The following items were taken from police and court reports and news releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.
Beecher
BURGLARY: A former Beecher man accused of breaking into two homes on consecutive days is charged with one count of residential burglary and one count of simple burglary, according to Will County court records online. Officers arrested Justin Melia, 26, Marion, Illinois, March 31 after he allegedly broke into a home in the 200 block of West Church Road, police said. Melia was released, but was re-arrested April 1 after allegedly entering a different home in that block, police said.
Burbank
DUI CRASH: Michael D. Grieshaber, 64, 8100 block of Marion Drive, Justice, is scheduled to appear in Cook County court in Bridgeview April 25 on charges of aggravated drunken driving, driving without insurance and driving too fast for conditions after driving his car over the sidewalk and into a Water Reclamation District fence in the 6500 block of 87th Street April 4, police said.
Crete
AGGRAVATED BATTERY: Matthew B. Chatman, 32, 1400 block of Vincennes Street, Crete, was arraigned April 9 on charges of aggravated battery to a first responder or a judge performing their duties July 25, according to Will County court records online. Chatman, booked into the Will County jail April 8, was conditionally released April 9, court records show.
Lockport
RECKLESS CONDUCT: A Lockport man has been charged with reckless conduct and assault after nearly hitting a 10-year-old boy on a scooter while backing out of his driveway March 16 at a high rate of speed, according to police and Will County records online. Jerry A. Bacino, 67, 1800 block of Hamilton Street, is scheduled to appear at a May 2 fitness hearing, court records show. The juvenile and a witness told police Bacino’s action endangered the youngster, police said.
Midlothian
SHOTS FIRED: A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody April 4 for reckless discharge of a firearm by officers investigating a shots fired call in the 14700 block of Homan Avenue that drew assistance from Markham, Posen, Dixmoor and the Cook County sheriff’s police, police said. Investigators recovered a projectile, fired from a gun, that entered an apartment from an adjacent apartment occupied by the teen, police said.
Mokena
DOMESTIC BATTERY: A Mokena man accused of attacking a relative and grappling with two responding officers was arraigned Tuesday on one count of aggravated battery to a police officer and five counts of aggravated domestic battery, according to Will County records online. Paul R. Osipoff, 43, 10300 block of Lindsay Avenue, grabbed at a sergeant’s arm while being taken into custody March 23 in that block and later repeatedly attempted to contact the victim, police said.
PORNOGRAPHY: Edward R. Regan, 75, 11000 block of Daniel Trail, Mokena, is scheduled to appear at an April 26 preliminary hearing on a three-count charge of possessing pornographic photos of children younger than 13, according to Will County court records online. Illinois State Police, in a statement, said the arrest occurred April 11 at Regan’s residence, where agents recovered evidence after executing a search warrant. He remains in the Will County jail, according to sheriff’s records online.
New Lenox
SWATTING HOAX: An officer investigating an April 5 accidental shooting in the 600 block of Walker Way determined the call to police was a “swatting” incident, or hoax, with no one injured, police said.
DOMESTIC BATTERY: Madison A. Hinton, 22, first block of Timberlane Road, Matteson, is scheduled to appear in Will County court April 23, charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery/strangulation and three counts of aggravated domestic battery/public place, according to court records online.
INDECENT EXPOSURE: Police say an unidentified man posing as a shopper exposed himself to an employee at the 1 Happy Girl Boutique, 1421 E. Lincoln Highway, April 8. The man attempted to ask the employee about a clothing item, then unzipped his pants and “flashed” the employee who yelled at him, prompting him to exit and flee on a bicycle, police said.
Oak Lawn
BURGLARY: An unoccupied home in an undisclosed block of Kenneth Avenue was reported ransacked April 1, with jewelry stolen.
ARMED ROBBERY: A man posing as a customer at Tobacco Island, 11051 Cicero Ave., April 2 browsed merchandise on the shelves and then displayed a handgun to the lone clerk, demanding he accompany him behind the counter to gather boxes of cigarettes, collectively selling for $4,200, into a bag, police said. The man also left with money from the safe and lottery tickets collectively worth at least $500, police said.
