Homewood Woman Recants Kidnapping Claim After Investigation
Homewood police say a woman who claimed a kidnapping in September recanted the story and admitted the incident did not occur. She maintains the April forest preserve attack did happen and says the memory still troubles her. No charges will be filed for filing a false report. Police note the case involved discrepancies that could not be corroborated. Separately, several purse thefts were reported in Chicago Heights shoppers’ carts at Cub Foods and discount stores, with multiple victims named.
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Homewood
New Lenox
159Th Street
Pulaski Road
Chicago Heights
Cub Foods
W. 14Th
Chicago Road
Vandalism and burglaries hit Steger vehicles last month
Police Chief Charles Tieri reports multiple vehicle crimes in Steger from Sept 18 to Sept 26. Incidents included stereo thefts, tool and amplifier losses, and several broken windows but few items taken. Residents urged to park in garages and secure vans and cars.
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Steger
Charles Tieri
Hopkins Street
West 34Th Street
West 37Th Street
Wallace Avenue
Concerns over macabre animal mutilations spark unease
Two animal mutilations in nearby communities raise fears of a gang initiation ritual. Police say no connection to gang activity exists. A Calumet City resident found a mutilated cat with its heart removed on Freeland Avenue, while a Lansing teen reported a decapitated squirrel with a removed heart on School Street. Authorities urge calm, noting occult hints but no pattern linking the incidents or broader threat.
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Calumet City
Freeland Avenue
Lansing
School Street
Siohn Witvoet
Witvoet
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Butler Avenue
Oma Timt
Deb Fritz
Woodridge
63Rd Street
Bolingbrook
W. Boughton Road
Naperville Road
Clow International Airport
Matteson
S. Cicero Avenue
Lincoln Hwy
Lincoln Mall
Crestwood
Tri-State Tollway
Cicero
Tasget
By Lauri Harvey
Voet
Idan
South Holland
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Calumet
St Francis
St. Francis
TL. Francis Hospital & Heal
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