Ex-Boyfriend Harasses Woman: Niles Blotter

A 19-year-old woman who works at a grocery store in the 5600 block of Touhy Ave., Niles, called police Saturday after her ex-boyfriend, also 19, showed up at her workplace trying to talk with her. The woman, who lives in Lincolnwood, agreed to talk near the store entrance out of fear for her safety.

The two had been dating for about a year, but the woman had tried to break up for a month, and sent a final breakup text on April 1. She blocked the ex-boyfriend's phone numbers from her phone.

When they talked outside the store Saturday, she became afraid for her safety and tried to leave. He grabbed her arm, and she told him to leave her alone. She went back into the store and got her manager, who came outside, but the ex-boyfriend had left.

The woman told police the ex-boyfriend had been abusive during the relationship, choking her and once dragging her down a set of stairs. Police issued a domestic violence form and told the woman how to obtain an order of protection.

Three teenagers arrested with suspicious materials

An 18-year-old Des Plaines man, a 18-year-old Glenview man and a 19-year-old Glenview man were charged with possession of alcohol by a minor, and the Des Plaines man was also charged with speeding, after Niles police spotted his car traveling 57 mph in a 35 mph zone in the 8600 block of Milwaukee Avenue, Niles, on March 31.

The responding officer noticed the driver had a baseball bat alongside his left leg and asked all three to exit the vehicle in order to protect the officer. Police found open alcohol (a 40-ounce bottle of King Cobra), another baseball bat, a can of black spray paint and a box of carbon dioxide cartridges in the vehicle. None of them had a response when asked what the bats were for. Their court date was not available.