Brookfield police are investigating a Nov. 17 apartment burglary in which the offender pried open the front door of an apartment and then ransacked it, resulting in a total loss of over $3,000.

A resident in 3400 block of Grand Boulevard said he was notified that his apartment had been burglarized by a neighbor, who noticed the back door of the victim’s apartment wide open when he came home from work around 6:10 p.m.

The man rushed home to find that the apartment door had been pried open, damaging the door, frame and deadbolt lock. Police reported recovering a crowbar on the inside landing. Once inside, the victim noticed that the entertainment center had been pulled away from the wall, and that a Sony DVD player, valued at $100 was missing. Also missing from the living room were two laptop computers, each valued at about $1,000 and 40 DVDs valued at $400.

Inside one bedroom, the victim said the offender took a 20-inch Sylvania TV, valued at $500. A humidor box had been emptied of 12 Cubano cigars.

The offender also dumped trash onto the kitchen floor and ransacked a closet in a back bedroom. The back bedroom window was raised all the way up. Police are evaluating witness statements and evidence left at the scene.

Possession of cannabis

 Riverside police charged Vernon Hills resident Michael J. Dani, 19, with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after an officer stopped his vehicle in the 400 block of Shenstone Road when a check of the car’s plates returned an owner with a revoked license.

While Dani was not the car’s owner, police reported that Dani’s license was also revoked. A search of the vehicle turned up a black fanny pack on the driver’s side floor that contained cannabis. Police also recovered more cannabis from the center console of the vehicle and two pipes. He was charged with possession of more than 10 but less than 30 grams of cannabis.

DUI

 Brookfield resident Benjamin W. Kasper, 25, was charged with DUI and leaving the scene of an accident after his 1989 Chevy pickup truck reportedly struck a stop sign at the intersection of Morton and Cleveland avenues at 1:18 a.m. on Nov. 7. An officer stopped a truck matching the description given by a witness, pulling out of the BP station in the 9100 block of Ogden Avenue. After pulling the vehicle over, the officer reported that Kasper appeared intoxicated and that Kasper said he had been drinking at a bar on 47th Street. He refused to submit to any sobriety tests. In addition, Kasper was cited for damage to village property, having no driver’s license on his person and driving an uninsured vehicle.

 Brookfield police charged Villa Park resident Andrew R. Lynch, 34, with DUI after an officer reported seeing him asleep behind the wheel of his 1998 Toyota, which was pulled over to the curb in the 4100 block of Sunnyside Avenue with its motor still running. The officer shook Lynch to wake him, and reported that Lynch appeared intoxicated. The officer also allegedly saw a baggy filled with a substance that later tested to be cannabis on a box on the passenger side seat. Lynch failed field sobriety tests and refused a breath test. In addition to DUI, he was cited for unlawful possession of cannabis.

 Riverside police charged Burbank resident Juan M. Reyes, 32, with DUI after an officer stopped him for allegedly traveling 51 mph in a 35 mph while southbound on Harlem Avenue near York Road at 2 a.m. on Nov. 10. According to the report, Reyes admitted to the officer that he had been drinking. He also failed field sobriety tests. He refused to submit to a breath test. He was also cited for speeding, driving an uninsured vehicle and failure to signal.

 Riverside police charged Berwyn resident Jose A. Ramirez, 35, with DUI after an officer reported seeing his green pickup truck crossover the double yellow line while traveling northbound on Harlem Avenue near 32nd Street at 3:18 a.m. on Nov. 10. A computer check revealed that Ramirez’s license was suspended and the officer alleged that Ramirez appeared intoxicated. After failing field sobriety tests, Ramirez was arrested. At the station a breath test reportedly revealed a blood-alcohol level of .168, which is twice the legal limit. He was also cited for driving on a suspended license, driving an uninsured vehicle, not wearing a seatbelt and improper lane usage.

 Brookfield police charged LaGrange Park resident Patrick G. Tomazin, 22, with DUI after an officer reported seeing his 1998 Ford van weaving in the 9400 block of Fairview Avenue before traveling through a stop sign at Cleveland Avenue and then going over the curb and up onto the parkway. After the stop, Tomazin reportedly got out of his van and started to walk away, saying he was going home. The officer alleged that Tomazin, who refused any sobriety tests, appeared intoxicated. He was also cited for improper lane usage and disobeying a stop sign.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments from Nov. 7 through Nov. 17 and which 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