Police Beat Summary Note
Police Beat information is gathered from police department spokesmen and official reports on file at area stations. Ultimate guilt or innocence of individuals named is determined only in a court of law.
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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1999
Page
6
Multiple Burglaries Reported Across Chicago Heights and Calumet
Police logged several burglary incidents in the area, including a Western Avenue car window smash with $500 stolen, a Red Wing Shoes cash drawer theft on Halsted Street, and entries at State Arm Insurance and a Chicago Heights garage. Stolen items include a lawnmower and a van. an Oldsmobile was taken on Donovan Drive. Timeframes span Oct 6 to Oct 7, with various locations in play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Wing Shoes
Halsted Street
State Arm Insurance
W. 183Rd Street
Chicago Heights
Scott Avenue
West 21St Street
Donovan Drive
Burglary reports in Governors area involve cash loss
Police logged three incidents in the 19700 and 19600 blocks of Governors High and Governors Highway. A business reported an undetermined cash loss, a third incident showed forced entry, and a pet shop cash drawer burglary yielded about $100 missing, per police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governors High
Governors Highway
Burglaries Suspected Connection In Flossmoor
Flossmoor police believe a single suspect group is linked to three break ins reported last week. A business on Governors Highway reported cash missing from a soda vending machine after a rear window showed forced entry around Oct. 5. A second incident occurred the morning of Oct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossmoor
Governors Highway
Park Forest report notes stolen cellular phone and cannabis arrest
Park Forest reports a cellular phone was stolen Thursday from a vehicle in the 100 block of Arbor Trails. Tavaris R. Ratliff, 20, of Chicago Heights, was charged with possession of cannabis after police found a bag testing positive in a vehicle on Western Avenue. Officer Jerry L. Erwin, 51, of Richton Park is also listed in reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbor Trails
Tavaris R. Ratliff
23Rd St
Chicago Heights
Ratliff
Western Avenue
Jerry L. Erwin
Ridgeway
Richton
Fire destroys mobile home in Alpine Village Lynwood
Three escape injury when a fire at 500 Bernina Court Alpine Village Lynwood destroyed the mobile home and contents. One person was hospitalized after a seizure, with damage estimated at 50000. Fire Chief Rich Eriks says the blaze began about 8 45 a m and was contained within 30 minutes. Firefighters from Lansing assisted. Two teenagers and their uncle were home and escaped unharmed. The 48 year old uncle suffered a...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Park charged with possession of a controlled substance
Police said on Friday Park Erwin was stopped after turning onto Orchard Drive without signaling. In the vehicle officers found a plastic bag containing an off white chunky substance that field tested positive for cocaine.
Rock throwing breaks two windows in Country Club Hills
Police report two home windows in the 4300 block of West 182nd Place after rocks were thrown Tuesday. A WA door window was broken Wednesday on Williamsburg Drive. Sidni L. Stewn of 18000 Anthony Ave was charged with retail theft Wednesday for attempting to take health and beauty products from Eagle Country Market at 4050 W 183rd St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West 182Nd Place
Williamsburg Drive
Sidni L. Stewn
Anthony Ave
Country Club Hills
Eagle Country Market
183Rd St
Hazel Crest pair charged after traffic disturbance and damage to property
Hazel Crest resident Linda Cantway 44 of 17747 Harwood Ave Homewood faced unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia charges after a 2:25 PM call of a woman walking in traffic in the 16700 block of Winchester. Rodney Braxton 35 of 3407 Woodworth Place Hazel Crest was charged with criminal damage to property for allegedly breaking a window during a domestic argument. A 1199 Saturn was reported stolen Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Cantway
Harwood Ave
Homewood
Winchester
Rodney Braxton
Woodworth Place
Hazel Crest
Saturn
Property damage and arrests in Crete Township reports
Will County Sheriff reports describe Oct. events in Crete Township including damaged Cornfields on 26100 block of South Dixie Highway from ATVs, a forced child group home door on Wolpers Road, and multiple arrests for trespass, resisting, suspended license, and insurance offenses. A lost plate was reported on Sara Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dixie Highway
Crete Township
Will County
Wolpers Road
Dustin R. Whiting
Burrville Road
Crete
Dixie Highway
Joanne L. Buchmeier
Indiana
Beecher
Goodenow Road
Jeremiah L. Lumsden
Auburn
Crete-Monee Road
South Sara
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lynwood
Mary Compton
Beth Musser
Usta
Kaastan
Sherlock
Ber
Sherlock’s
57Th &Harlem
Orland Park
Zum
Ang ‘mm
New Hope
Olympia Fields
October 16
Medical Center
Holiday Inn
Oak Room
Holiday Plaza
Matteson
Sana Nou
Curran
Chicago
Olimpia Feld 8Ica Center
Midwest
170Th Street
South Suburban College Presents
Andrew Hoefle
Xindig Performing Arts Center
Duke Elington
Kindig Performing Arts Center
Grainger
Wiliam Grant
Stil
Strauss
More
Anthonisen Financial
South Suburban College Seca
the Daily
Southtown & Star Newspapers
Dailysouthtown
Starnewspapers.com
Southtown Call
Star Newspapers
Call 7
Travel
Puron
Souna
ALSIP
Dykstra & Co
Frankfort
Cool
Higgins Rig & Cig
Mookstra Heating & Aic
Sun Ray Heating Inc
OAK Forest
Palos Cmtuck
Hig & Aic Inc
D'Andrea
Holland Ng & Aic
Tinley Park
DM Dykstra & Co
Bret
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.