Police were dispatched to Mugsy’s Tavern on Madison Street around 11:30 p.m. on May 8 for disorderly conduct. Upon arrival, the caller told police that she was inside the bar when someone said that a resident on the third floor of the building threw eggs down on the woman’s car. The woman said she didn’t know the person who threw the eggs. Police tried to make contact with the offender but were met with negative results, so they mailed the offender a local ordinance citation for disorderly conduct.
Aggravated fleeing
While on patrol May 13 at 8:30 a.m., police pulled over a man in the 8000 block of Madison after they saw him driving with his phone in his hand. According to the police, the driver was hostile and didn’t want to provide identification or proof of insurance. After refusing to show documentation, the driver sped off on Madison. Police followed the man, who hit a car, then a light pole at Madison and Des Plaines, then got out and ran. Police formed a perimeter around the 400 block of Beloit and Ferdinand, where a local said she saw him under the front porch of a Beloit residence. The man tried to flee from the porch, and police tased him and put him in custody. At the police station, the man said he had a suspended license and was scared. He was charged for having a suspended license, unlawful use of a cell phone, not wearing a seat belt, violating Illinois Vehicle Code, failure to reduce speed, improper lane usage and aggravated fleeing. He was also charged with criminal damage to government property, since he broke the street cameras at the intersection of the accident, causing an estimated $850 in property damage. …