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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1999
Page
9
Park Forest drug and traffic charges crowd local blotter
Park Forest residents face multiple charges after a Thursday night traffic stop at Homan and Hickory and separate stops on Western Avenue. Varaneckas, 25, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, no proof of insurance, and missing registration details. Willett, 39, was charged with cannabis possession. driver Weaver, 41, faced a light issue. Burglaries on Marquette and Minocqua saw entries broken with valuables stolen. A Stayer boy reported bike theft near Cunningham. Additional arrests include James, 24, Crete, for drug offenses and paraphernalia. An 11 and 12 year old were accosted near Euclid and Appleby. Halloween decorations observed nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Varaneckas
Imperial Drive
Richton Park
Homan
Hickory Streets
Terry Willett
35Th St
Steger
Western Avenue
Elm Street
Lynn Weaver
Ene Steger
Marquette
Minocqua
Marnette
Mill St
Crete
Dogwood Street
Euclid Avenue
Appleby
Five Hurt In Two Vehicle Collision In Chicago Heights
A 33 year old Chicago Heights woman remained in critical condition after a two vehicle crash that also seriously injured a 7 year old boy. Enrigue Elizalde 35 of East 21st Street Chicago Heights faces felony DUI charges plus additional vehicle code violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Heights
Enrique Elizalde
East 21St Street
Maria R. Ramos
East 26Th Street
Phe
Fabian Garibay
East 24Th Street
Ramos
Garibay
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Center
Elizalde
St. James Hospital
St James Hospital
Theospital
Stolen items reported near Andover Drive and Rich South High
A compact disc player was taken from a truck dashboard at Rich South High School. Police said a window was broken to gain entry Thursday between noon and 1 p.m. The incident on the 4000 block of Andover Drive occurred Wednesday between 8 and 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andover
Rich South High School
Break-ins Reported at Van Drunen Ford on 183rd Street
Police said two cars were broken into at Van Drunen Ford on 183rd Street last week. An Olympia Fields man reported a broken window with no items missing on Tuesday or Wednesday. A Homewood man had a window broken and radio stolen on Monday or Tuesday. A Martin Avenue resident found red paint poured on a car late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Drunen Ford
183Rd Street
Olympia Fields
Homewood
Martin Avenue
Residents charged in chain of local incidents
Country Club Hills residents Robert L Gregory and others face charges after police found a bag with a green leafy substance and a handgun during a traffic stop near West 179th Street. Gregory allegedly swallowed the bag to destroy potential evidence and was treated at South Suburban Hospital. Other suspects faced weapon and drug paraphernalia counts as police reported separate property thefts and vandalism in nearby blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Robert L. Gregory
Maple Ave
Country Cub Hil
Justice
Gregory
West 179Th Street
South Suburban Hospital
Trious D. Jackson
Lakewood Ave
Lynwood
Vista Avenue
Williamsburg Drive
Warren R. Pullen
179Th St
Country Club Hills
Austin D. Turner
S. Harding Ave
Robbins
West 179Th
Michael Leveston
Coun
Hazel Crest residents charged in separate incidents
Hazel Crest resident Hazel Crest 4 43 charged with domestic battery for allegedly spitting on a family member during an argument. Damon Murff 27 from University Park charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse about 2:30 a.m. Oct. 10. Raney Chears 19 of University Park charged with unlawful use of a weapon about 2:40 a.m. Oct. 5 after a traffic stop near Cicero Avenue and Steger Road. alleged possession of a loaded 357 Magnum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Williams
169Th St
Hazel Crest
Damon E. Murff
University Park
Raney J. Chears
Cicero ‘Avenue
Steger Road
Chears
Theft charge tied to using another’s credit card at Beggar's Pizza
Try Club Hills was charged with theft after allegedly using a copied credit card number to pay for calls to a 1900 line. Police say he obtained the card number by keeping a receipt from a customer who used her card at Beggar's Pizza in Oak Forest, where he worked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Try Club
Bicycle theft and cannabis vehicle charge in Chicago Heights
Police said two bicycles were stolen from a garage in the 500 block of Gregory Drive between Oct 5 and Tuesday. Renee V. Walker, 37, Ford Heights, was charged with possessing a vehicle containing cannabis about 11:20 a.m. Monday in the 500 block of East 14th Street, and with improper parking on the roadway, soliciting business on the roadway and failing to signal when required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory Drive
Renee V. Walker
Ford Heights
East 14Th Street
Walker
Two Juveniles Charged After School Hallway Fight
Two female juveniles from Flossmoor and Chicago Heights were charged with fighting after an incident in a Homewood Flossmoor High School hallway on Thursday. They are set to appear in Flossmoor Court on Nov 3. A resident in the 1300 block of Western Avenue reported missing CDs and a cell phone from her home. A 38 year old Steger woman was treated for injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossmoor
Chicago Heights
Homewood- Flossmoor High School
Flossmoor Court
Western Avenue
Local burglaries and vandalism reported across city streets
Police reported a Tuesday evening leaf fire extinguished by a resident who burned her hands while handling a bottle of unknown chemicals. A burglary in the 30 block of East 34th Street netted two rings and two video games. A wallet theft from an unlocked car in the 22900 block of Sherman followed. A business burglary at 3102 Holeman saw two generators and two trailers taken. A 52 year old woman's daughter reportedly battered on a bus by a male juvenile. A car theft occurred around 7:20 a.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of Steger Road. Graffiti appeared Oct 7 in the 3100-3300 blocks of Wallace and along 33rd and 34th streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sninor
East 34Th Street
WA Stegerman
Sherman
Holeman
Steger Road
Wallace
33Rd
34Th Streets
Chicago Heights trio charged in traffic and theft cases
South Chicago Heights Craig S. Ordway, 28, of 204 Hayden Grant Park, charged Tuesday with driving with a suspended license and speeding near Sauk Trail and Chicago Be Bahavelos, 147 Glengate, Chicago Heights, charged Monday with driving while license revoked and speeding after a stop on Ash and Avenue. M Delores Roberts, 54, of 574 Wentworth Calumet, charged Monday with retail theft for allegedly taking two golf club sets from Unique Thrift Store, 3316 Chicago Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig S. Ordway
Hayden
Grant Park
Sauk Trail
Chicago
Arn Be Bahavelos
Glengate
Chicago Heights
Ashand Avenue
M Delores Roberts
Wentworth
Calumet
Chicago Road
Kent Avenue break in and reckless firing reported
Police said a shed on Kent Avenue in the 1900 block was broken into sometime Oct 6. Investigators charged 43 year old Terry D. Taylor of 25941 Cat Center Way with reckless conduct after allegedly firing two shots from a rifle into the air on Oct 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kers
Kings
West Kent Avenue
Poli
Kent Avenue
Terry D. Taylor
Cat Center
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