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Police officers from Glen wood and six other commmuni ties were dispatched to quell a disturbance last weekend at the Glenwood Roller rink, Hol brook and Glenwood roads. Four members of the Glen wood police department were injured in the fracas which re sulted in the arrest of two young men: Michael Bras chler, 21, of 203 North Wolcott, Thornton, and his 19-year-old brother, James, of the same address. The elder Braschler was charged by police with resist ing arrest and four counts of battery. James Braschler was charged with obstructing a po lice officer, resisting arrest and battery. INJURED in the incident were the following Glenwood Officers: Sgt. Raymond Jerez al, Patrolman Fred Lockeman, Officer Michael Welsh and Ca det Kenneth Cassity. The four officers were treat ed and then released from St. James hospital. According to police, the fra cas was precipitated by the ap pearance of the older Braschler brother at the roller rink. On June 18 of this year, police said, Braschler had been in volved in an incident at the rink during which he allegedly in jured a 14-year-old Chicago Heights boy. Braschler was be ing sought by police on a bat tery charge for that incident, police said. Authorities said that when Officer Welsh and Patrolman Lockeman attempted to arrest Michael Braschler at the rink he resisted. POLICE SAID Michael's brother, James, then entered the altercation. One of the offi cers radioed the Glenwood dis patcher for assistance and 16 police squads from nearby communities were sent to the scene. The first two policemen in Cadet Cassity from the Glen volved with the suspects were wood police department. The assisted by Sgt. Jerozal and four policemen were successful in subduing the two young men and they were taken to the Glenwood police station
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Park Forest Star
Park Forest, Illinois, US
Sun, Dec 18, 1977
Page 23
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