Two Homewood burglaries stir area as residents at home
Police investigated two early Friday morning burglaries in Homewood where residents were at home. Break-ins occurred on West 185th Place and May Street with entry through unlocked doors and a failed attempt on Pierce Terrace. A suspect was chased and detained, with some May Street property recovered. no charges filed as of Friday evening. One car theft reported nearby and a domestic battery charge filed against Robert Lunsford on April 24.
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Homewood
West 185Th Place
May Street
Pierce Terrace
185Th Place
Pierce
James Gannon
Hillview
Poplar
Gannon
Robert Misner
Donald Looney
Dave Tobin
Ken Ruesnow
Paul Engels
Jim Denman
Corp
Roy Janich
Willow
Tobin
Birch and Carpenter
Chicago man charged with deceptive practice over check
Glenwood Michael Sanders, 21, of Chicago, was charged Wednesday after allegedly attempting to cash a $200 check on a closed account. Currency Exchange staff at 317 E. Glenwood-Lansing Road refused the transaction as the account had been closed in 1989. A Blue Island woman reported a purse theft at a Speedway gas station on Glenwood-Dyer Road around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Michael Sanders
Chicago
Currency Exchange
E. Glenwood-Lansing Road
Blue Island
Speedway/Checker
Glenwood- Dyer Road
Riverdale man charged after traffic stop on Route 30
Matteson Carlton L Royster age 32 of 14145 Tracy Riverdale was charged with cannabis possession driving with a suspended license and no proof of insurance after a Route 30 traffic stop police said.
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Carlton L. Royster
Tracy
Riverdale
Man Charged After Gas Not Paid For Then Crash
Richton Park police report a car fueled with 16.99 dollars in gas not paid for in the 22300 block of Governors Highway. Leo R. Conry Jr., 18, of Matteson, faces charges including possession of cannabis with intent to deliver, defective brakes, unsafe tires, no license, no insurance, and improper registration after his vehicle struck a curb in a parking lot near Governors Highway and Sauk Trail, causing a tire blowout.
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Governors Highway
Leo R. Conry Jr
Police charge multiple in South Chicago Heights area
On April 22 23 24 and 25 South Chicago Heights police filed charges against Terrence L Vaughn Tim A Lockett Renard Anderson Kelly R Kelleck Kent A Kreischer and William E Witvoet for retail theft battery to an officer criminal damage to property unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and related offenses following incidents on Chicago Road 27th Street and nearby avenues.
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South Chicago Heights
Terrence L. Vaughn
Center Ave
Chicago Heights
Chicago Road
Tim A. Lockett
27Th St
South
Lockett
St. James Hospital
Renard Anderson
S. Halsted St
Anderson
28Th
Miller Streets
Grant School
Kelly R. Kelleck
Gailene
Sauk Village
Kent A. Kreischer
Faithhorn
Crete
27Th Street
William E. Witvoet
Lake Village
Ind
Ashland Avenue
Multiple Chicago area youths faced charges from Bloom Trail High incidents
Steger Elvin Long Jr. 17 of Chicago Heights was charged with criminal trespass after trespassing Bloom Trail High on April 23 while reportedly seeking a student. Ian Strayhorne 17 of Ford Heights faced battery charges for allegedly striking a 16 year old in a Bloom Trail High locker room. Karen Kransky 35 of Crete charged with driving with a suspended license after a traffic stop near 30th Street and Chicago Road on April 23. Stanton Cephus 17 of Sauk Village charged April 24 with driving without a valid license, suspended registration and failing to signal after a Sauk Trail stop. Tires of a car on Halsted Street were slashed April 24. Mark Thorpe 17 of Crete charged April 25 with disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property after punching a hole in a wall during a Carpenter Street dispute. J Bobby Goings 25 of Steger charged with domestic battery after a verbal altercation on West 35th Street. Jessica Carmin 18 of Hazel Crest charged with driving with a suspended license after a traffic stop on Monday. Tuesday police reported a shattered rear window on a car on Sangamon Street.
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Elvin Long Jr
Ash St
Chicago Heights
Bloom Trail High School
Ian David Strayhorne
Diplomatic Lane
Ford Heights
Karen S. Kransky
Dixie Highway
Crete
30Th Street
Chicago Road
Stanton L. Cephus
224Th St
Sauk Village
Sauk Trail
Cornell Street
Steger
Halsted Street
Mark A. Thorpe
Norfolk Road
Carpenter
Thorpe
J Bobby S. Goings
35Th St
Apt
West 35Th Street
Jessica L. Carmin
Fountainbleau Drive
Hazel Crest
Sangamon Street
Sauk Village Youth Arrested in Dry Cleaners Burglary
A 13-year-old Sauk Village youth was arrested Friday for a Thursday morning burglary at a 1700 block Sauk Trail dry cleaners. Detective Terry Cates said the youth robbed the store at about 9:15 am, wore a scarf over the face, and fled through the alley dropping his cap shirt and scarf. a weapon was not displayed and a 60-year-old employee witnessed the break-in.
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Sauk Village
Sauk Trail
Terry Cates
Cates
Park Forest and Richton Park Crime Roundup
Police report multiple arrests and property crimes across Park Forest Richton Park and nearby areas. Subjects named include Andre P Goodwin Michael Hurst and several juveniles charged with theft, domestic threats, drug charges and unlawful use of credit cards. Additional incidents involve burglaries vehicle thefts and stolen bicycles with locations on Ash Street Orchard Boulevard Ridgeway Street and Chase Street.
Crete Joan Witvoet Charged After Traffic Crash
Crete Joan N Witvoet 33 of 18213 Dante Ave Lansing was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after her westbound vehicle slid into a car that stopped suddenly on Exchange at Klemme Road. A separate report says a theft occurred on Sandpiper Lane with a compact disc player 24 CDs a carton of cigarettes and cologne stolen from one vehicle and 12 CDs from another plus a handheld video game and cash from a third vehicle.
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Joan N. Witvoet
Dante Ave
Lansing
Klemme Road
Sandpiper
Teen beaten after breaking up earlier fight at country club hills
A 19-year-old man was assaulted Tuesday by four young men in their late teens and early 20s, after he had separated a juvenile fight at 3 p.m. Five hours later the attackers confronted him, per police beat on page A-11.
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Robert Lunsford
Jackson &cPerkins
Calumet
Matteson
Richton Park
Travel Brokers
Bill Frank
National Association of Pet Sitters
Gia of Nuel
PRS
Lee Cee
Glenwood Plaza
S. Halsted
Mokena
S. LaGranas
Andre P. Goodwin
Michael A. Hurst
Algonquin Road
Osco/Jewel Food
S. Orchard Blvd
Arrowhead Street
Andre Lamont Harden
Apach St
Michael A. Brooks
Ridgeway St
Mario D. Jennings
Bradley M. Givens
Chase Street
Carrick Anton Villatoro
Illinois Street
Cedar Road
Centre
Robert S. Jackson
Lee St
Country Club Hills
CASH
Cadillac & Color
ANDA
Majes
Buffington Harbor
Gary II
Cline Ave
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