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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1995
Page
7
A knife-wielding man robbed the American National Bank on 3311 Chicago Road at 6 40 am taking an undisclosed amount. An employee was struck and the suspect fled. Police seek tips from South Chicago Heights and the FBI.
At 4:10 a.m. in the 500 block of West Gregory an intruder entered the residence after a resident declined a phone request. A 70-year-old woman was struck with a handgun butt while her 77-year-old husband grappled with the suspect before the assailant fled with a purse. The description given: African American male, 25-30, about 5 foot 10, 160 pounds, in a black coat and dark pants.
A 20-year-old Park Forest man, Joseph A. Fleshman, 3306 Western, was charged with criminal trespass after a woman housesitting reported a window left open. He was found asleep inside the home and was also wanted on a Cook County Sheriff’s Police warrant.
A 39-year-old East Hazel Crest resident, William S. Bond, is charged with criminal sexual abuse for allegedly fondling a 16-year-old girl in the Homewood auditorium washroom. The incident occurred Thursday morning as she traveled with Independence High School students. Bond was terminated from his bus company job after the charge.
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