Thursday, May 23, 2013
Chicago Heights police reports, May 5-16.
THURSDAY, MAY 16 A fire started in the engine of a 2000 block of Buick LeSabre while it was at a mechanic, according to a report. Firefighters were called to put out the blaze in the in the 500 block of East 14th Street. The owner said he didn't know why the car caught fire and that he planned to sell it to the mechanic. TUESDAY, MAY 14 Police found a car fully engulfed in flames at about 2:44 a.m. in the 1500 block of Shields Avenue, according to a report. A driver noticed the car had a glow coming from inside and called 911. The owner of the car was woken up by a neighbor, who told him about the car fire. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. SUNDAY, MAY 5 A car parked at about 10:48 p.m. in the southbound side of Wentworth …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
There's nothing more annoying than finding your car or truck busted up. Here's a roundup of recent vehicle-related burglaries and thefts in Chicago Heights.
May 15: The front windshield of a 2007 Pontiac G6 parked in the 1300 block of Otto Boulevard was damaged, according to a report. The owner had received threats from a suspect that morning. May 12: A wallet with $400 cash was stolen from a car parked in a driveway in the 100 block of Hildred Lane, according to a report. The owner believes the wallet was taken sometime between 8 p.m. May 11 and 8 a.m. May 12. May 8: A car owner found a small dent in the front, driver's side quarter panel of his 2011 Chevrolet HHR, according to a report. It was parked in the first block of West 19th Street. The owner believes the damage was done sometime on May 7 or May 8. May 7: A portable DVD player, valued at $120, and some change was stolen from a car …
Monday, May 20, 2013
No arrests have been made in the Friday night shooting outside K & N Liquors in Chicago Heights. One man was killed and two others were treated for leg wounds.
Police continue to search for information about a shooting Friday night outside of a Chicago Heights liquor store in which one man was killed and two others were wounded. Joshua Garcia, 18, of South Chicago Heights, was pronounced dead after he was taken to St. James Hospital, police said. The two other men were treated for gunshot wounds to the legs. Investigators have interviewed several witnesses and are looking for more to piece together what happened at about 9:12 p.m. outside K & N Liquors, 2301 Chicago Road, police said. No arrests have been made. The Chicago Heights Police Department Detective Division and the South Suburban Major Crime Task Force are working together on the investigation. Anyone with information about the shooting…
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Gunshots were heard by neighbors near 23rd Street and Chicago Road in Chicago Heights late Friday night.
The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending the DUI alcohol limit be lowered to 0.05 ... not that it would do any good for the people on this week's list of Southland DUIs.
NEW LENOX May 9: Alejandro Aguillon, 22, of the 100 block of Branchaw Boulevard, New Lenox, was charged with driving under the influence, making an improper turn and speeding, according to a report. Police stopped Aguillon at about 2:13 a.m. near the intersection of Cedar Road and Terry Ellen Lane. Aguillon was allegedly found under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested and released after posting bond. ORLAND PARK April 24: Brian J. Windt, 38, of the 15600 block of Larkspun Lane, Orland Park, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI with a blood-alcohol level greater than 0.08 and speeding, according to a report. Windt was on his way home at about 1:20 a.m. from drinking at the House of Blues when he was spotted …
Saturday, May 18, 2013
A few concerned readers wondered in Glenwood Oaks had burned down Friday night. The local fire department was performing a controlled burn next door, which drew the attention from neighbors.
Steak lovers can rest assured; a well-known rib and chop-house in Glenwood did not burn down Friday night. A few onlookers set up chairs and watched Friday night as Glenwood firefighters conducted a controlled burn that leveled a building on North Main Street. Some Patch readers were concerned that Glenwood Oaks, which is located close the site of the burn, was the source of the fire and had possibly burned down. Restaurant General manager Mark Lerose assured Patch the much-loved restaurant was still standing. The controlled burn, which was started by the Glenwood Fire Department, began at about 9 p.m. "Customers and neighbors had lawn chairs, watching, Lerose said. Lerose said he was in contact with Glenwood's fire chief and spoke with …
Chicago Ald. Matt O'Shea says that police have arrested a man in connection with the May 15 shooting.
A man is in custody in connection with the May 15 shooting that occurred on the 9900 block of South Walden Parkway in Beverly. Ald. Matt O'Shea (19th) says that Chicago Police and the U.S. Marshals Service were able to track David Twine, 29, of Matteson, to Arkansas were he was apprehended Friday. Twine was identified by police as the suspect in the incident that left a man in his 30s in critical condition after he was shot multiple times in the foyer of his apartment building. It is believed that the shooting was not a random act and that the victim and suspect knew each other, O'Shea said at the time. Police believe that the shots were fired after an argument between the two men. Read More:
Pot possession charge for Chicago man at White Castle • Thief finds illegal way to plan a wedding • Harvey man accused of smelly crime • Man looking for a boost steals supplements ... This week's roundup of weird crime news in the Southland.
May 8: Harold and Kumar would be proud of this trip to White Castle. Joseph Bermejo, 27, of the 9200 block of Brandon Avenue, Chicago, was charged with possession of marijuana, according to an Evergreen Park report. Police saw a car in the rear parking lot of White Castle, 2555 W. 95th St., and reported smelling an odor of marijuana coming from it. When the car tried to leave, a cigar was tossed out of the window. About 0.7 gram of a substance that tested positive for marijuana was found. Read more on Evergreen Park Patch May 12: A fight broke out between two workers at Burger King over the rude way one employee asked the other to make a burger. Police were called at about 1:24 p.m. to the fast food restaurant, 18301 S. Harlem Ave., …
A lawsuit against an imprisoned preacher from Crete and an Indiana megachurch topped the week's court news.
A former megachurch preacher sentenced to 12 years in federal prison in March for carrying on a sexual relationship with a teenage member of his congregation was sued in Will County court. In addition to preacher Jack Schaap, 55, of Crete, the First Baptist Church of Hammond was named as a defendant in the lawsuit. The parents of a teenage girl Schaap had sex with while he was pastor of the First Baptist Church of Hammond filed the lawsuit. The suit identifies the parents as "John Doe and Mary Doe," and the teen as "Jane Doe." The suit gives Jane Doe's date of birth as June 27, 1995. Here's what else was going on at the area's courthouses: Check out all these stories and more on our Facebook page.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Gunshots were heard by neighbors near 23rd Street and Chicago Road in Chicago Heights late Friday night.
Chicago Heights police are investigating a shooting near the intersection of 23rd Street and Chicago Road. Officers taped off the parking lot near K&N Market and Wine, 2301 Chicago Rd. and had blocked the southbound lane of Chicago Road Friday night. Neighbors said they heard 4 or 5 loud gunshots after 9 p.m. Four ambulances were called for multiple gunshot victims, according to an unconfirmed report. Check back with Patch for more information. It's easy to keep up with Patch!
Dorothy Duffus Burns
9:51 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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