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Police department spokesman notes routine incident summaries drawn from official reports on file. This item outlines agency actions and current status with no determination of guilt or innocence.
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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 2000
Page
11
Police department spokesman notes routine incident summaries drawn from official reports on file. This item outlines agency actions and current status with no determination of guilt or innocence.
Items stolen include shoes CDs an electronic organizer and cash from a Hazel Crest apartment in the 1700 block of 170th Street. Additional thefts took TVs stereos and a VCR from a home on Appletree Drive. Car theft included CDs a radio a cell phone and a purse at South Suburban Hospital. Police said several arrests followed traffic stops and domestic incidents in Hazel Crest Homewood and Country Club Hills involving cannabis illegal alcohol and mob action charges.
Homewood Jada Jackson, 22, of 840 Elder Road, was charged Tuesday with domestic battery for allegedly punching a family member with a closed fist. A bike was reported stolen from a garage in the 2700 block of Marlin Lane between 6 and 9 30 p.m. March 5 when the overhead door had been left open.
A Country Club Hills juvenile faced deceptive practices charges after attempting a 4:45 p.m. check at Air Plus II Etc. at 4003 W 175th St, following two prior checks for 96.97 and 93.75 that bounced for account closed at TCF National Bank Tinley Park. A store owner alerted police after the latest attempt. Also, a Country Club Hills city worker reported missing two toolbox sets from a Provincetown Drive service area, containing pipe wrenches and other hand tools.
Park Forest Lorenzo Sandifer, 19, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, domestic battery and resisting arrest after police responded to a domestic battery call about 3 a.m. Friday in the 3300 block of Western Avenue. A bond hearing was held Saturday morning at the Markham courthouse. Elliot Metke, 64, was charged with battery Wednesday after an incident around 3 p.m. at Western Avenue and Monee Road.
Police said a Homewood resident reported a hit and run at about 4 20 p m Monday on 2555 West Lincoln Highway. The victim’s vehicle was parked in a lot when another car struck the passenger side front bumper.
Jason Sayre aged 21 of 110 W 28th Place Chicago Heights was cited for parking in a roadway driving on a revoked license driving without insurance and failing to notify the Secretary of State of an address change after a stop at State and 16th streets around 7 30 p m Tuesday. A window at 400 block West Hickory was broken about 9 30 p m Tuesday and a motorcycle reported stolen around 3 p m March 4 in the 1600 block of Oak Street. Robert A Estrada 37 of 8329 Austin St Schererville Ind was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance after a traffic stop at Campbell and Hickory streets about 6 30 p m Monday.
Flossmoor resident Juan G. Gaeta, 24, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of cocaine after a 2:30 a.m. incident in the 3600 block of Vollmer Road, police said. A cellular phone and holder were stolen from an unlocked vehicle in the 1100 block of Brassie Thursday, police said.
A 16 year old at Crete Monee High School on Ae Exchange Street was to be petitioned to Will County Juvenile Court on charges of possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia at about 12 30 p m Tuesday police said Shannon K Thomas 20 University Park charged with two counts of theft for allegedly stealing gasoline on two occasions March 3 and Monday from a gas station at 1400 E Steger Road police said
A 44-year-old Steger man reported he found a bicycle at his residence in the 3500 block of Wallace. A gas main leak at 32nd Street and Union Avenue was repaired Wednesday afternoon.
A cell phone was stolen from a man's jacket at a friend's house on Tuesday. A 15-year-old boy was hit by a car while skating near Cornerstone Christian School on Wednesday evening and treated at St. James Hospital before release. James L.nen, 43, faces multiple drug and traffic charges after a March 4 stop. Daniel R. Edgan, 48, charged with indecent exposure Wednesday. A grass fire at 3300 Jackson Ave. was extinguished Wednesday. A bullet was found in a plastic sand box cover Tuesday.
Will County's Gene C. Wright, 26, of 749 Burnham University Park, was charged March 2 with speeding, driving while license suspended, operating an uninsured vehicle and failure to wear a seatbelt after a stop at Steger Road and Central in Monee Township. Blonzo Borden, 30, of Danville, was charged Tuesday with speeding and driving without insurance.
Cianci Studio owner Chris Romanowski faces penalties after a Cook County ruling found he violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act by taking thousands from 105 customers for photos never delivered. The case ties to a 1997 fire at the Tinley Park studio deemed arson by ATF experts, with ongoing investigations and potential fines up to $100,000.
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