The following items were taken from police and court reports and news releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.

Burbank

RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY: A 9 mm pistol was reported stolen Nov. 15 from a home in the 11000 block of Austin Avenue.

Evergreen Park

AGGRAVATED FLEEING: Sergio D. Castellanos-Santos, 24, 9000 block of Cicero Avenue, Oak Lawn, was charged with aggravated fleeing/eluding Nov. 11 after leading officers on a half-mile chase at speeds topping 50 mphs over the posted speed limit, police said. Castellanos-Santos, stopped at 99th Street and Central Park, was also accused of drunken driving, aggravated speeding, driving on a suspended license/DUI and failing to provide proof of insurance, police said.

Ford Heights

GUN POSSESSION: Jamin Hubbard, 20, 1300 block of Seeley Avenue, Ford Heights, was scheduled to appear in Cook County court at Markham Dec. 1, charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a controlled substance, sheriff’s police said. Hubbard was arrested after deputies recovered a 9 mm handgun with 17 live rounds of ammunition and a 9 mm handgun with an inserted extended 31 round magazine loaded with 29 total live rounds, along with two baby bottles containing suspected black market promethazine during a Nov. 16 stop in the 1300 block of Seeley Avenue, sheriff’s police said.

Frankfort

AGGRAVATED BATTERY: Matthew E. Crawford, 36, 17800 block of Highland Avenue, New Lenox, is scheduled to appear in Will County court Dec. 11, charged with aggravated battery/police officer, resisting arrest, obstruction and trespassing, according to court records online. Crawford was arrested Nov. 19 after pushing the officer into a partition wall in a coffee shop in the 20800 block of La Grange Road, police said.

GUN POSSESSION: Mack T. Dickerson, 53, 3600 block of 137th Street, Robbins, is scheduled to appear in Will County court Dec. 18, charged with being a felon possessing a weapon, aggravated unlawfully possessing a weapon and driving on a revoked license, according to court records online. Dickerson was arrested Nov. 26 after officers recovered a loaded .380-caliber handgun during a stop at La Grange and Sangmeister roads, police said.

Homewood

THEFT: Deon Craig, 52, 400 block of 16th Place, Chicago Heights, was arrested Oct. 28 in the 3100 block of 183rd Street and accused of theft after taking an item valued at $3,000 from a motor vehicle in that block, police said.

Lockport

GUN POSSESSION: Shawn A. Jackson, 41, 100 block of Greenbriar Avenue, Chicago Heights, is scheduled to appear in Will County court Dec. 12, charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and illegally possessing a controlled substance, according to court records online. Officers arrested Jackson after recovering a loaded 9 mm pistol and small amount of suspected ecstasy during a stop at 9th and Washington streets, police said.

Mokena

AGGRAVATED FLEEING: Johnathan H. Brown II, 39, 22100 Woodbine Road, Richton Park, is scheduled to appear in Will County court Dec. 10, charged with aggravated fleeing, unlicensed driving/never issued, driving on the wrong side of the road and failing to provide proof of insurance, according to court records online. Brown was arrested Oct. 22 at his home following a pursuit that began in the 19200 block of La Grange Road and ended at La Porte Road and Lakeview Way after speeds topped 55 mph in a 35-mph zone, police said.

New Lenox

THEFT CHARGED: Larry J. Rodney, 26, 22400 block of Cobblestone Trail, Frankfort, was arrested Nov. 23 on a warrant charging him with theft and illegal possession of a credit/debit card, according to Will County court and jail records online. Rodney took credit cards Feb. 1 from the victim’s wallet and unlawfully used them to charge $471.69, police said.

STORE BATTERY: Kentray E. Louis, 23, 22600 block of Lakeshore Drive, Richton Park, is scheduled to appear in Will County court Dec. 22, charged with battery, according to court records online. Louis punched a customer in the face Nov. 3 while working at a department store in the 500 block of East Lincoln Highway, police said.

Oak Lawn

GUN POSSESSION: Steven J. Lisak, 33, 10500 block of Keating Avenue, Oak Lawn, was arrested Sept. 26 and accused of unlawful possession of a weapon after posting photos of a .22-caliber rifle, .38-caliber handgun, .22-caliber handgun and 9 mm pistol for sale on a social media platform, police said.

GUN POSSESSION: Julian D. Casares, 18, Chicago, was arrested Nov. 16 and subsequently charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon after officers recovered a 9 mm pistol with an attached laser during a crash investigation in the 4600 block of 105th Place and determined he lacked a gun permit, police said.

Orland Park

RETAIL THEFT: Gerardo G. Alcala-Gutierrez, 32, Chicago, was arrested Oct. 27 at Orland Park Place and charged with felony retail theft, retail theft/previous conviction, resisting arrest and possessing stolen property after officers recovered golf shoes from a sporting goods store, a costume from a Halloween oriented store and jackets from a department store from him, police said.

EMPLOYEE THEFT: Camryn M. Humble, 19, 3600 block of Antholl Street, Flossmoor, was arrested Oct. 31 and subsequently charged with felony theft after using her position as a jewelry store employee at Orland Square to steal a ring and set of earrings jointly selling for $17,225, police said.

FELONY SHOPLIFTING: Empress Stewart, 21, Cicero, was arrested Oct. 31 and subsequently charged with felony retail theft after taking clothing selling for $814 from a department store at Orland Square, police said. Stewart, who threatened to stab an intervening employee, was also accused of assault and served with arrest warrants for aggravated battery to a police officer and burglary, police said.

Palos Heights

DUI CRASH: Jenny Moro, 50, 8200 block of 76th Avenue, Bridgeview, was arrested Nov. 21 and subsequently charged with hi-and-run and drunken driving following a two-vehicle crash investigation in the 11900 block of Harlem Avenue, police said.

Will County

SEX OFFENDER: Sheriff’s deputies arrested James A. Denny, 58, 24100 block of Governors Highway, Monee, Nov. 26 on a warrant charging him with failing to register as a sex offender, according to court records online. Denny, classified as a sexual predator, was convicted in Cook County of aggravated criminal sexual abuse to a young teen when the victim was 16 and he was 38, according to the state’s sex offender registry online.

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