Howard E. Dibbern, of the 600 block of N. River Road in McHenry, Illinois, was arrested for unlawful possession of a handgun after being apprehended by police on a parole violation warrant on April 28.

Following a tip that he may be carrying a weapon, a police tactical team tracked down Dibbern, 46, in an alley in the 600 block of North Wells Street at 5:00 p.m. that day.

Dibbern, allegedly known for being a “police fighter,” had previously been cited by an agent as a saying that he was planning on “going out with a bang,” according to a police report.

While handcuffing the offender and putting him into custody, police observed a .25 caliber semi-automatic handgun fall out of his pocket. The gun contained three rounds of live ammunition.

Police arrested Tony Taylor, of the 1400 block of S. Canal, for possession of crack cocaine and related paraphernalia on the morning of April 30.

Officers received a tip that a man was fraudulently selling spaces in a parking lot in the 600 block of North Wells Street. Upon arrival, officers observed Taylor, 46, in the lot. A pat down of the offender revealed that Taylor was carrying a number of fake checks, as well as a 2.5-inch glass pipe and a bottle containing crack cocaine. A victim gave Taylor $20 in cash to park in the self-pay lot, according to a theft by deception report.

Police received at least two calls of stolen sewage grates in residential areas of the Near North Side on April 28.

A man on the 100 block of West Schiller Street stated that upon returning home that evening he found that four cast-iron sewage covers had been stolen from his driveway. Earlier that afternoon a woman in the 900 block of West Willow Street told police that she went outside after hearing a noise and found that someone had taken the grates from her driveway.

A blue four-door vehicle was seen leaving the area around the time of the incident. Police contacted a local metal salvage and recycling center and notified them of the thefts. The company stated that they would contact the authorities if any of the grates showed up.

A blind date at a downtown hotel got expensive for one New York City man. The victim, 41, told police that he had contacted someone through a dating website and had arranged to meet them at a hotel in the 100 block of East Huron Street at around 3:30 a.m. on April 28.

When he answered the door, two men dressed as women pushed their way into the hotel room and demanded that the man hand over his money and his iPhone. The victim gave the offenders $300 in cash and the phone, valued at $700, before the two fled in a late-model black Nissan Maxima.

Police arrested Terese Loessl, of the 3200 block of Alethea Drive in Algonquin, Illinois, as a suspect in an alleged kidnapping plot that took place at the Oscar Mayer School, 2250 N. Clifton St.

Employees of the school told police that on the afternoon of April 27 Loessl, 48, entered the school and stated that she was there to pick up a 6-year-old student, who is the son of a tenant in a building that Loessl owns in the 2700 block of North Wayne Avenue. While waiting outside, Loessl saw the child’s mother, whom she greeted before promptly leaving the school property.

After learning of the incident, police stopped Loessl on the street. The incident is related to an ongoing dispute between the tenant and Loessl, according to a police report.