Elgin man facing six counts of aggravated child porn
June 30, 2012 4:32PM
Rivera Wigberto, 57, of Elgin
Updated: August 2, 2012 10:22AM
Elgin
Child porn charges: Wigberto Rivera, 57, of 3000 block of Chalkstone Avenue, Elgin, was charged with six felony counts of aggravated child pornography after being accused of possessed a computer image of a child under the age of 13 with unclothed genitalia. The images were dated from September 2011 and that more than 200 images of child pornography were found on Rivera’s computer, police said. Bail was set at $30,000, and he was given a July 18 court date.
Car burglary charged: Michael A. Roundtree, 20, of the 1100 block of Ash Road, Hoffman Estates, was charged with two counts of burglary after being accused of entering cars to commit theft on June 20. Bail was set at $30,000, and he was given a July 11 court date.
St. Charles
House fire: Damage was estimated at $10,000 from a house fire Friday at 1523 Jobe Ave., authorities said. St. Charles Assistant Fire Chief Joel Schelstreet said flames broke out on the outside of the home at about 12:29 p.m. He said the home’s occupant discovered the fire about the same time a neighbor also saw it and called 911. By the time firefighters arrived, the occupant was spraying the fire with a hose. Schelstreet said firefighters extinguished the flames in about 10 minutes. He said the fire apparently was started by discarded smoking materials. No one was injured.
Carpentersville
Aggravated domestic battery: Thomas A. Stout, 52, of the 100 block of South Lincoln Avenue, Carpentersville, was charged with aggravated domestic battery causing great bodily harm, and two misdemeanor domestic battery. He is accused pushing a woman on top of broken ceramics and causing lacerations to her back and legs. Bail was set at $40,000, and he was given a July 6 court date.
Bartlett
False robbery report: Alec E. Bieschke, 18, of 1883 Burton Drive, Bartlett, has been charged with obstructing a police officer for allegedly making a false report, police reported Thursday. Police said that on June 14, they investigated a report of an armed robbery that allegedly had occurred about 6 p.m. in the 300 block of South Main Street. Bieschke reported he had finished withdrawing money from an outside automated teller machine when he was confronted by a man and woman who said their vehicle had broken down in the area of Stearns and South Bartlett roads. Police said Bieschke told them he was giving the two a ride back to their disabled vehicle when the man struck him on the head with a gun and stole his money. But police said they have determined that the robbery never really occurred. Bieschke was released on a $1,500 personal recognizance bond pending an Aug. 2 court date in Cook County.
