Gail Young, 44, of Chicago Heights, was arrested on January 31, at 4:41 a.m., for driving while license is suspended, operating a vehicle with suspended registration, and no insurance. Young was released on bond pending a court appearance. Cyrus Smith, 21, of Jacksonville, Florida, was arrested on January 31, at 10:34 p.m., for operating a […]
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Monee Police Blotter: January 23 – 29
January 23, at approximately 9 a.m., officers responded to a traffic crash involving a school bus on Monee-Manhattan Road at I-57. Adolph Lara, 45, of Frankfort, was cited for following too closely after striking the rear of the bus. Fortunately, the 17 elementary school children reported no injuries to paramedics on the scene. Mr. Lara […]
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Beecher Police Blotter: January 11 – 29
Disclaimer: Charges against each defendant are merely an accusation, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. January 11, Tony Adams, 31, of the 900 block of N. Cleveland, Kankakee, was stopped at Dixie Highway and Hodges Street for a vehicle equipment violation and found to have a suspended driver’s […]
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Crash Shut Down Traffic For Hours
On January 25, an accident at the at I-57 southbound ramp and Peotone/Wilmington Road occurred at 4:39 p.m. Peotone Police and Fire were dispatched to a semi vs. passenger car accident. Occupants from the passenger car were all transported to local hospitals, but the driver from the semi-truck was uninjured. The semi-truck went off the […]
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Shooting in Beecher
On January 30, Beecher Police Officers were summoned to the 200 block of Woodward for a report of a man shot. When officers arrived, they found the victim, who had been shot. It was learned the victim and the offender are acquainted, but the offender had fled the scene after the shooting. The Will County […]
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Peotone Police Blotter: January 20 – 25
January 20, Victor Rodriguez, 28, of Matteson, was arrested at 7:35 p.m., for speeding 64-mph in a 40-mph zone and operating a motor vehicle with no valid license. Rodriguez was released on bond pending a court appearance. January 20, Cyrus Smith, 21, of Orland Park, was arrested at 10:45 p.m., for operating a vehicle with […]
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Get Tickets Now for The Blue Gala
The People of Kankakee County is hosting The Blue Gala, a Policeman’s Ball, on Saturday, March 25, at the Quality Inn, in Bradley. Tickets are now available at Joy’s Hallmark in Meadowview, Candy and Cake in Bourbonnais, plus at the Quality Inn front desk. Tickets also may be purchased through Eventbrite. The Gala includes dinner […]
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Beecher Police Blotter: January 14 – 21
Disclaimer: Charges against each defendant are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. January 14, Robert Travis, 46, of the 1000 block of 83rd Street, Chicago, was stopped for having a suspended vehicle registration at Indiana and Racine Avenues and also found to have a revoked driver’s […]
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Monee Police Blotter: January 16 – 21
January 16, at approximately 11 a.m., officers took a burglary report in the 4900 block of Ribbon Drive. The residence was under construction when someone entered through a broken basement window and took a few items. Investigations is following up. January 17, at approximately 8 a.m., a Park Forest resident reported being attacked by coworkers […]
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Orland Park cops honored and defended
By Jeff Vorva The Village of Orland Park hosted its police awards ceremony last week and, as usual, Mayor Keith Pekau expressed his gratitude for the job the police force does. He also was irked by some comments he has seen online with negative comments on a post. On Jan. 7, Orland police responded to […]