Flossmoor woman dies after crash
A Flossmoor resident died Monday from injuries after a Sunday crash in Matteson when her car was broadsided by a refrigerated tractor trailer at 11 05 am as she attempted a left turn onto Ridgeland Avenue. Truck driver Kathryn Candido faced traffic tickets for red light disobedience and speeding. Visitation is 2 to 9 pm at Tews Funeral Home with a Mass Friday at Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church. Survivors include husband Robert Lauson and three children.
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Emily Lauson
Marston Lane
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center
Lauson
Ridgeland Avenue
Lincoln Highway
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Candide
Tews Funeral Home
S. Dixie Highway
Homewood
Weights may have contributed to fatal gyrocopter crash
Roy Hudson's Marchetti Avenger crashed near Lansing Municipal Airport during a test flight killing Hudson, 54, and passenger Michael Resney, 54. Weights in the nose may have caused balance problems leading to loss of control. investigators had not yet determined an official cause.
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Tom Milton
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Resney
Milton
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Calumet City
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Experimental Aircraft Association
Norm Petersen
George Smundin
Police Beat Summary From Area Departments
Police beat items compile statements from department spokesmen and official reports on file. Guilt or innocence remains to be determined in a court of law.
Intruder Attacks Homewood Woman in Bedroom
A Homewood resident woke at 4 am Monday to find a person in her bedroom and was struck about ten times with an iron. Detectives investigate whether the intruder is someone the victim knows. The victim received treatment for facial cuts and was released. In a separate case Chicago resident Cynthia Jackson, 32, was charged with criminal trespass after being found in a Tipton home Friday afternoon hiding in a shower.
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Tipton
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Chicago Heights man charged over gun possession without ID card
Leonidas Green, 31, of 516 Concord Drive, Chicago Heights, faces unlawful use of weapons charges after police say he had a handgun without a firearm owner’s ID card near Concord and Division streets around 10:30 p.m. August 12. Police also report a burglary on Ashland Avenue where a generator, chainsaws and other tools were stolen between 3 and 5:30 p.m. Monday, and a May bags of cannabis found during a premises check at Arnold Street on August 12.
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Leonidas Green
Concord Drive
Chicago Heights
Concord
Division Streets
Green
Ashland Avenue
Arnold Street
Trio Charged in Weekend Chicago Heights Area Incidents
Matteson Darrell A. Dean, 22, 4148 Charleston, Matteson, was charged Aug. 12 with failure to register as a sex offender. Deron A. Thornton, 26, 2541 Glen Eagle, Olympia Fields, and Jacques L. Berry, 25, 1241 Damico, Chicago Heights, were charged with criminal trespass to land. Berry allegedly obstructed police and gave a false name after sleeping in a residence on Stonebridge with homeowner's order to leave.
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Darrell A. Dean
Charleston
Matteson
Deron A. Thornton
Glen Eagle
Olympia Fields
Jacques L. Berry
Damico
Chicago Heights
Thornton
Berry
Stonebridge
Hazel Crest crime reports spanning theft and vandalism
Police report a woman missing 300 from a purse left in an unlocked car in the 3200 block of 183rd Street near a gas station. Vehicles in the 3100 block of 167th Street were pried and a window smashed. A 16 year old was assaulted near Peach Grove with a handgun displayed. A fight on Charlemagne Avenue led to charges against Jonathan Bratcher and mob action for Jeremy McNeal. A car stolen on Artesian Avenue was recovered on Highland Avenue.
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167Th Street
Hazel Crest
Peach Grove
Mjonathan Bratcher
Idlewild Lane
Country Club Hills
Charlemagne Avenue
Jeremy McNeal
Fairway Terrace
Artesian Avenue
Highland Avenue
Residents report four gunshots heard early Friday
Two residents of the 400 block of Hickory Ridge told police they heard about four gunshots about 6 a.m. Friday. The residents could not tell where the shots came from, said police.
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Hickory Ridge
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