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Police blotter: Man arrested after pointing electric saw at officer in Niles

The following items were taken from the Niles Police Department reports. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.

Obstruction

Lucjan Majewski, 66, of the 7900 block of Churchill, Morton Grove, was charged with obstruction on Feb. 6 after he allegedly pointed a power saw at an officer who was taking a driver into custody at the intersection of Washington and Lake Streets at 6 p.m. Police said Majewski, who was dressed entirely in black, continued to approach the officer with the saw and refused to put the tool down. He then reportedly opened the trunk of a parked car and began rummaging through it. When the saw was no longer in his hands and police attempted to handcuff him, Majewski became combative, clenched his fists and began swinging his arms, police said. He has a Feb. 26 court date.

Disorderly conduct

Batzorig Altangerel, 44, of the 5000 block of Greenwood, Skokie, was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting a police officer and battery on Feb. 7 after police responded to a call of a highly intoxicated man who was allegedly trying to fight with an Uber driver on the 8000 block of Octavia Avenue at 12:45 p.m. Police said Altangerel refused to get out of the Uber driver's car, swore at police officers and spit at an officer. At the police station, he allegedly attempted to kick police officers. He has a Feb. 26 court date.

Andrezej Bielewicz, 25, of the 800 block of Marshall Court, Palatine, was charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing a police officer on Feb. 7. According to police, Bielewicz was seen struggling with four other people outside a banquet hall on the 9100 block of Milwaukee Avenue around 1 a.m. Private security working at the banquet hall told police that Bielewicz had been causing a disturbance inside and refused requests to leave. According to police, Bielewicz was highly intoxicated and refused to cooperate with police. He was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and also ticketed for public intoxication, police said. He has a March 31 court date.

Trespass

Juan Cornelio-Gutierrez, 28, of the 4300 block of West Palmer, Chicago, was charged with criminal trespass on Feb. 6. Security at a bar on the 8700 block of Milwaukee Avenue told police that Cornelio-Gutierrez had been causing a disturbance by touching women and whistling at them. According to police, the manager asked that Cornelio-Gutierrez be removed from the bar. When officers told him to leave or be arrested, he was loud and belligerent and screamed, "Arrest me," while flexing his muscles, police said. He has a March 31 court date.

Drug possession

Jakub Otfinowski, 20, of the 600 block of Huntington Commons, Mount Prospect, and Daniel Przewoznik, 19, of the 8200 block of Olcott Avenue, Niles, were each charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia on Feb. 9 after police located them inside a car parked on the 7600 block of Main Street just before 7 p.m. Otfinowski was also charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and has a March 15 court date, police said. Przewoznik has a Feb. 26 court date.

Burglary

A 16-year-old Glenview boy was charged with felony burglary to a vehicle on Feb. 8 after police said he stole money from a wallet that was left inside an unlocked car parked on the 8500 block of Golf Road. According to police, five $2 bills, 20 Mexican pesos and $2.30 in change were recovered from the boy's pocket after he was apprehended inside a nearby store. The owner of the wallet followed the boy into the store after he found him sitting inside his car, police said. The teen's case was assigned to juvenile court.

Retail theft

Letecia Flores, 43, of the 4900 block of North Bernice, Chicago, was charged with retail theft on Feb. 4 after police said she stole items from a store on the 8500 block of Golf Road by failing to pay for them at a self check-out register. She has a March 10 court date.

Battery

A 44-year-old man told police he was inside a bar on the 7300 block of Harlem Avenue around 1:25 a.m., Feb. 8, when another man struck him in the buttocks with a pool cue, according to police. The victim and a witness described the attack as unprovoked, police said. When the victim confronted the man, a fight between the two allegedly occurred. The suspect reportedly left the bar before police arrived.

Dispute

Police were called to a banquet hall on the 9100 block of Milwaukee Avenue on Feb. 6 after a man allegedly became upset that he could not take a picture with the band that was playing and tried to interrupt the band. Security reportedly stopped the 56-year-old man from climbing up on the stage. No arrest was made.

Disorderly conduct

A man allegedly entered the Niles Police Station at 3:10 a.m., Feb. 5, and made "offensive comments" to a female employee, police said. The man then left the building in a silver car. Another police department employee recognized the man from a previous DUI arrest, police said. An investigation was pending.

Fraud

On Feb. 8, a man reportedly used 13 counterfeit $20 bills to buy two video streaming devices for $250.27 at a store on the 8500 block of Golf Road.

Burglary

A house on the 6900 block of Seward Street was burglarized between Feb. 1 and Feb. 7, police said. Police did not indicate what, if anything, was taken.

Theft

A carton of cigarettes valued at $84.90 was stolen on the morning of Feb. 10 from a store on the 9000 block of Golf Road.

On Feb. 8, two men allegedly stole eight pre-paid credit cards from a display inside a store on the 8500 block of Golf Road after they attempted to buy several items using credit cards that were declined.

jjohnson@pioneerlocal.com

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