The following items were taken from police and court reports and news releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.
Burbank
CHILD EXPLOITATION: Angelo A. Ruiz, 34, 7800 block of Moody Avenue, Burbank, was charged Nov. 16 with sexual exploitation of a child based on an investigation that began Oct. 6 into allegations he showed still and video nude images to children younger than 17 in December 2024 and January 2025, police said.
UNLICENSED CRASH: Portia S. Bailey, 32, 14500 block of Vail Avenue, Dixmoor, is scheduled to appear in Cook County court at Bridgeview Jan. 26, charged with driving without a license in connection with a Nov. 24 three-vehicle crash near 79th Street and Leclaire Avenue that injured two people, sent one vehicle into a home and sent a second vehicle into another home’s front steps, police said.
Evergreen Park
GUN POSSESSION: Jeronte D. Lett, 31, Monroeville, Alabama, was arrested and accused of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and Joseph E. Cabrera, 33, Redding, California, was arrested and accused of unlawful use of ammunition after officers recovered a .40-caliber handgun with an attached loaded extended magazine and a box of .38-caliber ammunition and determined neither had a state-required gun permit during a Nov. 27 stop at 95th Street and Utica Avenues, police said.
Ford Heights
GUN POSSESSION: Trenton Hughes, 18, 1000 block of 133rd Street, Riverdale, is scheduled to appear in Cook County court at Markham Dec. 12, charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, according to Cook County sheriff’s police. Hughes was arrested after a loaded 10 mm pistol with a loaded inserted 50-round drum style magazine fell from his jacket during a Dec. 1 investigation of individuals in a vehicle pointing guns at people in the 800 block of Lincoln Highway, sheriff’s police said. Deputies determined other weapons in the vehicle were replicas, police said.
Homer Glen
AGGRAVATED BATTERY: Matthew M. Keane, 37, 13500 block of Tara Drive, Homer Glen, is scheduled to appear in Will County court Dec. 15, charged with aggravated battery/victim 60 or older, aggravated unlawful restraint, domestic battery, interfering with a domestic-violence report and criminal damage to property, according to court records online. Keane was arrested Nov. 27, police said.
Homewood
AGGRAVATED FLEEING: Kyle Johnson, 23, Morris, was arrested Oct. 30 and accused of aggravated fleeing/eluding a police officer, drunken driving, illegally transporting alcohol and failing to produce proof of insurance during a stop at Ridge Road and Martin Avenue, police said.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT: Robert Graham, 43, 1200 block of 190th Street, Homewood, was arrested Nov. 1 in the 1200 block of 190th Street and accused of aggravated assault after pointing a pocketknife at another person in a threatening manner during a dispute, police said.
Lansing
GUN POSSESSION: Javaun A. Jackson, 19, 300 block of Waterford Lane, Beecher, was arrested Oct. 26 at a gas station in the 18000 block of Torrence Avenue and subsequently charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of fraudulent identification after officers recovered a loaded 9 mm handgun equipped with a loaded magazine and retrieved a modified driver’s license belonging to another person, police said.
New Lenox
BURGLARY: Quinton D. Harris, 30, 1700 block of Houston Avenue, Joliet, was charged Nov. 26 with burglary in connection with the Nov. 5 theft from an unlocked vehicle in the 200 block of East Haven Avenue of credit cards he used to make two $205.95 purchases at stores in Joliet, police said.
NO BOMB: A person in distress called in a 4:30 p.m. Dec. 8 false bomb threat at Silver Cross Hospital, police said. There was no evidence of an actual device or real threat, police said.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT: Gordon P. Kessel, 62, 100 block of Hawthorne Lane, New Lenox, is scheduled to appear in Will County court Dec. 15, charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according court records online. Kessel threatened to harm another individual on Nov. 21 while brandishing a large hunting knife, police said.
Oak Lawn
GUN POSSESSION: Kameron C. McDowell, 22, 000 block of Central Park Avenue, Hazel Crest, was arrested Nov. 19 and subsequently charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon after officers recovered a loaded 9 mm pistol from him during a stop in the 4700 block of Southwest Highway, police said.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT: Jesus T. Vaca, 35, Chicago, is scheduled to appear in Cook County court at Bridgeview Feb. 6, charged with aggravated assault, police said. Vaca was arrested Nov. 30 in the 4000 block of 95th Street after threatening and spitting on staff at a restaurant while implying he was armed, police said.
Orland Park
IDENTITY THEFT: Samuel T. Thomas Jr., 26, 2200 block of Hutchinson Road, Flossmoor, was arrested during a Nov. 5 traffic stop in the 16700 block of LaGrange Road and subsequently charged with identity theft and possession of fraudulent identification after officers recovered another man’s driver’s license altered to contain Thomas’ photo and information, as well as the other man’s credit card, police said.
DUI CRASH: Christopher M. Panfil, 25, 8400 block of Wheeler Drive, Orland Park, was arrested and accused of drunken driving, speeding, failing to reduce speed to avoid a collision and failing to provide proof of insurance during a Nov. 14 two-vehicle crash investigation at 183rd Street and Wolf Road, police said.
Park Forest
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT: Pierre L. Brooks, 34, 100 block of Hemlock Street, Park Forest, was arrested Nov. 8 and subsequently charged with aggravated assault and domestic battery after fighting with another person and having a loaded 9 mm handgun, police said.
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY: A resident of the 100 block of Sycamore Drive reported Nov. 9 the apartment’s deadbolt lock had been forcibly removed and two flat-screen TVs and two personal computers were missing.
South Chicago Heights
SHOOTING: No one was seriously injured when occupants of a vehicle fired 30 to 40 shots in the 3200 block of Bramanti Trail, southwest of the intersection of Sauk Trail and State Street, police said, terming the 7:15 p.m. Dec. 8 shooting an isolated incident.
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