$20,000 Theft Reported by Montgomery Company: Police

Empty trailers taken from business on Rochester.

Thanksgiving Traffic Safety Campaign Nets Arrests, Citations

Police were on the lookout for drivers that were driving under the influence of alcohol or not wearing safety belts.

Editor's note: The following is a press release from the Montgomery Police Department. The Montgomery Police Department successfully participated in the Thanksgiving Holiday Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation Nov. 12 through Nov. 25. Police were on the lookout for drivers that were driving under the influence of alcohol or not wearing safety belts in an effort to reduce the number of serious traffic related injuries and deaths. Five arrests were made and 26 citations were issued during the designated time frames throughout the campaign.

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Red Robin Hosts 'Tip A Cop' Saturday

The Montgomery and Oswego police departments will raise money for Special Olympics.

Law enforcement officers officers throughout the state are partnering with Red Robin and the Law Enforcement Torch Run to raise money for Special Olympics. On Saturday, the Montgomery and Oswego police departments will be acting as assistant servers in hopes of earning extra tips for Special Olympic athletes. The Oswego Police Department will be working for tips from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the Montgomery Police Department from 4 to 8 p.m. at Red Robin located at 2860 US Highway 34, Oswego. This marks the fifth year that Illinois has partnered with Red Robin for this event. Special Olympics Illinois is a not-for-profit organization offering year-round training and competition in 19 sports for nearly 21,000 athletes with intellectual …

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Montgomery to Collect Unwanted Prescription Drugs

Unwanted drugs can be turned in from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Police Department.

Editor's note: The following is a press release from the village of Montgomery. The Montgomery Police will be collecting unused, unwanted and expired medication from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Montgomery Police Department, at 10 Civic Center Ave. This national effort in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration will focus on removing potentially dangerous controlled substances from citizens’ medicine cabinets. The national take-back day provides an opportunity for citizens to surrender expired, unwanted, or unused pharmaceutical controlled substances and other medications to law enforcement officers for destruction. This one-day effort will bring national focus to the issue of pharmaceutical controlled …

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Speed Awareness Campaign Nets Nearly 230 Citations

Enforcement targeted Route 30 speeders in Montgomery, other communities.

Editor's note: The following is taken from a press release issued by the Plainfield Police Department: The Aug. 8  Route 30 Speed Awareness Day resulting in 228 citations, Montgomery police announced Monday. The multi-jurisdictional enforcement included the Montgomery, Plainfield, Oswego, Joliet and Crest Hill police departments, along with railroad police departments, area sheriff’s departments and the Illinois State Police. The event was held in conjunction with Families Against Chronic Excessive Speeding, a nonprofit group dedicated to educating the public to the dangers of speeding. Its purpose was to cite speeding vehicles, with a secondary focus on commercial motor vehicle violations, occupant restraint violations and violations …

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Det. Jeffrey Ricedorf Promoted to Sergeant

Ricedorf has been with the Montgomery Police Department since September of 2001 and has been serving in Investigations since 2009.

Editor's note: The following is a press release from the village of Montgomery. Det. Jeffrey Ricedorf was appointed to serve as a sergeant for the Montgomery Police Department June 1. Ricedorf has been with the Montgomery Police Department since September of 2001 and has been serving in Investigations since 2009.    Sgt. Ricedorf attended training at the Illinois State Police Academy in Springfield and completed the 14-week Field Training Officer program. Since that time, he has served as a field training officer, detective, taser instructor and juvenile officer. Ricedorf is the supervisor of the Special Enforcement Team and recently has become a certified lead homicide investigator by the State of Illinois. Chief of Police Daniel Meyers …

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National Night Out is Tuesday

Montgomery police and the five fire districts that serve the village will visit neighborhoods throughout the 29th annual event, designed to combat crime and drug use.

Tomorrow is the 29th Annual National Night Out, an event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch. What is National Night Out?  It's a way for communities to band together and learn how to keep crime and drug use down. The idea, according to the website, is to “send a message to criminals, letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.” Last year’s event involved law enforcement agencies from 15,000 communities all over the United States, and even in U.S. territories, military bases, and Canadian cities. More than 37 million people took part, and organizers are aiming for 40 million this year. The trademark sign of participation is a display of outdoor and front porch lights, but communities have often …

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Police Blotter: Domestic Battery, Four Backyards Vandalized

A look at recent police reports provided by the Montgomery Police Department.

Domestic battery Eugene Preuser, 36, of the 800 block of Victoria Drive, Montgomery, was arrested for domestic battery at 12:45 a.m. after he allegedly struck a family member, causing minor scratches and lacerations, police said. Generator stolen A cargo trailer that was parked in a industrial area was broken into and a generator, valued at $1,500, was stolen at 7:50 a.m. from a business 2200 block of Cornell, police said. Warrant arrest Laticia Jimenez, 40, of the 700 block of Oakton Road, Montgomery, was arrested on a Kendall County Sheriff’s Department retail theft warrant at 6:15 p.m. after she turned herself in at the Montgomery Police Department. Used batteries stolen Someone cut the lock from a secured storage area and stole $180 in…

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Crash Report: May 9-14

A look at the most recent accident reports provided by the Montgomery Police Department.

Have you seen an auto accident around town, and wondered what happened, and whether anyone was hurt? Welcome to Crash Report, where we try to answer those questions for you. Below you’ll find the most recent accident reports provided by the Montgomery Police Department. No injuries were reported in a two-car crash that sent one car off the road and into a fence at 4:24 p.m. on Route 30 at Briarcliff Road, Montgomery police said. No injuries were reported in a two-car crash at 7:55 a.m. on Douglas Road at Route 30, Montgomery police said. No injuries were reported in a two-car crash at 4:41 p.m. on Douglas Road at Route 30, Montgomery police said. No injuries were reported in a two-car crash at 5:56 p.m. on Route 30 at Albright Road, …

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Crash Report: May 4-8

A look at the most recent accident reports provided by the Montgomery Police Department.

Have you seen an auto accident around town, and wondered what happened, and whether anyone was hurt? Welcome to Crash Report, where we try to answer those questions for you. Below you’ll find the most recent accident reports provided by the Montgomery Police Department. Theodore Giebel, 35, of the 2S100 block of Harter Road in Kaneville, was injured when he rolled his motorcycle to avoid a crash at 11:45 p.m. on Galena Road at Dickson Road, Montgomery police said. Giebel was taken to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, and no further information was available. A nine-year-old girl was injured when her bicycle was struck by a car at 6:26 p.m. on Thunder Gulch Road at Concord Drive, Montgomery police said. The girl was taken to Rush-Copley…

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