An unidentified man grabbed a female bartender working at Sebastian’s Ale and Whiskey House on Jan. 25 before leaving the establishment. A woman who watched it happen told police she had seen the man at the bar before but was unable to identify him and that she had witnessed him trying to place a $100 bill down another female bartender’s shirt.
According to police, the bartender said she had been behind the bar serving the man, during which time he commented on her appearance. When the bartender turned her back to fill some water glasses, the man approached her from behind and grabbed her with both arms around her waist. The bartender threw a glass of water on the man to get him off her. During the incident, the bartender said, the man clenched his lips together, and she “initially thought he was going to try and give her a kiss,” but he did not kiss her.
The man paid cash, so the police could not identify him. He was last seen walking south on Prairie Avenue after leaving Sebastian’s.
Driving with suspended registration due to no insurance
- A Brookfield woman was pulled over on Grand Avenue Jan. 22 and ticketed after police ran her registration and found it was suspended for no insurance.
- A Chicago woman was pulled over on Lincoln Avenue Jan. 23 after police identified through license plate recognition that her car’s registration was suspended. Police also observed the car driving through a stop sign. She received tickets for the lapsed registration and running the stop sign, as well as not having insurance.
- A North Riverside woman was pulled over on Maple Street Jan. 23 and was ticketed after police ran her car’s registration and found it was suspended. She was also ticketed for not having insurance.
Arrested after shots fired
A Chicago man who was staying in the Colony Motel with his girlfriend was arrested Jan. 24 after police were patrolling the area following a call from a woman who thought she heard a single shot nearby.
An officer spotted the man ducking behind a dumpster in the alley behind the motel. After running him through the database, police determined the man had an extraditable warrant from DuPage County out for his arrest, so they took him into custody.
Police continued to search the area, including the man’s motel room, for shell casings from the single shot, but they found none.
Abandoned hearse left outside home
A 1995 Cadillac hearse had been left outside a house on the 4100 block of Blanchan Avenue for several days before a resident reported it to police on Jan. 22. According to police, the hearse’s registration was expired.
Three days later, the hearse had still not moved from in front of the house, so police left a ticket for parking for over 72 hours and applied tow stickers. The next morning, Jan. 26, the car was gone.
These items were obtained from the Brookfield Police Department reports dated Jan. 22-29 and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.
