Police Blotter: Hot Iron Used as Weapon, Woman Says

SUNDAY, SEPT. 11

Dolton Woman Burned by Iron

A Dolton woman told police she was injured after a Chicago Heights woman became angry with her and deliberately burned her arm with an iron. The Dolton woman told police that the 25-year-old woman argued with her, then raised a hot iron to her upper left arm and burned her. After the attack, the Chicago Heights woman fled, according to the report. An officer observed burn marks to the Dolton's woman's arm, but the woman refused medical treatment, according to the report.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 10

Park Forest Woman Suspects Car Window Shot

A Park Forest woman told police she was driving northbound on Western Avenue when her front passenger window shattered. The woman said she was in the 1700 block of Western Avenue when the window broke, and that she observed a small hole in the glass before the window shattered. The woman told police she did not see anyone, nor did she hear a gunshot.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 9

Steger Woman Pepper Sprays Attackers

A Steger woman told police that she used pepper spray to protect herself and a Crete female friend. The woman said she and her friend were attacked in the 1500 block of Chicago Road in the presence of their children. The accused attackers—a University Park woman and her male companion—allegedly attacked the Steger woman and the Crete woman and then fled, repelled by the pepper spray, according to the report. However, the pepper spray also stung the victims' eyes, and the women were transported to St. James Hospital for treatment, police said.

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