The following items were taken from police and court reports and news releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.
Chicago Ridge
WEAPON DRAWN: A 17-year-old man suspected of displaying a gun during an argument at Chicago Ridge Mall June 1 was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct, police said. Officers arrested the teen at his home in Chicago Monday, police said.
Crete
REGISTRATION FAILURE: Joseph G. Clancy, 60, 3500 block of Ronald Road, Crete, is scheduled to appear at a preliminary hearing June 21, charged with failing to report, as a sex offender, a change in his address or employment for the second time and also with acquiring, on June 6, between 37,500 milligrams and 45,000 milligrams of a drug that is a precursor to methamphetamine, according to Will County court records online. Clancy must register as a sex offender since his conviction for public indecency/sex when he and the other person were 18, according to Illinois State Police records online.
Evergreen Park
ONLINE THREATS: David Z. Blue, 25, 9200 block of Albany, Evergreen Park, was arrested May 20 and accused of disorderly conduct after making death threats May 3 to law enforcement officers via social media, police said.
Flossmoor
ATTEMPTED CARJACKING: The would-be victim of a Friday afternoon carjacking attempt escaped unharmed despite being shot at, police said. The motorist reported being blocked on Sterling Avenue by a car that had followed from the Homewood Metra station, but was able to drive around the vehicle after a bullet penetrated the windshield and another window, police said.
Homewood
AGGRAVATED BATTERY: Brandon Darty, 31, 19100 block of Pierce Avenue, Homewood, was arrested May 23 on a charge of aggravated attempted sexual assault, aggravated battery to a person 60 or older and unlawful restraint, police said. Darty attempted to disrobe the victim May 22 after pushing her into a wall, police said.
Lansing
DUI CRASH: Donya Todd, 30, Lansing, was arrested and accused of drunken driving May 29 after colliding with a parked car, police said.
Lockport
CHILD ABUSE: A 32-year-old Lockport man accused of beating a 7-year-old girl was arrested Monday on a warrant charging him with aggravated battery to a child younger than 13, according to Will County sheriff’s and Will County court records online. Hulickan Gaston, 16500 block of West Teton Drive, hit the girl with a belt Nov. 11, police said. Employees at the girl’s school noticed large bruises on her legs, arms and torso, police said.
New Lenox
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY: A television, video games, jewelry, and cash were reported taken June 6 during a burglary in the 800 block of Woodlawn Road that occurred while the residents were away for an hour, police said.
ILLEGAL SHOOTING: A 57-year-old New Lenox area resident who hit a neighboring home while shooting in their heavily wooded neighborhood about 10:30 p.m. June 2 has been charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied building, according to Will County sheriff’s police and court records online. Kevin M. O’Connell, 15000 block of West Maple Road, was arrested June 5. Police discovered three bullet holes in the side of the house the next morning, sheriff’s police said.
Oak Lawn
BATTERY: A woman who went to a restaurant parking lot May 28 to resolve a disagreement with a male acquaintance pepper sprayed him and two friends, police said. A man told police they were parked outside the restaurant in the 5400 block of 95th Street when the woman arrived with another woman who brandished a baseball bat and blocked their car.
SHOTS FIRED: A car in the 6600 block of 87th Street was hit by bullets shortly after midnight June 6, a little more than a month after a group of adults and juveniles battered a homeowner and another person in the same location, police said. Police attributed the original battery to an ongoing disagreement.
BATTERY: King D. Temple, 27, 8800 block of Harlem Avenue, Bridgeview, was arrested May 28 and accused of battery in the 5000 block of 95th Street after punching an Amazon delivery driver in the nose for allegedly hitting his vehicle, police said.
BATTERY: A 23-year-old Chicago woman who accompanied a friend to pick up her children May 31 in 55th Court was punched in the eye by a man, but was charged with battery after swatting a responding officer’s arm, police said. Kiara K. Cue declined medical treatment for her swollen eye and declined to press charges against the man, police said.
Orland Park
DUI CRASH: Christopher J. Woods, 37, 7300 block of Tiffany Drive, Orland Park, was arrested May 31 in that block and accused of drunken driving and leaving the roadway after he drove into a landscaping tree, police said.
Palos Hills
COMMERCIAL BURGLARY: More than 100 pairs of shoes were reported stolen June 5 from a store at 11264 Southwest Highway. The complainant said entry was made through the glass front door after shattering the glass.
Park Forest
DUI CRASH: Ronald J. O’Rourke, 54, Grant Park, was arrested May 23 and accused of drunken driving, failing to reduce speed to avoid a collision, driving without insurance and possessing drug paraphernalia after an officer witnessed him drive off the road into a pedestrian-crossing device, police said.
ILLEGAL GUN: Kenny D. Flagg Jr., 20, 100 block of Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and illegally possessing a controlled substance after an officer recovered a loaded .38 special revolver and an Ecstasy pill from his parked car during May 23 at parking lot on Sycamore Drive, police said.
ILLEGAL GUN: Larry L. Thomas Sr., 37, 300 block of Main Street, Park Forest, was arrested and accused of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated domestic battery, battery and aggravated assault May 25 after he fought with three women, brandished a 9 mm gun at one woman and choked another, police said.
STRANGULATION: Daniel S. Williams, 43, 3400 block of Western Avenue, Park Forest, was arrested May 27 and accused of aggravated domestic battery/strangulation and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon
SHOOTING ARREST: A 31-year-old Lynwood man accused of shooting a man in the leg turned himself in June 5, police said. Ira R. Edwards, 700 block of Michelle Drive, is charged with aggravated battery/discharging a firearm and with two counts of being a felon possessing a firearm in connection with the May 29 shooting in the 100 block of Arbor Trail, according to police and Will County court records online.
