4 Attackers Beat Man at Olympic Village Party: Blotter

Attack At A Party

Four men punched and kicked a 36-year-old Chicago man during a party in Chicago Heights, according to a report.

The target of the beating managed to get out of the home in the first block of Olympic Village at about 9:15 p.m. and call police, the report states. Police said the Chicago man suffered a small cut below his right eye but refused medical treatment.

The man lost his keys sometime during the ordeal, according to the report. Police helped search from a local theater to where the beating took place but were unable to locate the keys.

Officers also searched the area for the attackers but could not find them. All four were about 20 years old.

FRIDAY, JUNE 28

'Just a Crack Pipe, Sir'

Gabriel Hidalgo, 45, of the first block of 19th Place, Chicago Heights, was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a report. She also had an active Cook County warrant for driving under the influence and was cited for improper lane use and improper equipment.

Hidalgo was riding a bicycle at about 8:57 p.m. in the middle of 12th Street without a headlight at night. Police said she was blocking traffic.

When asked if she had anything illegal, she allegedly said "Just a crack pipe, sir." Police patted her down and found the pipe and a plastic bag with 0.1 grams of a white substance that field tested positive for cocaine.

Hidalgo was due on June 29 in Cook County court.

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