Police and fire reports for Tuesday, January 6, 2009

The police report does not include every crime in a community. In some cases, no police report is filed, and sometimes police withhold information on pending investigations. If you know of a crime that has occurred in your neighborhood that has not been reported here, call your local police department, then call the Daily Gazette at 800-798-4085. Amboy Police Keith E. Morge, 42, of Amboy; 8:34 p.m. Monday at Mason Avenue and Division Street; no proof of valid insurance; given notice to appear in court. Sterling Police Dana M. Saathoff, 20, of Sterling; 10:03 a.m. Monday in the 100 block of West Third Street; unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor; given notice to appear in court. Rock Falls Police Angela Ackland, 24, of Sterling; 2:30 p.m. Dec. 25 at 218 E. Third St.; battery; given notice to appear in court. Valerie Clardie, 52, of Sterling; 2:30 p.m. Dec. 25 at 218 E. Third St.; battery, endangering the life of a child; given notice to appear in court. Illinois State Police Dustin Kessler, 23, of Rock Falls; 1:40 a.m. Dec. 30 at Sixth Avenue and West Second Street; driving with a suspended driver's license; given notice to appear in court. Arlette L. Howerton, 46, of Chadwick; 9:05 p.m. Sunday at 22950 Tampico Road, Whiteside County; domestic battery, interfering with the reporting of domestic violence; taken to Whiteside County Jail. Kendra S. Atherton, 21, of Thomson; 3:54 p.m. Monday at Moline and Mellotts Roads, Whiteside County; no valid driver's license, expired registration, no insurance; given notice to appear in court. Brooke Schueler, 19, of Rock Falls; 8:50 p.m. Wednesday at West Second Street and Eighth Avenue; disobeying a stop sign, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration. Jorden Johnson, 16, of Whiteside County; 6:35 a.m. Friday in the 900 block of West Second Street; speeding, operating a noninsured motor vehicle; given notice to appear in court. Polo Police Thomas M. Lane, 24, of Milledgeville; 6:34 p.m. Thursday; speeding, operating an uninsured motor vehicle. Melissa A. Ebert, 23, of Polo; 1:12 a.m. Friday; disobeying a stop sign. Ernest N. Bass, 57, of Polo; 9:50 a.m. Friday; violation of an order of protection; taken to Ogle County Jail. Kyle J. Horst, 18, of Nachusa; 12:28 a.m. Saturday; improper lane usage, improper passing at an intersection. Dixon City Fire Ambulance calls: • Friday: 8:33 p.m. at the Illinois Department of Corrections, 2600 N. Brinton Ave.; 11:48 p.m. at 708 Chicago Ave. • Saturday: 2 a.m. at 2204 W. First St.; 10:05 a.m. at 907 Assembly Place; 12:25 p.m. at 1000 Washington Ave.; 12:55 p.m. at 625 Countryside Lane. • Sunday: 1:31 p.m. and 4:40 p.m. at 1000 Washington Ave.; 4:20 p.m. at 806 W. Third St., no transport. Fires: • 11:57 a.m. Saturday at 2408 Rock Nation Road; structure fire; aid given to Dixon Rural Fire. • 4:16 p.m. Sunday at 1416 S. College Ave.; clothes dryer fire; aid given to Dixon Rural Fire. Automatic fire alarm; 4 a.m. Monday at 800 E. River Road. Dixon Rural Fire Spill; Sunday at 781 Bloody Gulch Road. Clothes dryer fire; Sunday at 1416 S. College; unknown cause; moderate damage; aid given to Dixon City. False alarm; Monday at 800 E. River Road, Dixon; aid given to Dixon City.