Park Forest Police Beat Reports Multiple Arrests and Thefts
Park Forest officers reported Park Forest Burton 44 charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after an argument on Western Avenue. A CD player radio and amplifier were stolen from a vehicle on Sycamore Street. A CD player and papers were taken from a vehicle on Arbor Trails. A 17 year old Calumet City male charged with battery after an incident at Park Forest Academy Keeling Center. Timothy Craig 26 arrested on an outstanding Matteson warrant for retail theft. Steven Groch 26 charged with DUI and related offenses. Cortez Daughtry 17 charged with assault in a Forest Boulevard parking lot. Sallie Robinson 26 charged with possession of a controlled substance.
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Orlando Burton
Juniper St
Park Forest
Western Avenue
Dogwood Street
Sycamore
Arbor Trails
Calumet City
Park Forest Academy
Keeling Center
Oswego
Timothy C. Craig
Hickory
Chicago Heights
Matteson
Steven J. Groch
W. Pauling
Monee
Cortez D. Daughtry
Forest Blvd
Forest Boulevard
Sallie R. Robinson
Cambridge
Burglary Reported After Home Entry Attempt in Crete
A residential burglary was reported Tuesday in Crete after someone tried to kick in the back basement door of a home in the 800 block of West Exchange. Police said nothing was stolen from the residence.
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West Exchange
University Park man faces multiple traffic and vehicle charges
University Park Pedro Alcantara, 40, of 5203 S Whipple Chicago was charged Tuesday with unlawful possession of a vehicle title sticker registration having no registration driving with a suspended license and no insurance according to police. Joshua G Plant 19 of 1640 Main St Crete was charged with possession of drug equipment and cannabis under 30 grams after a traffic stop on Exchange Street and Western Avenue. He also faced charges of uninsured driving and a suspended license.
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Pedro Alcantara
S. Whipple
Chicago
Joshua G. Plant
Main St
Crete
Exchange Street
Western Avenue
Police report after found in abandoned building on Wentworth Ave
At about 9:30 a.m. on February 2, officers said two individuals were located in an abandoned building in the 1700 block of Wentworth Avenue after being alleged to have been there.
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Wentworth Avenue
Park Forest man charged with battery at Lincoln Highway store
Olympia Fields resident Michael A. Hurst aged 40 was charged with battery after allegedly pushing a security guard in a grocery store on Lincoln Highway. Also charged was Anthony McMurthy, 43, of Chicago Heights, with retail theft for concealing aspirin and cream.
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Michael A. Hurst
Lester Road
Park Forest
Lincoln Highway
Anthony McMurthy
16Th
Chicago Heights
Chicago Heights residents face multiple beverage and vehicle offenses
Chicago Heights Berry Owens, 28, with no fixed address, faces possession of a controlled substance charge about 6 20 p m January 30 near 12th Street and Fifth Avenue. Lucio Delara, 21 of Sauk Village, charged with driving under the influence and BAC over .08 about 3 a m February 1 in the 1600 block of Chicago Road, plus illegal squealing of tires and lack of insurance. Xavier Van, 19 of 1215 Emerald Ave Chicago Heights, charged with possession of alcohol by a minor about 5 45 p m February 2 in the 1500 block of South Halsted Street. Millard Perkins, 39, and Dennis Perkins, 37, both with no known address, charged with criminal trespass to property.
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Berry F. Owens
12Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Lucio Delara
Sauk Village
Chicago Road
Xavier W. van
Emerald Ave
Chicago Heights
South Halsted Street
Millard S. Perkins
Dennis M. Perkins
Blue Island man charged with DUI after backing into house
An 18 year old Blue Island man, Joshua H. Rhodes, faces DUI, hit and run, suspended license and no insurance charges after backing his vehicle into a Magnolia Street house early Feb 7. No injuries to residents. two passengers present and a juvenile charged for cannabis possession. Rhodes treated and released from St James Hospital.
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Blue Island
Magnolia
Joshua H. Rhodes
139Th St
Chicago Heights
Eugene Fazzini
St. James Hospital
Fazzini
Claude Giles Jr
Western Ave
Park Forest
Cook County Forest Preserves
Armando Pena-Farias
22Nd St
Chicago Heights driver faces multiple traffic charges
Chicago Heights police report a February 7 traffic stop on Chicago Road at 2800 block where a motorist was charged with improper lane usage lacking a valid license and no insurance.
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Chicago Heights
Chicago Road
Wallet stolen at Super Kmart on Halsted Street
A Riverdale woman reported her wallet taken from a coat pocket during shopping at Super Kmart on Halsted Street around 8 p.m. Thursday. Jerome Burkes, 33, of Briar, faced battery charges for allegedly pushing a Markham woman to the ground twice outside his home. Benny Montgomery, 34, of Country Club Hills, was charged with unlawful weapon possession by a felon along with speeding resisting arrest battery and lacking a valid firearm ID after a traffic stop on 183rd Street. Police said a handgun was seen in Montgomery’s car and he struggled with officers Patrick Siemsen and Paul Engels before being subdued with pepper spray and handcuffed.
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Riverdale
Super Kmart
Halsted Street
Jerome Burkes
Briar
Benny Montgomery
Country Club Hills
183Rd Street
Montgomery
Patrick Siemsen
Paul Engels
Police report a series of vandalism and theft incidents in Country Club Hills
In Country Club Hills, multiple property crimes were logged. Tires punctured and car doors damaged on Glen Oaks Drive Sunset Drive and Pulaski Avenue. A car was stolen on 191st Place. A camera pants and truck net stolen from a car on Vista Drive. Two suspects faced charges: Keith C. Rogers for theft and criminal trespass at Hillcrest High School. A 15 year old Hazel Crest boy charged with unlawful marijuana delivery at Hillcrest. Kevin L. Irons charged with forgery at Eagle Country Market.
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Glen Oaks Drive
Sunset Drive
191St Place
Pulaski Avenue
Hillcrest High School
S. Pulaski Road
Rogers
Hazel Crest
Kevin L
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