Unruly Patrons Break Mirror in Bar, Cops Say

Oak Lawn police arrested two people after they allegedly threw items around an Oak Lawn bar and broke a mirror, reports said.

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An employee at St. James Place at 5305 W. 95th St. told police she was waiting on customers, when a woman identified as Michelle C. McKeown, 24, requested a glass of water.

When the employee told McKeown it would take a minute because she was busy, police said that McKeown became “belligerent” and threw a shot glass at the employee.

Both McKeown and the man she was with, Eric Fred Sokolewicz, 28, were told they had to leave immediately, reports said. McKeown allegedly threw another shot glass at the wall and hit a decorative mirror.

Sokolewicz also threw a pint glass at the mirror, police said.

According to the report, the mirror had been a fixture in the bar for 28 years and was valued at $1,500. Police said there was a significant amount of glass on the floor.

McKeown, of Bridgeview, and Sokolewicz, 28, of Worth, were charged with disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property. Both are to appear in court on April 23 at the Bridgeview Court House.

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