Thursday, May 23, 2013
A roundup of local drunken driving arrests in Oak Lawn.
SATURDAY MAY 18 The driver of a Volkswagen Jetta was pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving around 9:45 p.m. when the car was spotted swerving over the line markers on 95th Street between Southwest Highway and 54th Avenue, reports said. The officer said he waited several moments for the driver, identified as Arletta Y. Simms Moore, 54, of Chicago Ridge, to roll down the window. Moore told police she was on her way to pick up a family member at work, reports said. Police said Moore needed assistance locating her insurance card from a stack of papers. During field sobriety tests, she allegedly admitted to drinking “unknown amounts of vodka” earlier in the evening. Moore submitted a preliminary breath sample of .144 after numerous …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Robbers confront woman in shopping center parking lot, then marched her over to Walgreen's where they made her withdraw $500, cops say.
A 38-year-old woman filed a delayed police report after being confronted by three robbers in a parking lot who forced her to withdraw money from an ATM, reports said. Oak Lawn police are investigating a robbery that occurred around 2 p.m. May 6, where a woman says the robbers confronted her in a shopping center parking lot at 8700 S. Cicero Ave. Sign up for the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and follow us on Facebook. The woman said she had just finished shopping and was walking back to her car when two men and a woman in their late twenties approached her. One of the men ran in front of her and stopped in front of a dark colored car. Soon after, she heard the female robbery suspect calling her to say she dropped something. Looking to see what …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Cops shut down an Oak Lawn gas station after confidential source makes synthetic pot buy, reports say.
A gas station clerk was arrested after a confidential source purchased synthetic cannabis in a sale arranged by police, reports said. Muhammed K. Qandil, 18, of the 8700 block of South Oak Park Avenue, faces charges of delivery and possession of a controlled substance. Oak Lawn Police arranged a purchase after hearing of a confidential source buying K2 cannabinoids from various clerks at the Citgo station at 6801 W. 87th St. over the past several weeks, reports said. Sign up for the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and follow us on Facebook. The confidential source would walk into the gas station and ask the clerk for a “forty” and the clerk would hand the source one package of K2, police said. Detectives set up a sale for the confidential source…
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Monday, May 20, 2013
National Weather Service says storms should move through Oak Lawn, Evergreen Park and Beverly-Mt. Greenwood area around 10:30 p.m. Monday.
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Oak Lawn, Evergreen Park and Beverly-Mt. Greenwood area. A line of severe storms is moving northeast at 45mph and is expected to hit the local area around 10:45 p.m. Monday. Sign up for breaking news alerts: Oak Lawn / Evergreen Park / Beverly-Mt. Greenwood. The storm is capable of producing 60mph wind gusts potentially damaging trees, roofs and siding. The warning is in effect until 11 p.m. Here is an excerpt of the warning: * SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... NAPERVILLE AND ROMEOVILLE AROUND 1005 PM CDT. WOODRIDGE AND LEMONT AROUND 1010 PM CDT. WHEATON AND LISLE AROUND 1015 PM CDT. YORK CENTER AND LOMBARD AROUND 1020 PM CDT. VILLA PARK AND ADDISON …
About 25 protesters staged a march down 95th Street to protest what they see as racial profiling tactics from the Evergreen Park and Oak Lawn police departments.
A small but peaceful crowd was on hand Saturday afternoon as a march was staged down 95th Street to protest alleged racial profiling by the Evergreen Park and Oak Lawn police departments. The march was greeted by a large police presence as area departments responded to the uncertain nature of protests planned in the age of social media. Evergreen Park Police Chief Michael Saunders estimated that there were about 50 to 60 officers on the street and more on reserve should the need arise. The need never did as the small group of marchers proceeded largely without incident. One man was warned for standing in the middle of the street before the march began, but there were no arrests made, Saunders said. Watch: Protesters March Down 95th …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
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 …
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.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
About two dozen marchers made their way down 95th Street Saturday afternoon.
Police officers outnumbered protesters by about two-to-one Saturday afternoon as a group of about 25 protesters marched down 95th Street to protest what they allege is widespread racial profiling by the Evergreen Park and Oak Lawn police departments. Read More: Connect with Patch: Evergreen Park / Oak Lawn/ Beverly-Mt. Greenwood
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.
Tiffany
11:28 am on Thursday, May 23, 2013
I thought the limit was $400 from an ATM more ›