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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1999
Page
9
Police Beat items rely on statements from department spokesmen and official reports on file at area stations. Guilt or innocence of any named individual is determined only in a court setting.
A stolen phone report followed by charges against Hazel Crest residents include Joseph King Jr 25 charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal possession with intent to deliver after a traffic stop near 175th Street and Butternut Road. Craig Amacker 17 faced battery charges after a school bus incident on Briar Lane. Jason Ollarvia 23 was cited for DUI and BAC over .08 plus a median violation near 183rd Street and Lawndale Avenue.
Country Club Hills Anita Reed Shaulia Robinson and a 15 year old girl were charged after a Wednesday Hillcrest High School fight. A 13 year old boy reported a white car took his bike near Marycrest and Mary Court after he briefly walked a younger boy home. Reginald Hampton and Julius Matthews faced battery charges after an incident in the 18300 block of South Cicero Avenue. A Country Club Hills boy was charged with theft for taking cash from his grandmother.
Tyrone Patton of Chicago, 50, faces felony counts for possession of a stolen vehicle, retail theft, and resisting, after police say he wheeled a cart of merchandise valued at 737 dollars to a car in Halsted Street lot around 1 55 p m Tuesday. A computer check showed the car was in a handicapped space without a proper exemption. When officers tried to detain him, Patton allegedly got into the car and attempted to start it with a screwdriver.
A man fled from police and hid under a car before complying after threats of pepper spray. A wooden pallet in a delivery truck was lit while at 18800 block of Dixie Highway. carpet burned but truck remained intact. A woman reported her checkbook was taken from a purse left in a Jewel Food Store cart between 12:45 and 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Christopher A. Barnes, 28, of Chicago Heights, was charged February 19 with possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia after a 9 p.m. stop at 31st Street and Morgan, police said. He was also charged with battery for spitting on an officer and shouting at him, with a loud exhaust, open alcohol transport, and no license. He is to appear April 9 in Room 206 of the 6th District Circuit Court in Markham. Police investigate a hit and run that left a 30-year-old woman treated at St. James Hospital after a four o'clock collision at 33rd Street and Chicago Road, with the first vehicle fleeing. In separate incidents, 7 reports of gang graffiti were noted on buildings and vehicles in blocks along Chicago Road, Peoria, and 36th Street. investigators say the incidents share similarities.
Police report multiple arrests after traffic stops near Sauk Trail and 24th Street. Valentino Figueroa, 38, faced ticketing for defective windshield and related offenses. Christopher Whatley, 23, charged with cannabis possession and paraphernalia, improper display of registration after a 7 30 p m stop. Robert Weis, 199rd Ave, Cedar Lake, Ind, charged with reckless driving, failure to report an accident, battery, expired license and no insurance after early Wednesday stop.
Chicago Heights resident Trina R Williams 32 of University Park was charged with possession of controlled substances after a 2 10 am stop near Fifth Avenue and Mth Stee. Passenger in a vehicle driven by Sam S Giaccio 64 also of University Park Giaccio was charged with driving without lights improper lane usage and attempting to solicit narcotics. Police found 10 bags of suspected cocaine in a Stewart Street garbage can. A car stolen from Fifth Avenue was reported Feb 14. Daniel F Negrete 27 of Steger was charged with defective windshield no license no insurance no seat belt and illegal transportation of narcotics near 14th Street and Center Avenue.
University Park resident P. Szekelyhich, 44, of Thor Creek Park Forest, was charged after a Thursday traffic stop at Route 50 and Steger Road with driving on a suspended license driving an uninsured vehicle unlawful use of license and a muffler violation. Bond set at 2000 recognizance with an April 20 court date in Monce. BW Owners of Twin Lounge burglary reported at 521 Exchange. A worker said 646 dollars stolen from cash drawer containing receipts. Sam's Distribution Center employee reported Feb 10 burglary of a semi-trailer in the lot. Items taken included electronics videos and 60 videos.
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