A senior citizen reported a scammer claiming to be Palos Park Police Chief Joe Miller called her house asking for money.
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Man sentenced to 15 years for armed robberies in Chicago suburbs
Perry Maple, 23, was a driver and gunman in a crew that stole nearly $700,000 from armored trucks and ATMs across Calumet City and Orland Park between January 2022 and March 2023.
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Man charged in fatal LaGrange Road crash in June
A 43-year-old Orland Park man was arrested Tuesday, August 18, in connection with a June crash on LaGrange Road that killed a 66-year-old man waiting at a bus stop.
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Man arrested for aggravated battery to Orland Park officer
31-year0old man arrested August 8 for aggravated battery to Orland Park police officer and other charges.
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Man charged after unsolicted touching
A Harvey man was charged with battery after police said he touched a woman without consent at a bus stop near Orland Square Mall on July 16. Alex Washington, 42, of the 14700 block of Center Avenue, approached the woman at the bus stop and made unsolicited remarks, police said. He then placed a bag […]
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Men charged with stealing truck
Two men were charged with stealing a Freightliner truck from a Harvey lot on July 14, then abandoning it miles away. Von McCue, 38, of the 4000 block of Tower Drive, Skokie, and Ahmad Alghananin, 29, of Chicago, were arrested near 152nd Street and 73rd Avenue after witnesses reported seeing them park a “suspicious” vehicle […]
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Man charged with resisting police
A Justice man was charged with speeding and resisting police after a traffic stop on July 11. Amer Hammouda, 38, of the 7900 block of South 82nd Avenue, was stopped near 148th Street and LaGrange Road traveling 51 mph in a 35 mph zone, police said. Officers said Hammouda ignored commands to remain in his […]
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Man charged with DUI after traffic stop
A Palos Park man was charged with DUI and related traffic violations after police said they found him driving impaired on July 12. David Johnson, 62, of the 12700 block of Deerwood Drive, was stopped near 156th Street and LaGrange Road following a report of a driver under the influence, police said. Officers noted slurred […]
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Chicago man charged after traffic stop near LaGrange Road
Cedric Shanks, 37, of Chicago, was charged July 8 with possession of cannabis, possession of a controlled substance, speeding 15–20 mph over the limit, and driving without insurance after being stopped for traveling 54 mph in a 35-mph zone near 146th Street and LaGrange Road, police said. Officers reported smelling cannabis when they approached the […]
