Published: Sep 20, 2023 at 1:59 pm The following items were taken from police and court reports and news releases.An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.Burbank AGGRAVATED BATTERY: A 40-year-old Calumet City man was charged Sept.14 with three counts of aggravated battery after allegedly putting a 71-year-old bus driver in a martial arts position known as the Standing Guillotine Choke Hold for three minutes.
Police say David Longmire punched the driver, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, after forcing his way onto the medical-transport vehicle as it idled in the 7800 block of Cicero Avenue on Aug.23.Longmire then put the driver in a headlock while threatening to kill him and converting the headlock to the martial arts position, police said.He is charged with aggravated battery to a person 60 or older, aggravated battery to a transit employee and aggravated battery in a public place.
Advertisement AGGRAVATED BATTERY: An Oak Lawn man was charged Sept.13 with aggravated battery and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in connection with allegedly pushing another person while wielding a handgun.The charge stems from a Sept.6 incident in the 9300 block of Narragansett Avenue.
Officers recovered the loaded .22 pistol while searching for Adam M.Schmitz, 30, 9500 block of Normandy Avenue, with the aid of Oak Lawn police department’s K-9 unit.
Schmitz, who lacks a concealed carry license, turned himself into investigators on Sept.
11, police said.Crete Township BURGLARY: A 43-inch television, along with a grass trimmer, power blower and 47 sets of keys were reported stolen Aug.14 from an unlocked vehicle in the 26000 block of Root Drive.Advertisement BURGLARY: A 60-inch television, audio home theater, heavy-duty hand truck and ladder were reported stolen Aug.21 from a cargo trailer at Hearthfire Self Storage, 25608 Dixie Highway.
Frankfort Township CARS BURGLARIZED: Passenger windows were smashed and cash and credit cards stolen from two cars Aug.20 during a football game at the former Lincoln-Way North High School, 19900 Harlem Ave.FBI SCAM: A Frankfort Square resident sent $28,000 in crypto currency to an anonymous online “supervisor” who had told him it would “clear up” a law-enforcement investigation of “illegal and inappropriate photos that were federal crimes” on his computer, Will County sheriff’s police said.The resident, who also provided Social Security and checking/debit card numbers, told deputies on Aug.
16 he contacted the “supervisor” by calling a phone number in response to a Windows blue screen that appeared while he was searching online for streaming TV channels.After traveling to his bank, leaving his phone in the car, not discussing the withdrawal with bank employees and depositing the funds in a Bitcoin ATM the man realized “something may not be right,” sheriff’s police said.Homer Glen JEWELRY THEFT: Several pieces of fine jewelry were reported stolen Aug.12 from a home in the 15000 block of Badger Lane.
CAR BURGLARY: A purse containing credit cards, cash and DJ equipment valued at $2,000 were reported stolen Aug.12 from a vehicle parked at DiNolfo’s Banquets, 14447 W.159th St.EQUIPMENT THEFT: A Homer Township Highway Department portable traffic analyzer, valued at $1,523, was reported stolen Aug.
15 from Hickory and Maple avenues, where it had been bolted to the roadway.RESTAURANT BURGLARY: A window was reported smashed and cash reported stolen Aug.21 from an office safe at White Castle, 12640 143rd St., Homewood BATTERY: Daru Smith, 20, 18300 block of Robin Lane, Homewood, was arrested Sept.
4 and accused of battery at a business in the 18200 block of Halsted Street after punching an employee who had prevented him from shoplifting, police said.Smith was also arrested Sept.16 at Pinewood Park and accused of assault, battery and disorderly conduct after threatening to hit another person with a stick and then kicking that person while wielding a brick, which he tossed when officers arrived, police said.Advertisement RESISTING ARREST: Tresure Hicks, 21, Chicago, was arrested and accused of two counts of retail theft, two counts of resisting arrest and illegally possessing a controlled substance Sept.7 at Target, 17605 Halsted St., police said.
Hicks stole merchandise selling for $915.49 on Sept.4 and was taken into custody Sept.7 after stealing merchandise selling for $399.97, resisting two officers and was found to have an undisclosed amount of black-market tranquilizers, police said.Lansing ARMED ROBBERY: Police say two people have been charged with armed robbery in connection with a Sept.13 holdup in Lansing.Eddie A.Payton, 18, 14500 block of Calhoun Avenue, Burnham, is being held in Cook County Jail and his accomplice, a 16-year-old female, is in the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center, according to police and sheriff’s records online.The two drove up to a person in the 18100 block of School Street a little before 2 p.m., displayed a handgun and demanded the victim’s belongings, police said.
They repeated the crime in South Holland, prompting a multiagency pursuit that included Illinois State and Chicago police, police said.
