Police Blotter
JOLIET -- Police say a purse-snatcher failed to make a clean getaway Sunday.
Security at Harrah's Casino called police around 9:30 a.m. after a man grabbed a woman's purse as she was walking between the casino and a parking deck, Deputy Chief Mike Trafton said.
"We sent several officers to blanket the area and they spotted a man matching the offender's description going into the Plaza Hotel," he said.
Officers reportedly found out what room the suspect had gone into and spoke with the woman staying there who allowed them to search it.
" Eric K. Noble , 23, was hiding in the shower," Trafton said. The victim's purse was found nearby.
Noble, of 8800 S. Harlem Ave. in Bridgeview, was arrested and booked into the county jail on a charge of theft.
According to reports, the victim told police he left the vehicle unlocked because it "overheats while driving, is in poor running condition and probably didn't go very far."
In other police news:
• Michael Flores , 24, of 1100 Chesson St. in Wilmington was arrested by Frankfort police and booked into the county jail Sunday on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Michelle Defrank , 27 of 173 Forest St. in New Lenox was arrested by Frankfort police and booked into the county jail Sunday on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Thomas Hedge , 21, of Gary, Ind., was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Saturday on charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of cannabis, and fugitive from justice.
• Brock Sims , 20, of 604 Elmwood in Joliet was arrested by Joliet police and booked into the county jail Saturday on charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a firearm without an owner's identification card and possession of ammunition without an firearm owner's identification card.
• Youshia Benyamin , 56, of 1713 N. Catalpa in Mount Prospect was arrested by Bolingbrook police and booked into the county jail Saturday on a charge of retail theft.
• Thomas Steinfatt , 41, of 16632 Cagwin in Lockport was arrested by Lockport police and booked into the county jail Saturday on a charge of residential burglary and on a warrant for failing to appear in court.
• Mario Ortiz-Garcia , 35, of 2659 Whitfield in Romeoville was arrested by Joliet police and booked into the county jail Saturday on charges of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance.
• Jose Herrera , 40, of 808 Ingalls Ave. in Joliet was arrested by Joliet police and booked into the county jail Saturday on a charge of possession of a controlled substance.
• Thomas A. Hedge , 21, of Gary, Ind., was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Saturday on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of cannabis.
• Michelle R. DeFrank , 27, of 173 Forest St. in New Lenox, and Michael K. Flores, 24, of 1100 Chesson St. in Wilmington, were arrested by Frankfort police and booked into the county jail Sunday on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Patricia M. Dunne , 58, of 1111 Elizabeth Court in Crest Hill, was arrested by Joliet police and booked into the county jail Sunday on a charge of theft.
• Gary M. Millsapp , 40, of 4718 S. King Drive in Chicago, was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Sunday on a charge of possession of a controlled substance.
• Francisco Hernandez , 27, of 1127 Joliet Road in Lemont, was arrested by Bolingbrook police and booked into the county jail Sunday on a charge of possession of a controlled substance.
• Joseph F. Delgado , 26, of 4613 Fishermans Terrace in Lyons, was arrested by Joliet police and booked into the county jail Sunday on charges of aggravated battery, battery and obstructing justice.
• Craig W. Mikalayunas , 44, 1026 Crestview Drive in Lemont, was arrested by Lockport police and booked into the county jail Sunday on a charge of burglary.
• Steven M. Vierya , 30, of 503 Scribner St. in Joliet, was arrested by Joliet police and booked into the county jail Sunday on a charge of operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
• Eddie L. Crout , 18, of 282 Sioux Drive in Bolingbrook, was arrested by Bolingbrook police and booked into the county jail Sunday on a charge of residential burglary.
• Henry J. Figueroa , 37, of 615 E. Boughton Road in Bolingbrook, was arrested by Bolingbrook police and booked into the county jail Monday on a charge of burglary.
• Brandon T. Johnson , 24, of 119 Hunter Ave. in Joliet, was arrested by Joliet police and booked into the county jail Monday on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
