Brookfield police arrested a 59-year-old Roselle man on Sept. 8 for domestic battery.
Around 1 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the 4000 block of Blanchan Avenue on a report of a domestic battery in which the complainant said the man had hit her in the face and told dispatchers he reportedly had mental health issues. The officer entered the residence in question and made contact with the man, whom they observed had small cuts on his arm, chin and ear. The man said he had gotten the cuts while removing the microwave. When asked if there had been an argument, the man said the woman had declined to help him move the microwave to the garage and got in his way while he moved it, prompting a fight.
The man said he did not hit the woman and said he got the cuts from shaving and from a “bad tooth,” according to police. The officer went upstairs and spoke with a third individual, who said the woman had promised to remove the microwave before saying she was too tired and couldn’t help. The person said the man placed the microwave on the stove, at which point the woman decided she could help him, but he then became angry and hit her, knocking her to the ground.
Meanwhile, another officer outside spoke with the woman, who told police the man had punched her in the face and that she was feeling spacy. Police requested firefighter paramedics on the scene to evaluate her. Police asked the woman if she wanted to sign a complaint against the man for domestic battery, but she said no, and an officer told her a complaint would be signed on her behalf due to an independent witness of the incident.
Police arrested the man for domestic battery and transported him to lockup at the Berwyn Police Department, where he declined to answer questions. An officer later reported to the hospital in LaGrange and again made contact with the woman, who said she told the man she could not help him move the microwave like she was planning due to wrist issues and a lack of strength. She said the man became angry when she couldn’t help him place the microwave on the stove and began “ripping the microwave off the wall,” according to police. When the woman went to help him, he told her to get out of his face before he punched her in the jaw and pushed her to the ground, she told police.
Intoxicated woman arrested for battery
Brookfield police on Sept. 11 arrested a 19-year-old Brookfield woman for battery. Police responded to the 4000 block of Raymond Avenue around 12:40 a.m. on a report of domestic battery. An officer first made contact with one woman, who appeared to have been crying. She said another woman, her friend, attacked her by pulling her hair, punching her, and biting and scratching her. She said she was able to get away from her friend who was upstairs. She said she had no idea why her friend lashed out at her and that she had been incoherent before the altercation, suggesting she may have been intoxicated. The officer observed injuries on the woman’s person, including hair loss.
The woman declined medical treatment and said she was unsure if she wanted to sign a complaint against her friend. The officer later went on to sign the complaint on her behalf. The officer then spoke with the woman’s friend after she came out of the bathroom. The friend could not answer questions and spoke in gibberish or fragmented sentences, according to police.
The officer asked her if she had consumed any substances that day, and the woman said she had consumed alcohol and marijuana. The officer placed the second woman under arrest due to the signs of injury on the first woman. They placed her in handcuffs and had firefighters arrive to transport her to the hospital due to her being under the influence. The hospital in LaGrange cleared the woman for incarceration, police said, and officers transported her to lockup at the Berwyn Police Department.
These items were obtained from the Brookfield Police Department reports dated Sept. 8 to 14; they 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.
Compiled by Stella Brown.
