| 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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| Woman falsifies name, convulses in police station |
On the night of April 29, the driver and one of the two passengers in a vehicle that was curbed for a seatbelt violation near the intersection of Marengo Avenue and Jackson Boulevard were arrested. At police headquarters, though, one of the arrestees reportedly dropped to the floor and began convulsing as if having a seizure.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010 |
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| 'I'm high as a bird' |
Police came to Mugsy's Tavern, 7640 Madison at 3 a.m. on April 24 after complaints that a man had barricaded himself in the bathroom and refused to come out. A bar worker told police the man's girlfriend was still sitting on a barstool waiting for him; she was crying and visibly upset.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 |
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| Teen caught after reckless driving |
A 19-year-old Chicago resident, reportedly upset by the death of a family member, stole his brother's car and forced police to follow his path of reckless driving. Late at night on April 12, police observed Marquis Jackson speeding near Harrison St. and Circle Ave. without any lights on.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 |
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| Pizza driver fends off attack |
The search is on for a masacked attker who attempted to mug a pizza deliveryman last week. And so far Forest Park police have few leads in the case. A delivery driver from McGaffer's Saloon, 7737 Roosevelt Rd, attempted to deliver five pizzas to a home on the 7600 block of Yuba St. on April 3.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 |
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| Not a man of few words |
A foul-mouthed offender arrested on the 600 block of Hannah Avenue early April 10, probably would have received fewer charges had he cooperated with a police officer.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 |
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| Mugger bites more than he can chew |
A late night pizza delivery from McGaffer Joe's on April 3 resulted in the attempted mugging of a deliveryman on the 7600 block of Yuba Street.
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 |
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| 'Mom's' not home. Burglar's ruse a bust |
Three individuals were allegedly involved in a burglary on the 100 block of Marengo Avenue late April 4. Police responded to the reported incident and saw George Huff, 21, of Chicago, seated in a dated green Toyota parked in the alley behind Marengo.
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 |
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