Police Blotter: Man Says Paying Taxes Permits Him to Sleep at Police Station

TUESDAY, AUG. 9

Police Station is Not a Hotel

Police found David Franks, 24, of Bourbonnais, sleeping on a couch in the police station. Police told Franks, who said he was waiting for the bus, he could not sleep on the couch but Franks argued that he "pays taxes and should be allowed to sleep there," according to the report. After being escorted out of the station, Franks called 911 three times, complaining about not being allowed to sleep on the couch, the report said. Franks then said his taxes had earned him the right to sleep in the parking lot and sat down in the driving lane. Police arrested Franks and charged him with abusing the 911 system and disorderly conduct.

Domestic Battery

Eric Cross, 32, of the 400 block of West 16th Street, was arrested and charged with domestic battery after his ex-girlfriend told police she was holding her infant daughter when Cross began striking her in the face with a closed fist, causing the victim's head to go through a wall. The woman said Cross hit her about 15 times before she handed her daughter to someone else and threw a bed frame at him. Cross fled but was picked up by police on 16th Street, according to the report. Police said Cross was highly intoxicated when taken into custody. Paramedics treated the woman at the scene.

Police vs. Potty Mouth

Latrese Vance, 25, of the 500 block of West 218th Place in Matteson, was charged with obscenity after police told her to leave a man's residence. Vance went into the street and screamed obscenities at the Chicago Heights police, the report said. She was then taken into custody.

MONDAY, AUG. 8

Threat to Kill, ‘Two by Two’

Ryan D. Gierocki, 24, of the 400 block of West Hickory Street, was arrested and charged with domestic assault after his girlfriend told police they had been arguing all night. According to the girlfriend, Gierocki said, "I'm gonna kill everyone in this house two by two," before calling an unknown person and telling them to hurry over and to "bring the guns."

‘Stop Being Stupid!’

Brian K. Thomas, 35, of the 1300 block of Center Avenue, was arrested on an open warrant through Cook County and also was charged with resisting arrest. Police were initially called by Thomas' wife, who said he was intoxicated and being loud. But when police attempted a warrant check, Thomas refused to tell them his birth date and walked away, police said. Thomas fought off police as they attempted to detain him, with his wife yelling "stop being stupid and quit resisting" all the while, according to the report.

SATURDAY, JULY 30

DUI

Reggai L. Jordan, 21, of the 109 block of East 23rd Street, was charged with driving under the influence, speeding, improper lane use and driving without a valid license after being pulled over near Lincoln Highway and Washington Parkway.