They were taken into custody after the vehicle they were driving — reported stolen out of Evergreen Park — became disabled in the 18100 block of 87th Street, police said.
Payton is scheduled to appear in Cook County court/Markham Oct.4, according to sheriff’s records.Mokena RECKLESS SHOOTING: Arin A.Schuit, 44, 18800 block of Wolf Road, Mokena, was arrested and accused of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm Sept.18 after deputies, responding to a complaint, determined he had fired several shots outside his Frankfort Township home and then recovered a 9 mm handgun, Will County sheriff’s police said.Schuit was additionally accused of obstructing a peace officer after deputies realized he had identified himself with an alias, sheriff’s police said.
New Lenox Township DUI CRASH: An Orland Park man was arrested and accused of driving under the influence of drugs, driving off the roadway and failing to reduce speed to avoid a collision Sept.15 after rolling his car in a single-vehicle crash in the 2300 block of Delaney Road, Will County sheriff’s police said.Jason A.Marcotte, 51, 10700 block of Victoria Place, drove off the roadway and then struck a mailbox and a retaining wall before returning to the road, sheriff’s police said.Staff at a local medical facility where Marcotte was treated for cuts and bruises determined he “had narcotics in his system,” sheriff’s police said.Marcotte was also cited for disregarding a traffic-control device and improper lane use, sheriff’s police said.Orland Park Twice-weekly News updates from the south suburbs delivered every Monday and Wednesday By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our Subscriber Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy .> FELONY SHOPLIFTING: A migrant residing at the Grand Crossing District police station has been charged with two counts of felony retail theft after stealing sunglasses and ball caps selling for more than $4,000 from three Orland Square Mall stores, according to police and the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.
Iverson Oneal Rivero Mendoza, 20, was taken into custody Aug.
22 after officers recovered five pairs of sunglasses selling for $1,731.50 from Macy’s, 1 Orland Square Drive, four pairs of sunglasses selling for $1,130.50 from the Sunglass Hut, 140 Orland Square Drive, and four ball caps of undisclosed value from Lids, 416 Orland Square Drive, police said.Two males accompanying Mendoza eluded officers and an undisclosed number of sunglasses selling at Macy’s for $1,604 weren’t recovered, police said.A Spanish-speaking village employee communicated with Mendoza and officers informed the Mexican consulate of his arrest, police said.ILLEGAL GUN: Daquan I.
Sawyer, 20, 14300 block of Michigan Avenue, Riverdale, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon Aug.30 in an Orland Square Mall after officers recovered a loaded .38 caliber handgun from the floorboard of his parked car, police said.
Sawyer had a Firearm Owner’s Identification card, which requires a minimum age of 21, police said.Officers noticed the weapon while checking the car’s VIN through the windshield, police said.Advertisement PURLOINED PERFUME: Brianna L.Arellano, 27, 5900 block of Stuart Lane, Oak Forest, was arrested and accused of retail theft Sept.9 at Ulta, 15754 Lagrange Road, after stealing nine bottles of perfume collectively selling for $1,017.31, police said.Park Forest WARRANT ARREST: Dominique M.Hatten, 34, 100 block of Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, was booked into the Will County Adult Detention Facility Sept.
16, according to sheriff’s records online.Hatten is charged with financial exploitation of the elderly and identity theft stemming from September 2018 incidents in Joliet, according to circuit court records online.Peotone Township BURGLARY: Two crossbows and a hunting bag containing several arrows and hunting knives were reported stolen Aug.13 from a barn in the 8900 block of Offner Road.
Steger AGGRAVATED BATTERY: A Steger man who allegedly attacked two South Chicago Heights officers investigating a missing juvenile case remained in the Will County Adult Detention Facility Wednesday morning in lieu of $35,000 bond, according to police and sheriff’s records online.Juan A.Celinder, 29, first block of 35th Place, was arrested by a Steger officer Sept.15 at 35th Place and Chicago Road, police said.
The Steger officer diverted Celinder’s attention from the two officers, twice deploying a stun gun to bring him under control, police said.Celinder was transported to an area medical center and subsequently booked into the detention facility Sept.
16 on accusations of aggravated battery and resisting arrest, according to police and sheriff’s records online.
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY: A Chicago man who led police on a high-speed chase after burglarizing a Steger home was charged Friday with residential burglary and aggravated fleeing and eluding, according to police and Will County circuit court records online.
Van A.Robinson, 29, Chicago, was loading a refrigerator and stove from the home on Barbara Lane into his van as officers arrived, police said.He headed north into South Chicago Heights, then east on Sauk Trail, driving 80 mph — 35 mph above the posted speed limit — before crashing into a light pole, police said.He was taken into custody while running away, police said.
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