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Palos Park police offer free bicycle helmets
Palos Park police offer free bicycle safety helmets to children of Palos Park. This is the fifth year that the Police Department will provide the free bicycle helmets. Chief Joe Miller said,
Read MorePolice report traffic arrests
Palos Heights police arrested Katherine T. Glenn, 20, of Orland Park, just after 12:40 a.m. on April 2 and charged her with speeding and illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor after police stopped her for a speeding violation in the 12600 block of Harlem Avenue, police said. Her court date is April 25 in…
Read MoreDrunken driving suspect allegedly drove 50 mph over speed limit
Orland Park police arrested Jason P. Simpson, 28, of Frankfort, at 2:25 a.m. on March 20 and charged with speeding, driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol and driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or more after police stopped him for driving 85 mph in a 35 mph zone, police said. He…
Read MoreMen charged with beating officer at wedding reception
by Michael Gilbertstaff reporter An off-duty Orland Park police officer was hospitalized and unable to work for more than a week after he was attacked during a melee at a wedding reception on March 18, police said. The 45-year-old officer, whose name is being withheld by police, was off-duty, working as a security guard at…
Read MoreAccused drunken driver arrested after vehicle crashes into tree
Orland Park police arrested Arlene C. Brostrom, 44, of Orland Park, at 9:25 p.m. on March 16 and charged her with driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol, driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or more and driving too fast for conditions after she crashed her vehicle into a tree in the…
Read MoreWoman charged with DUI allegedly caused power outage
Palos Heights police arrested Kathleen Durkin, 24, of Orland Park, at 7:45 a.m. on March 25 and charged her with driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol, transportation of open alcohol and improper lane usage after she struck a utility pole causing a small fire and power outage in the 6800 block of College Drive,…
Read MoreAccused drunken driver charged
Palos Park police arrested Jan Maka, 50, of Burbank, at 1:35 a.m. on March 16 and charged him with driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol, driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or more and failure to signal when required after he was stopped by police for driving under the posted speed…
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