South Africa scam targets Homewood woman for 5000 dollars
An 83 year old Homewood resident was duped Thursday by two women claiming links to South Africa. They obtained 5000 dollars from her safety deposit box at Olympia Heritage Bank after a staged exchange planned to place 50000 in her trunk. Police report no trunk money recovered.
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Homewood
South Africa
Chernin
Lincoln Hwy
Matteson
Olympia Heritage Bank
W. Joe Orr Road
Chicago Heights
Three Shot in Car At 23rd And Butler Streets
In Chicago Heights three men were shot while seated in a car at 23rd and Butler. An 18-year-old passenger, a 21-year-old, and a 24-year-old Ford Heights man were wounded in the upper back and side. all were treated at St. James Hospital.
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23Rd
Butler
Chicago Heights
Ford Heights
Steger
Formentini
Karla Osantowski
MacArthur
University Park
West Hickory Street
Dean L. Hudson
Sandra
Hudson
Multiple thefts and arrests reported in region
A smashed outdoor gas lamp on Maple Street precedes thefts at several local homes including 187th Street and Idlewild Avenue. Willie Hollins, 17, faced charges for property damage and harboring a minor. Bryan Adams, 19, charged with cannabis possession after marijuana found in a jacket at Hillcrest High School. Jeffrey A. Markel, 22, arrested for speeding and no insurance after a Bemis Road crash. Paul A. Garcia, 25, arrested on an outstanding warrant after vehicle stuck in farmland on West Burville Road.
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187Th Street
Idlewild Avenue
Willie Hollins
178Th Place
Country Club Hills
Hollins
Bryan Adams
Marshfield St
Calumet Park
Hillcrest High School
Pulaski Road
Markel
Paul A. Garcia
Balmoral
Crete
Cook County Sheriffs Police Department
Will County Sheriffs
West Burville Road
Park Forest police investigate two burglaries and vehicle theft
Park Forest residents reported a minivan stolen from the first block of Krotiak on Sunday and an attempted vehicle burglary in the 300 block of Indiana Street. Police say two Tuesday residential burglaries occurred, with loot including Nintendo and Sega systems and jewelry. A separate burglary in the 20th block of Forest saw rifles stolen. A Chicago man, 26, was arrested after a traffic stop when a stolen car and electronics were found, with a teenage runaway from California in the vehicle. He was wanted in Colorado for probation violation and in Chicago for multiple burglaries. Additional DUI charges were filed against a Frankfort man after collisions at St. Francis Road and Harlem Avenue, and a Harvey man faced DUI charges after a December 2 crash at Route 30 and Cicero Avenue. Alfaro of Olympia Fields faced a .29 breathalyzer and related charges after rear-ending a vehicle.
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Terry Court
David C. Dircks
Park Forest
Krotiak
Indiana Street
Allegheny
Forest
Chicago
Colorado
Omar Patignano
W. Cullom
26Th Street
Western Avenue
California
Putignano
Colorado Springs
Colo
Frankfort
St. Francis Road
Harlem Avenue
William McDonald
Ivy Path
Harvey
Route 30
Cicero Avenue
Fransico Alfaro
Alfaro
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James Wooden
E. 158Th St
Crown Books
S. Halsted St
Wooden
Maple Street
Jeffrey A. Markel
Morgan Court
Bemis Road
Illinois
W. Jo Eer
Ray Sead
Ayer
Pip Ey Nici
Leleene Et
Tae
Mock Furs
Nak
4Go Heights
Chile
eSkulls
Kimberly Belowshek Arist
Elma-Gil
Invisible
Paul Dangler
EBEL
RADO
Caithness
Waterman
Bels Friedheim Jewelry
151St Street
Orland Park
X . Cdr
Pega Rado
Movado
Omega’ Bertolucci
Raymond Wei
Fc Dental Center
Michael W. McNally
D.D
United Vacations
Hawaii
United Airlines
Waikiki
Honolulu
Beemster Travel
eCandles
Nelson's Gift Shop
Dixie Hwy
Flossmoor
the Regency Plus Money Market
Regency Savings Bank
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FDIC
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