Vandals Arrested In Chicago Heights Crime Spree
Chicago Heights police seized two youths and two adult women on February 17 for criminal damage to property linked to spray painting gang tags on an East Chicago Heights storefront, a restaurant, and a residential block. Suspects include a 18-year-old Park Forest man and two 15-year-olds from Chicago Heights and Matteson. Police aim to arrest additional suspects as the investigation continues.
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Ford Heights Man Charged With Cocaine Possession
Ozzie Loom, 19, of 1036 Circle, Ford Heights, was charged February 15 after police stopped him at 11th Street and Berkeley Avenue. Officers found about 50 dollars worth of cocaine in his coat pocket and seized 466 dollars in cash.
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South Holland man charged with trespass to motor vehicle
Jim Springsteen, 20, of 16800 Louis Court, was charged with criminal trespass to a motor vehicle after attempting to steal a car in the Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center parking lot. Hospital security observed him entering a car about 12:35 a.m. and he fled in his own vehicle when pursued.
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Park Forest Suspect Named in Ladder Theft Case
Police said a suspect is identified in the theft of two ladders from Jones Industrial on February 11 but no arrests have been made yet. The incident remains under investigation.
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Police probe ladder theft and car burglary report
Police said four suspects are in a car theft case but no arrests have been made and the stolen vehicle remains missing. Ladders totaling 28 feet were taken from atop two vans in a North Street area theft, with a value of 600 dollars.
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Richton Park Police Nab Chicago Car Thief
Richton Park cops stopped a man at 219th Street and Governors Highway for driving with headlights on. A license plate check showed the car was reported stolen in Chicago. The driver, Mark Clark, 23, of 4844 S. State St, Chicago, was charged with trespassing and failing to drive with lights.
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Evans Faces Charges After Head-On Crash In Dyer
Hospital spokeswoman says the injured driver, Evans, 40, of 11225 State Line, Dyer, is in stable condition at St James Hospital Change Heights after a collision that authorities say involved an apparent sleep at the wheel. Rogers’ vehicle required extraction. top of both cars cut away. Charges pending against Evans.
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Flossmoor Youth Charged With Battery After High School Fight
Kwame Jones a 17 year old Flossmoor student was charged with battery following a midday altercation at Homewood Flossmoor High School. Police say an argument with a classmate led to a punch breaking the victim's nose. Jones was released on recognizance and faces court on April 6.
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Calumet City man charged after firing at neighboring building
Ryan H. Beace, 22, of 323 Crandon, arrested around 7:20 am after a witness saw a man on a fifth floor balcony at Lioncrest Tower Apartments waving an object. Bullets damaged walls, a 9mm slug and shell were found, and a gun was located outside. Beace faces unlawful use of a weapon reckless behavior and no firearm owner’s identification card charges. Reginald L. McCombs, 21, of Hazel Crest, charged with obstructing police for giving a false name. Both released on $1,000 bond with March 10 court date in Markham.
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Two Hoosiers Injured In Collision Near Bloom Trail High
Two Indiana residents sustained injuries in a two car crash on February 16 along Cottage Grove Avenue just south of Bloom Trail High School. Aaron Evans III, 20, of Crown Point underwent surgery at Olympia Fi Crown Point Osteopathic Hospital.
Two Men Caught After Cart Full of Goods at Super Kmart
Guards at Super Kmart at 175th and Halsted saw two men wheel a cart loaded with entertainment systems games a hat coat and spray from the store around 8 pm. One man Fred McNeal 27 of Chicago was held and turned over to Homewood police. the other fled. McNeal faces felony retail theft charges. An alert neighbor reported a home burglary in the 3200 block of West 185th Street observing a car pull up and two men approach a house while occupants were away. Police found a man in the back yard and noted a stolen car linked to a robbery in Harvey.
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Hills boys charged after gang related fight at Hillcrest High
TVy Lowman Club Hills youths aged 14 and 16 faced disorderly conduct charges after a gang tied brawl at Hillcrest High School. The 14 year old attends Prairie Hills Junior High. the 16 year old attends Hillcrest and faced resisting a peace officer. No injuries reported.
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Matteson Man Charged After Route 30 Rollover
Matteson James E. Chambers, 18, faces charges including driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding for conditions, and underage possession of alcohol after a single vehicle rollover on Route 30 near Pfeiffer Road in Frankfort. Police say a vehicle cut in front of him, causing loss of control and a crash into a field around 2 a.m.
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Crete-Monee Student Arrested After Lunchroom Brawl
An 18-year-old University Park male, Michael A. Cole of Amherst, was arrested at Crete-Monee High School after allegedly throwing chairs during a lunchroom scuffle around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. He was charged with disorderly conduct.
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