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Criminal Damage

Friday, November 16, 2012

Man Jailed After Lovers' Quarrel Outside Club 390: Police

A New Lenox man went to jail last Friday after shattering his girlfriend's car window, according to the police report.

A 22-year-old from New Lenox ended up behind bars after a heated argument with his girlfriend spilled into a club parking lot. Nicholas A. Ferguson of the 1300 block of Morcambe Bay Drive, was arrested and charged with criminal damage to a motor vehicle after police we're called to Club 390 on Joe Orr Road about a fight in progress. When police arrived Ferguson was being detained by a Club employee, according to the report. Ferguson's girlfriend told police they got into an argument outside the club and that she was trying to leave. After the woman got inside her car, Ferguson punched the front passenger side window, shattering it, according to the report. Ferguson had several cuts on his head, arms and hands when police arrived. Fire …

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Got it Bad? Woman Allegedly Called Ex 83 Times in Two Hours

Police took Gabrielle J. Bridgemon into custody last week after her boyfriend said she called him several times and damaged his front door.

A Chicago woman may have broken a record with the number of calls she allegedly made to her ex-boyfriend Aug. 8. Gabrielle J. Bridgemon, 24, of the 10100 block of Lafayette Avenue in Chicago, was arrested and charged with criminal damage to property and harassment after her ex-boyfriend told police she was causing a disturbance at his home. Sign up for daily Chicago Heights news alerts. The man told police he received several calls from Bridgemon before, telling her he did not want to talk to her. She then called her ex 83 times between 12:46 a.m. and 2:47 a.m., according to the report. To cap off the two-hour call-fest, Bridgemon sent her ex a text, stating, "For yo best interest u beta pick up yo (profanity) phone," according to the …

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