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Man charged with auto theft
By Maura VizzaFrom The Reporter A Crestwood man has been charged in the alleged theft of $100,000 worth of jewelry and a Corvette from a home in Worth Township last month. Brian Sowinski, 28, was charged with one count of residential burglary and one count of burglary. Sowinski was arrested at the 5th Municipal District…
Read MoreSpectacled bank robber strikes in Hickory Hills
by Maura Vizza Suspect matches description of man who robbed Palos Heights bank The man who robbed a Hickory Hills bank last week is still at large, police said. An unidentified man entered TCF Bank, 9357 S. Roberts Road, at 5 p.m on March 31 and handed a threatening note to the bank teller demanding…
Read MoreMan charged with drunken driving
Orland Park police arrested Kevin C. Allen, 46, of Dolton, just after 12:35 a.m. on April 3 and charged him with driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol, driving with a revoked driver
Read MoreDriver, 19, charged with possession of cannabis
Palos Park police arrested Michael A. Ruzas, 19, of Tinley Park, at 2:40 a.m. on March 23 and charged him with possession of cannabis, driving without insurance and speeding after he was stopped by police for traveling 60 mph in a 45 mph zone in the 12200 block of La Grange Road, police said. Police…
Read MoreAccused drunken driver also charged with speeding
Palos Heights police arrested Kathy B. Pekal, 27, of Bridgeview, and charged her with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) and speeding after police clocked her traveling 53 mph in a 35 mph zone in the 12400 block of Harlem Avenue, police said. Pekal was arrested at 2:23 a.m. April 9. She was also…
Read MoreMan stabbed in woods
by Maura Vizza A Mount Greenwood man was reportedly stabbed four times by an acquaintance Sunday in a Cook County forest preserve in unincorporated Worth Township. Edmund O
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 MorePalos 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 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…
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