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Police Blotter: Man Charged with Battery After Choking Woman

Chicago Heights police reports, Feb. 4-5

SUNDAY, FEB. 5

Cops Find Open Alcohol and Pot in Car

George E. Williams, 29, of the 10200 block of South Green in Chicago, was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana, open alcohol and disobeying a stop sign, police said. Patrol officers said they saw Williams' car run a stop sign at about 2:33 a.m. while driving west on 13th Street and Wentworth. The officers pulled the car over and noticed a cup under the driver's right leg containing liquid, which Williams admitted was alcohol, according to police reports. After a search, police said they also found what was later confirmed to be one gram of marijuana.

Man Causes Disturbance at Home

Victor Villagomez, 38, of the first block of 24th Street, was arrested on disorderly conduct charges at about 3:45 a.m., police said. Villagomez reportedly came home belligerent and drunk and began yelling and screaming, according to reports. He also damaged a screen on the home, police said.

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Man Charged With Domestic Battery

Police said Rico Smith, 28, of the 500 block of West 16th Place, was arrested on charges of domestic battery at about 7:19 p.m. According to reports, Smith choked a woman he knew during an argument at the woman's home.

SATURDAY, FEB. 4

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Man Says Someone Filed Taxes in His Name

A 63-year-old Chicago Heights man received a shock when he tried to file his income taxes, police said. He was denied by the IRS because his social security number had already been used to file a tax return, according to police reports. The victim filed an identity theft affidavit with the IRS and told police he is unsure when and how his social security was taken, according to reports.

Grocery Store Employee Threatened

Ricky Stevenson, 42, of the 400 block of West 15th Street, was arrested on assault charges around 6:20 p.m. after police said he told an employee of a store in the 1500 block of Halsted Street that he would "bash her head in" and kill her. The report said Stevenson was not allowed in the store due to a previous incident.

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