B’s, 8436 Brookfield Ave., in Brookfield at about 2:50 a.m. on Dec. 12.

According to the police report, Monreal and two friends were swearing loudly, disturbing patrons in the bar. The trio had also tried to enter a one-person bathroom together and Monreal had knocked over several beer bottles on the bar before the bartender and bouncer asked them to leave.

A 28-year-old Broadview man said he was trying to help out the bouncer by giving Monreal a bear hug to escort her out. Monreal reportedly bit the man on the arm, prompting the bartender to call police. When police arrived, they described the man’s arm as bruised and bleeding. He refused treatment by Brookfield paramedics.

Vegas trip riles pregnant girlfriend

A 23-year-old Riverside woman who is eight months pregnant, reportedly upset that her 26-year-old boyfriend was planning a trip to Las Vegas instead of staying with her, allegedly threw a wooden TV tray at him on Dec. 11, breaking the man’s collar bone.

Riverside police responded to the couple’s residence in the first block of East Burlington Street just after 6 p.m. The boyfriend was gone, and the woman complained of having trouble breathing. She was taken to MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn. Later that night, her boyfriend came into the police station and was also taken to MacNeal to treat the broken bone.

Car deal too good to be true

An 18-year-old North Riverside woman was bilked out of $2,400 after she reportedly wired the money to someone purporting to be an Indiana resident in order to purchase a car she found listed on Craigslist.

The victim told police on Dec. 8 that she had found a 2007 Nissan Altima on Craigslist and used a Moneygram to wire the $2,400 to an eBay Motors account in the name of a man who listed an address in Knox, Ind.

The victim never received the vehicle and was unable to contact the listed seller. The woman called eBay to attempt to get her money back, but was told she had been scammed.

An Internet search found thousands of links warning consumers of the eBay Motors scam.

DUI

North Riverside police charged Lyons resident Jorge Torres, 39, with driving under the influence after an officer stopped him for reportedly driving his black 1999 BMW 57 mph in a 35-mph zone while heading westbound on the 8100 block of Cermak Road just prior to 2:30 a.m., Dec. 7.

The police officer reported that the car weaved in its lane of travel noticeably after turning onto southbound First Avenue. Police stopped Torres on the 3100 block of First Avenue and had him perform field sobriety tests, which he reportedly failed.

A breath test revealed Torres’ blood-alcohol level to be .139, which is more than twice the legal limit of .08, police said.

A Lombard man charged with DUI by police in North Riverside on Dec. 11 reportedly thought he was in Hinsdale when he drove his 2006 Mazda up onto the sidewalk along 26th Street near Veterans Park before turning onto Forest Avenue, where police found him around 3 a.m.

A police officer approached the Mazda, which was stopped in the roadway on Forest Avenue. As the officer approached, the driver, later identified as Andras Saska, 31, stepped on the gas. The car, however, was in neutral and didn’t move. The officer noted the front bumper was damaged and had grass wedged into it.

Saska allegedly failed field sobriety tests. Police reported finding a parking ticket from Forest Park inside the car. The ticket had been issued just past midnight in a lot directly next to a bar, police said.

Police reported Saska’s blood-alcohol level at .132, which is more than twice the legal limit. When asked if he knew what road he was driving on, prior to being arrested, Saska allegedly told police he was on Garfield in Hinsdale. He had no comment when asked what town he was arrested in, police said.

Riverside police charged Chicago resident Jose Chavez, 43, with DUI and other traffic violations after he reportedly drove his 2002 Mercedes-Benz into a 2007 Dodge parked on the 300 block of Desplaines Avenue just after 9:30 p.m., Dec. 11.

Chavez, who reportedly handed police a credit card when asked for his driver’s license, was taken to MacNeal Hospital to treat an injury to his nose. He refused to submit to a blood test to determine his blood-alcohol level.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments from Dec. 7 to Dec. 12 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. These cases have not been adjudicated.

– Compiled by Bob Uphues