Man Vandalizes Food At Grocery Store

A manager at a grocery store in the 5700 block of Touhy (Pointe Plaza) reported May 10 that a man had entered the store on May 5 at about 9 p.m., gone to the rice aisle and began to cut open several bags of rice with a box cutter or similar tool. She did not know why he did it.

The man came into the store again on May 10 and purchased several food items. The manager agreed that if and when he returned, she would contact police and a member of the store's management would tell the man he is no longer welcome in the store. 

Man charged with aggravated DUI; police see empty beer bottles in car, they said

Romauld Woronko, 52, of Elmwood Park, was charged with aggravated DUI, a Class 4 felony, DUI and driving without a driver's license. Police observed Woronko driving erratically, they said, trying to make a left turn from westbound Dempster onto Milwaukee Avenue after he had nearly crossed the intersection. Police stopped him and observed the odor of alcohol on his breath, according to the report. He admitted to drinking two beers, and police observed two empty beer bottles, a Corona and a Lech, on the passenger side floorboard. According to the report, he showed impairment on field sobriety tests.

A Cook County assistant state's attorney approved a felony charge on the grounds Woronko did not possess a valid driver's license at the time of the DUI. He was also charged with making an improper turn and speeding.

His court date is May 21 at the Skokie branch of the Cook County courts.

Acer Laptop stolen from store

The manager of a store in the 8900 block of Milwaukee reported May 13 that an Acer laptop had been stolen from a display at about 7:40 p.m. the previous day. Surveillance video showed two men enter the store at that time. According to the report, the first, in the 20 to 30 age range, posed as a lookout while the second, also in the 20 to 30 age range, grabbed the laptop, stuffed it down his pants and concealed it with his shirt. 

The manager said the store has been the victim of several thefts, and that he would sign complaints. Police entered the laptop into the state theft database and are investigating.  

Information is taken from Niles Police Department reports.

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