BURGLARY: A homeowner in an undisclosed block of 87th Place awoke to find a stranger standing at the foot of his spouse’s bed April 6, police said. Joseph Smith, 41, took a cellphone after entering through an attached garage door left ajar and a connecting door left ajar, and was charged with burglary, theft and trespassing, police said.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT: Vondale Q. Frazier, 32, undisclosed block of 51st Avenue, Oak Lawn, was arrested April 8 and accused of aggravated assault after displaying a 9 mm handgun to a family member during an argument, police said.
Orland Park
DUI CRASH: Ryann R. Scanlan, 25, 16100 block of Justin Court, Tinley Park, was arrested and accused of drunken driving March 30 after backing out of a parking lot into a vehicle stopped for a red light at 167th Street and La Grange Road, police said.
RETAIL THEFT: Police say it took only 12 minutes for a pair of female shoplifters from Indiana to steal merchandise selling for more than $4,270 from the Gucci section of Sephora, 730 Orland Square Drive, on April 6. Raquel L. Steward, 45, Michigan City, who took merchandise selling for $2,062, and Rian N. Coleman, 25, South Bend, who took merchandise selling for $2,209, were charged with felony retail theft.
Palos Hills
BURGLARY: A building in the 8100 block of 111th Street was discovered broken into April 12. Complainants found the mailbox destroyed, the front door ajar and the interior entered with cash and several computer laptops missing.
Park Forest
DUI CRASH: Adrian A. Martinez, 41, first block of east 25th Street, Chicago Heights, was arrested March 24 and accused of aggravated drunken driving, driving on a license revoked for drunken driving and failing to reduce speed to avoid a collision, police said. Officers located Martinez on West 15th Street, Chicago Heights, after he side-swiped another vehicle while both were eastbound on an undisclosed stretch of Lincoln Highway, police said.
ILLEGAL GUN: A Crete man found asleep at the wheel April 7 with a loaded 9 mm handgun next to him at 26th Street and Western Avenue, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, police said. Kreon J. Roberts, 46, 3000 block of Bending Creek Trail, was also accused of drunken driving, disregarding a traffic control device and parking in the roadway, police said.
Steger
ARMED ROBBERY: A Steger man accused of armed robbery surrendered to officers April 10 after law enforcement officers and members of the South Suburban Emergency Response Team surrounded and evacuated the apartment building where he lives, police said. Damarius T. Hargrave, 18, 300 block of West 34th Street, Steger was also served with a warrant charging him with nine counts of domestic battery including two counts of domestic battery/strangulation, stemming from a March 23 report, police said.
Tinley Park
ROBBERY: A man accused of robbing a busy gas station while unaware customers waited in line behind him Sept. 10 was arraigned April 3 on a two-count charge of armed robbery and aggravated robbery, according to Will County court records. Alexander P. Garcia, 31, 1600 block of Oak Street, Chicago Heights, displayed a handgun and quietly told the cashier “Don’t be stupid” at the Speedway gas station, 7201 183rd St., police said. Garcia was taken into custody Oct. 13 by deputies who are also members of the United States Marshals Service, Great Lakes Regional Task Force, sheriff’s police said.
THEFT: Two southwest suburban men are scheduled to return to Cook County court in Markham May 1, accused of theft of property valued between $100,000 and $500,000, Cook County Sheriff’s Police said. Adnan Turshan, 27, Tinley Park, and Hasan Tarshan, 28, Bridgeview, made their first court appearance Friday, for allegedly shoplifting, and fencing online, retail merchandise selling for thousands of dollars stolen from Illinois and nearby states, police said in a statement. The duo was formally charged April 11 two days after police recovered about $150,766 worth of stolen merchandise while executing a search on a Tinley Park home in the 17600 block of 71st Avenue, police said. Four other, unidentified, co-conspirators have also been arrested, police said. The offenders traveled out of state, stole from retail stores and then returned to Illinois with the stolen merchandise to sell via online marketplaces, police said.
