Police Beat items summarize official police reports
Police Beat items relay information from department spokesmen and on file reports. They note incidents, arrests, and actions without presuming guilt, a determination for the courts.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 2000
Page
7
Small Fire at Homewood Disposal Co. Office
A minor blaze occurred Friday morning in a paper bailer at Homewood Disposal Co. 17415 S. Ave East Hazel Crest. Company spokesman John Pausma said smoke was the main factor with no building damage. Operations resumed within an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homewood Disposal Co
S. ‘Ave
East Hazel Crest
John Pausma
Hazel Crest incident and theft reports mixed with DUI charge
A Hazel Crest man reported a gunshot incident while exiting a car on Laurel Lane as a thief fled in a car after a struggle. separate reports note a home theft on 170th Street, a Chicago man Marvin Helton charged with improper lane use and DUI, and a car stereo stolen from Kedzie Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Crest
Laurel Lane
Benigua
Aero Wit Strug
170Th Street
Mane
Quincy
Chicago
Marvin Helton
Jincy
167Th
Turner Streets
Kedzie Avenue
Homewood teens charged in retail theft at SuperKmart
Homewood resident Julius Jones, 19, faces a retail theft charge for taking a radio and seeking a refund at SuperKmart on Halsted. Lonnie Holloway, 35, accused of concealing a 19 inch color TV and leaving without payment. Reports also describe purse thefts at Homewood Flossmoor Racquet Club and a pursuit of suspects near Halsted Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Jones
Nocxwell Ave
Hazel Crest
Electronics
SuperKmart
175Th
Halsted
Lonnie Holloway
Hillcrest
Markham
176Th
Batt
Halsted Street
James Gannon
Homewood
Homewood Officers Halt Pursuit After Felony Fleeing Incident
Gannon praised Homewood police for stopping a chase that began after a squad car was damaged in another town. Two suspects were later stopped in Indiana and charged with fleeing and eluding police and traffic offenses, with emphasis on not risking public safety over property crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gannon
Indiana
Homewood
Will County Man Charged After Crete Township Stop
James Carter aged 50 of 1631 Kymouth Markham was charged Sunday with driving without a rear registration light and driving while his license is suspended after a stop at the Chicago Road and 37th intersection in Crete Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Carter
Kymouth
Markham
Chicago Road
Crete Township
Joyce A. Bell
Portal
Edmon
Union Ave
Steger
Bell
Patrick E. Pierce
Sangamon
Stolen van and items tied to multiple Jan crimes in Glenwood area
Police report a Glenwood conversion van was stolen from the 500 block ofear 186th Street between 7 and 9 pm January 23. A burglary in the 500 block West Hickory Street occurred between 11 pm January 23 and 7 am January 30, with seven sheets of plywood and a space heater taken. A vehicle was stolen from the 500 block West 14th Place between 8 pm Monday and 5:30 am Tuesday. In separate incidents, a 4A shotgun was stolen from a residence on Abbott Road January 19, tools from a pickup bed on East Exchange Street January 20, an amplifier and speakers from a vehicle on West Exchange Street, tires slashed on Dixie Highway, and multiple arrests for drug or traffic offenses near Union Avenue and Western Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott
East Exchange Street
West Exchange Street
Dixie Highway
Ronald E. Wright
Western Ave
Flossy Moor
West Hickory Street
West 14Th Place
Country Club Hills arrests list include theft and weapon charge
Country Club Hills residents face multiple charges after theft of building materials from a West 190th Street home on November 15, credit card misuse at Clark Gas in November, and an aggravated assault with police resisting arrest. Michelle Cantrell was arrested on two probation violation warrants after a disturbance report, while Richard Sterling was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly threatening a woman with a knife and resisting officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony J. Tobascio
Canal St
Blue Island
West 190Th Street
George W. Barker
West 176Th Street
Michelle Cantrell
176Th St
Country Club Hills
Dane County
Wisconsin Department of Corrections
Alice
West 178Th Street
Richard K. Sterling
189Th St
Puppy stolen from Circle 500 block in University Park
Police report a red pitbull with a white spot stolen from a yarn in the 500 block of Circle around 3:45 p.m. January 18. Description notes a red coat with a white chest spot and seeks sightings or tips.
Multiple Vehicles Damaged in South Chicago Heights Incident
In South Chicago Heights last week several vehicles on Commercial Drive Miller Avenue and Magnolia sustained damage. Martin DeJesus age 22 of 3341 Commercial Drive was charged with speeding and having no insurance according to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Heights
Miller Avenue
Magnolia
Martin DeJesus
Vehicle theft and vandalism report in Park Forest
Park Forest police said a Kenosha resident reported his vehicle stolen from a residence on Western Avenue between midnight and 7 a.m. Jan. 19. Officers also investigated spray painting on the vehicle’s left side and hood between 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and 6:35 p.m. Thursday while parked on Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
Western Avenue
Park Forest
Gibson
Stolen Car Stereo and Hubcaps Reported in Olympia Fields
A Chicago Heights resident reported the theft of a car stereo at 2 30 p m Tuesday from the 9600 block of West 203rd Street. Police said a WA television unit and two hubcaps were taken from a vehicle between 5 p m Jan 22 and 11 p m Jan 23 in the 21000 block of South Western Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Heights
West 203Rd Street
South Western Avenue
Man charged with felony possession linked to Park Forest address
The Star reports a man charged with felony possession of a controlled substance had been listed as living at 278 Mohawk St Park Forest. Park Forest police say they updated records to show he does not reside at that address but will not release his current residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Mohawk St
Park Forest
Glenwood meat business fire damages garage operation
A delivery truck caught fire Friday near the 1000 block of East Glenwood Lansing Road, spreading to a nearby garage housing a specialty meats business. The fire, seen at 2 50 p.m., damaged half of the garage while an auto parts business in the other half was unaffected. Fire Chief Kevin Welsh said it took about 30 minutes to extinguish. the site lies outside Glenwood village limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
East Glenwood Lansing Road
Kevin Welsh
Welsh
Glenwood Village
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ve Chase
Will County
Crete
University Park
Olympia Fields
Washington Park Cleaners
Jewel and
McDonald's
Glenwood Meat Business Burns
Ives
Ima
Ig 2
Tancer
Cancer Support Center
Lim Street
Homewood, IL
Star Home Delivery, Policy
Suny Sue Creat Catone
Now Ny
Ban, LL
Ind
Prairie State College Dental Hygiene Clinic
ST. Kieran Parish
Christ
ST. Kieran
Schence Fair
Mm Suemannsein
Pear
Repxuan
Search the Matteson Star Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Matteson Star?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.