Local residents face multiple charges after weekend incidents
Matteson Charles Martin, 31, 118 Willow Court, charged with domestic battery after allegedly striking a woman. Candace M. Taylor, 22, Hazel Crest, charged with retail theft for attempting to buy two PlayStations with a fictitious gift card at Lincoln Mall. A wallet was stolen from a purse on 211th Street. Anthony G. Esco, 35, Richton Park, charged with DUI and BAC over .08 after sleeping in a vehicle at Towncenter Plaza. Jeffrey R. Rinkus, 24, Tinley Park, charged with alcohol related offenses after his car struck a snow drift and veered between lanes on Route 30. A cellular phone was stolen from a restaurant on 211th Street.
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Charles Martin
Willow Court
Matteson
Candace M. Taylor
Briar Lane
Hazel Crest
Lincoln Mall
Anthony G. Esco
Heartland
Richton Park
Towncenter Plaza
Jeffrey R. Rinkus
166Th St
Tinley Park
211Th Street
Glenwood arrests and thefts prompt multiple charges
A Matteson woman reported theft of cash and cards from her coat at Glenwood Bowl on Halsted Street. Nicole Shields, 21, faces domestic battery and unlawful use of a weapon after an incident at a Wabash Street home in which a Matteson man and a Glenwood resident were treated for minor injuries. Shields bonded at $1,000. Also, Robert Watkins, 53, of Beecher, was charged with DUI and related offenses after an early morning incident on Drexel Street where he allegedly drove off into a snow bank.
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Matteson
Glenwood Bowl
Halsted Street
Nicole Shields
Novak
Hazel Crest
Wabash
Shields
Glenwood
Robert Watkins
Beecher
Drexel
Burglary on Morgan Avenue Hits Home and Roof Theft
A Homewood resident found a broken entry window and stolen items including a large TV, VCR, camcorder, stereo, computer and printer from a garage between 9 15 p m Saturday and 11 15 a m Sunday. A large ATV was stolen from the roof of a Halsted Street Home Depot site between Jan 1 and Friday.
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Morgan Avenue
Home Depot
Richton Park Woman Charged With Domestic Battery
Richton Park resident Tracy M. Vernon aged 25 at 1640 Barnsdale LaGrange Park was charged with domestic battery after allegedly kicking punching scratching and biting a man at a residence in the 4500 block of Heartland. Police said a vehicle window in the 4900 block of Kings Court was smashed and a rag burned was found hanging from a gas tank.
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Tracy M. Vernon
Barnsdale
LaGrange Park
Kings Court
Police report charges and thefts in Chicago Heights area
Chicago Heights residents face charges for possession of controlled substances. Randy L. Cruz Jr., 18, of 136 S. Lalonde in Addison, was cited about 6:20 p.m. December 28 on East 23rd Street. Maximino J. Urbina, 20, Texas, was charged with cannabis possession about 6:30 p.m. December 30 near 15th Street and Campbell Avenue. A business on East Joe Orr Road, block 700, reported a break in and a semi with attached trailer stolen between January 23 and January 26.
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Randy L. Cruz Jr
S. Lalonde
Addison
East 23Rd Street
Maximino J. Urbina
Texas
15Th Street
Campbell Avenue
East
Joe Orr Road
Will County reports two police incident calls
A cellular phone was stolen Monday from an employee at a youth home in the 6100 block of Bruns Road. A resident in the 2300 block of West Valley View Lane reported harassing phone calls on Sunday according to police reports.
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Bruns Road
West Valley View Lane
Burglary at Heritage Health Food store nets $3000
Police said a door lock was broken to enter Heritage Health Food at 4051 W 183rd St and $3000 was stolen from a cash register, a drawer, and a safe. In a separate incident, about $50 was taken Friday from a cash register at Spot Not Car Wash on 18025 Pulaski Rd after a man asked the attendant for directions.
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Heritage Health Food
W. 183Rd St
Pulaski Road
Hazel Crest car stolen and multiple domestic battery charges
A car left running was stolen Friday from the 18100 block of Versailles Lane and found Saturday at Mahoney Parkway and Lexington Avenue. Oscar Finner, 25, was charged with domestic battery after allegedly pushing two family members. Richard Clerk, 43, was charged with domestic battery and criminal trespass after refusing to leave a Hazel Crest home and shoving a victim. David Morgan, 35, was charged with domestic battery for allegedly throwing a wastebasket at a family member.
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Versailles Lane
Mahoney Parkway
Lexington Avenue
Oscar Finner
170Th St
Hazel Crest
Richard Clerk
15Th St
Ford Heights
David Morgan
Peach Grove
Robbery prompts man to flee after allowed lobby change
A man told he could get change in a business lobby took $50 from the register and fled. In a separate theft, several cassette tapes and insurance and registration cards were stolen from a car on West 188th Street between December 31 and January 2.
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West 188Th Street
Flossmoor Man Charged After Jan 6 Incident
Flossmoor resident Jason Evans aged 24 faces two counts of resisting arrest and two counts of battery of a police officer for an incident on January 6 when an officer directing traffic at Flossmoor Road and Sterling Avenue was involved. Evans set to appear in Markham Court on February 17. Police report theft of electronic equipment cash and jewelry from a home on Scott Street January 5 with forced entry signs at the front door.
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Jason Evans
Park Place
Flossmoor
Flossmoor Road
Sterling Avenue
Evans
Markham Court
Scott Street
Police seek link in string of interstate hotel robberies
FBI ISP and 17 departments pursue a serial robber who struck 17 hotels near interstates from July 9 to Sept 1. A Tinley Park Budgetel Inn attempted robbery Friday highlights clues, with five incidents in Indiana and the rest in Illinois. Victims report masked gunman, seldom stealing more than cash. total haul estimated $1,000 to $2,000. Detectives emphasize hotel locations near highways to enable quick getaways. no getaway car seen in any case. Mendota detective leads cooperative effort, with hours logged and suspect photos on walls.
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Tinley Park
FBI
Illinois
Indiana
Bob Long
Matteson, Mokena
Monee
Morris
Joliet
Bradley
Mendota
Budgetel Inn
183Rd St
Harlem Avenue
Former area resident charged in hijacking case
Maurice McColler 27, a former Hazel Crest resident now living in Chicago, was charged with aggravated vehicle hijacking for forcing the unmarked Illinois State Police car occupant from the vehicle on December 30 near 183rd Street and Kedzie Avenue Hazel Crest. The car was found burning January 2 near 80th and Racine in Chicago. Bond set at $200,000 after joint police work by ISP, Chicago PD and Hazel Crest detectives.
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Hazel Crest
Maurice McColler
Chicago
Illinois State Police
183Rd Street
Kedzie Avenue
80Th
Racine Avenues
Chicago Police Department
McColler
Laflin Ave
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Cellular One
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