| Thief steals nearly $100 worth of antacid medicine |
Chicago resident James McEwan, 29, was arrested on the night of Sept. 1 after he allegedly stole $94.95 worth of Prevacid from Ultra Foods, 7520 Roosevelt. When police apprehended McEwan near the store, he apologized and told the officer he stole the five packages of over-the-counter antacid medicine because he was "broke."
Tuesday, September 07, 2010 |
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| Man offers to 'get car back' for friend |
On the night of Aug. 28, Eric Perry, of Chicago, supposedly told a friend who had been arrested by the Berwyn Police Department and subsequently had his car impounded, that Perry could "get the car out." In doing so, he allegedly stole the car from a police impound lot.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 |
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| Bar scuffle turns ugly in Forest Park |
Antonios Roumeliotis, 19, of Geneva, was arrested early August 21 following a fight police believe he started at Slainte bar on 7505 Madison St.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 |
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| Shopping carts collide, man pulls knife |
A Berkeley man is accused of pulling a pocketknife on another man following a scuffle that broke out in the aisle of the 1300 DesPlaines Avenue Wal-Mart on the night of Aug. 9.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 |
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| OnStar brings teen's pot-toting joyride to abrupt end |
A CTA worker called police to report his Chevy Impala stolen on Aug. 3, at 10:04 p.m. The 43-year-old man said he left the car running and unlocked, then reentered the CTA terminal at 711 Desplaines to speak to the cashier. When he returned, the car was gone.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 |
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| Backpack full of incriminating evidence |
Police charged a Monee man with criminal trespass to a vehicle and with the theft of lost or mislaid property early July 26. Thirty-year-old Shawn Kammer was initially stopped by authorities on the 7700 block of Van Buren St. when he fit the description of a suspicious person looking into vehicles.
Tuesday, August 03, 2010 |
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| Two sex offenders violate registration requirements |
On July 22, police arrested two child sex offenders who failed to comply with the state's mandated annual re-registration process.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 |
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| Man refuses to register as sex offender |
Forest Park authorities arrested a 45-year-old man from Chicago for the third time in less than a month for his continual refusal to register himself as a sex offender.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 |
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| Cops on lookout for armed robbers bust heroin users |
On July 6 at 10:06 p.m., police watching Thornton's gas station, 601 S. Harlem, because of recent local armed robberies saw a tan Infiniti park away from the gas pumps. A man appeared to be slumped over in the front seat.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
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| No seatbelt, no such luck |
On June 28 at 4:02 p.m., an officer at Roosevelt and Hannah who noticed a passing driver wasn't wearing his seatbelt, ran the vehicle's plate and learned the auto was owned by a man with a suspended license and an active Piatt County arrest warrant.
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 |
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| Letter to the editor not enough? |
On June 24 at 1:52 a.m. witnesses reported that a tall man in a black T-shirt and cream-colored pants was destroying the Red Eye newspaper box at the southeast corner of Des Plaines and Washington by kicking and stomping it.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 |
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| Police nab sharp-dressed thief |
On June 17, River Forest and Forest Park police units worked in conjunction to apprehend a suspect involved in a May 26 attempted burglary on the 100 block of Marengo Street.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
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| Thief stuffs toothpaste in pants, slapped with felony charges |
A toothpaste thief's luck ran out after he was arrested and slapped with felony retail theft on the afternoon of June 7. CVS security contacted police after watching surveillance footage of Kenyatta Cage, 37, of Chicago, stuffing nine tubes of toothpaste in his pants.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 |
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| Police shoot fleeing 'blunt' smoker with Taser gun |
A Berwyn man was chased and shot with a Taser gun twice by police after running away from officers that found him smoking a marijuana cigar in the parking lot of Portillo's, 7740 W. Roosevelt Road on the night of May 30.
Tuesday, June 08, 2010 |
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| In-state arrest warrants cause driver to flee |
Thirty-six-year-old Elgin resident Rolando Stewart was slapped with a felony after being charged with aggravated driving with a revoked license on the afternoon of May 27.
Tuesday, June 01, 2010 |
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| Baby formula for drugs |
Two Chicago residents were accused of stealing 19 cans of infant formula from a CVS Pharmacy at 7216 Circle Ave. which they allegedly intended to sell or barter for drugs.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 |
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| Defiant chip thief charged with obstruction |
A Bellwood man reportedly walked into a convenience store on the 700 block of Desplaines Avenue and blatantly swiped a bag of Jay's Hot Chips on the night of April 12. When the clerk asked 22-year-old Corey Lee if he had any intention of paying for the bag - as Lee was casually walking out the door - the alleged thief implied that he didn't and simply replied: "[Expletive] you."
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 |
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| Remote-control stick-up |
On the morning of May 7, police nabbed an alleged television-remote-control-wielding robber that has been linked to two hold-ups of Jimmy John's, 320 Circle Ave., in the last month.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
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