By Karen Haave Flock camera license plate readers do more than help catch criminals, according to Crete Police Chief Scott Pieritz. Sometimes they help locate missing or endangered persons, too. “I try and update the village board when I hear a great example of why the Flock Camera system in our town is a great […]
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PEOTONE POLICE BLOTTER May 10-16
May 11, 2023 – Peotone Officer was dispatched to Dralle Chevrolet Buick for report of a stolen vehicle. Complainant advised they were missing a Gray 2015 Chevrolet Corvette. Officer gathered all pertinent vehicle information for vehicle to be entered into the national data base as stolen, during this time he also learned the vehicle […]
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Bradley Police Chief’s Son Joins Department
By Stephen Nelson The 28-year-old son of Bradley Police Chief Don Barber has joined the village’s force as an officer. Austin Barber, a lifelong resident of Bradley, had been employed as a deputy with the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department for the past several years. He was sworn in at the Monday, May 13, Bradley Village […]
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Beecher Police Blotter: April 29 – May 11
Disclaimer: Charges against each defendant are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. April 29, Hugo Calderon, 18, of the 200 block of Wildwood Road, Hammond, Indiana, was stopped at Rt. 394 and Goodenow Road for speeding and found to have never had an Indiana driver’s license. […]
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Monee Police Blotter: May 6 – 10
On May 6, at approximately 3:27 p.m., a Monee Officer was alerted by Flock (LPR) Camera that a vehicle traveling Westbound on W. Monee-Manhattan Road at S. Sunset Avenue, was driving with an Illinois registration that was suspended for not having insurance. The officer confirmed the information, intercepted the vehicle, and performed a traffic stop. […]
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Monee Police Blotter: April 29 – May 4
On April 29, at approximately 5:12 p.m., a traffic stop resulted in the arrest of Marcellus Bearden, 55, of Chicago, for driving while license suspended and aggravated speeding, after being stopped for speeding 66-mph in a 35-mph zone. Bearden was processed and released. On April 30, at approximately 12:30 p.m., officers responded to a business […]
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Peotone Police Blotter: May 4-8
May 4, a Peotone Officer was requested to respond to Gyro Loco for a report of a hit-and-run property damage accident. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with the manager who advised there was a golf cart that struck the front of the building and then left. Officer then also spoke with the owner of the […]
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Beecher Police Blotter: April 19
Disclaimer: Charges against each defendant are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. On April 19, Sergejus Patasovas, 25, of the 11100 block of S. 84th Avenue, Palos Hills, was stopped at 730 Dixie Highway for having only one Illinois license plate and also found to have […]
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Bike Safety Rodeo June 1
Rain or shine, the Beecher Police Department will host it annual free Bike Safety Rodeo for children 13 years and younger, on Saturday, June 1, in the fire department parking lot. Registration is from 8:30 to 9 a.m., with the rodeo beginning at 9 a.m. (No registration after 9:15 a.m.) Come and join in the […]
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Potts Sentenced to 10 Years for Unlawful Use of Machine Gun
Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced Gralon Potts, 38, of Chicago Heights, was sentenced recently to 10 years in prison for Unlawful Use of a Weapon (a Class X Felony). Potts pled guilty and was sentenced by Circuit Judge Bertani-Tomczak. On August 12, 2023, University Park Police responded to a dispatch for a disturbance […]