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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1999
Page
10
Stolen items and arrests reported in several area incidents
Reports include thefts from unlocked cars on Chestnut Avenue and Page Avenue, a bag found by a resident, and multiple arrests for battery cannabis and DUI. Other notes cover vandalism, a damaged basketball net, stolen registration sticker, car thefts recovered in Harvey, and various thefts of electronics, tools, and coins with ongoing investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Avenue
Jess O’hern
Ashland Ave
Homewood
Hazel Crest
170Th Street
Enrico Cazares
Lincoln Ave
Shea Avenue
183Rd Street
Page Avenue
Harvey
151St
Lincoln
Crime Report From Park Forest And Surrounding Areas
Park Forest thefts include video games camcorder clothing and jewelry stolen Thursday from an apartment on Western Avenue with no sign of forced entry and keys missing. A motorized scooter was stolen Thursday from Freedom Hall parking lot. A television was stolen Thursday from a residence on Oakwood. Dwayne P Wilkins 17 charged with criminal trespass to a vehicle. Chris Collins 19 charged with residential burglary for taking a necklace gold earrings and Nintendo games from a Forest Street residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Avenue
Freedom Hall
Lakewood
Oakwood
Dwayne P. Wilkins
Boston
Chicago Heights
Chris Collins
Wesl St
Park Forest
Forest
Stolen Truck and Lawn Mower Reported in Chicago Heights
Police said a pickup was stolen around 6 a.m. Tuesday from the 600 block of Aberdeen after the owner left it running with keys in the ignition. A lawnmower was stolen about 5 p.m. Sept. 12 from the 1100 block of Union Avenue, with two juveniles seen pushing it down the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk Trail
East End Avenue
Eugene J. Smolinski
Stanton
Park Forest
Aberdeen
Union Avenue
Graffiti damage and burglaries trigger cross-town police pursuit
Police reports describe graffiti on a Halsted Street business and an Elder Road condo, a 10 foot railing removed on Dixie Highway, a bicycle theft on Halsted Street, and a Burville Road poker machine burglary. A pursuit ran into Dyer Indiana with Crete and Lake County agencies, ending when the stolen car was recovered in Matteson. Two Crete men face charges for manufacturing a controlled substance and related offenses, with cannabis plants and drug paraphernalia found at a residence after an underage drinking call. A Bloom Trail High School teacher was rear-ended near the school parking lot by an Indiana driver, Shirley Balerak, who was cited for speeding.
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Indiana
Balcerak
Halsted Street
Susan Lane
Steger
Elder Road
Dixie Highway
Burville Road
Dyer
Ind
Crete
Lake County
North Street
Brian Beck
North St
Elias Mcleod
University Parkway
Bloom Trail High School
Shirley Balerak
Man faces charges after truck crash on Illinois 394
A 27 year old Midlothian man, David N Been, was charged with driving under the influence, improper lane use, and crossing a median after a Wednesday crash on Illinois 394 at Glenwood Dyer Road. His truck crossed the median into oncoming traffic, hitting a landscaping truck with five men, two seriously injured. The landscaping truck burned, bystanders rescued occupants, and 1 394 traffic was delayed 70 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midlothian
Illinois
Glenwood-Dyer Road
David N. Been
S. Kolmar Ave
Ted Kochajkiewicz
Been
Christ Hospital
Oak Lawn
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