The following items were taken from police and court reports and news releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.
Burbank
SCHOOL BATTERY: Taniyah Love, 18, 7300 block of 79th Place, Bridgeview, is scheduled to appear in Cook County court at Bridgeview Feb. 6, charged with battery and criminal damage to property in connection with Dec. 10 violent acts toward staff at a special education school in the 5400 block of 77th Street and throwing a laptop computer, police said.
ARMED THEFT: Four armed males twice visited a residential driveway in the 7900 block of Normandy Avenue early Dec. 11 before breaking into several vehicles, ramming two parked in front of a Chevy Camaro, taking the Camaro and then abandoning two vehicles on the street, police said. During their visit one male acted as lookout and several pointed guns at the home’s windows and doors, police said.
Crete
DUI CRASH: Angelo L. Agnew, 35, first block of Chillon Drive, Lynwood, is scheduled to appear in Will County court Jan. 13, charged with aggravated drunken driving/third arrest, driving on a revoked/suspended license and causing a personal injury crash stemming from an Oct. 9 two-vehicle collision at Steger and Volbrecht roads, according to police and court records online.
SEX OFFENDER: Christopher Sullivan Ryan, 32, Rockford, is scheduled to appear in Will County court Jan. 15, charged with failing to register as a sex offender and residing within 500 feet of a facility serving children, according to court records online. Ryan, previously convicted of a sex-related offense in Wisconsin, was arrested Nov. 3 in the 1400 block of Main Street, which is near an elementary school, police said.
Evergreen Park
FRAUD: Johnny T. Gurley, 60, 14000 block of Grace Avenue, Robbins, was charged Dec. 17 with forgery and unlawful possession of a fraudulent identification card in connection with using an altered driver’s license and altered business check to attempt a Dec. 10 purchase at a home improvement center in the 9100 block of Western Avenue, police said.
Ford Heights
GUN POSSESSION: Patrick Johnson, 19, Chicago, is scheduled to appear in Cook County court at Markham Jan. 13, charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, according to sheriff’s police and jail records online. Johnson was arrested during a Dec. 29 traffic stop in the 1600 block of Lincoln Highway after deputies recovered a loaded .40 caliber handgun and determined he lacked a gun permit or concealed carry license, sheriff’s police said.
Homewood
DUI CRASH: Elvin Cintron, 41, 900 block of Bowling Green Drive, Homewood, was charged with drunken driving and failing to reduce speed to avoid a collision Nov. 16 in the 1700 block of 187th Street, police said.
FORGERY: Michael Goosby, 49, Chicago, was arrested Nov. 19 and subsequently charged with forgery after cashing a fraudulent check for $1,488 at a bank in the 17800 block of Halsted Street, police said.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT: David Eaglin, 47, first block of Rosewood Lane, Chicago Heights, was arrested Nov. 26 and charged with aggravated assault after resuming an argument in a store in the 17500 block of Halsted Street by returning with a loaded handgun in his pocket and referring to the weapon’s presence in a way that alarmed people in the business, police said.
Lansing
ARSON THREAT: Jose A. Santiago Perez, 60, 17900 block of Escanaba Avenue, Lansing, was arrested and accused of aggravated assault and child endangerment Dec. 1 after forcing his way into a home in that block with a gas can and threatening to burn the home down if the other adult left with the children, police said. Santiago Perez also gestured with a knife while addressing the other adult, police said.
Lockport
FIREARM USE: A Vienna, Illinois man accused of participating in a jewelry store robbery that turned into a shootout is scheduled to appear in Will County court Jan. 15, charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, burglary, reckless discharge of a firearm and aiding and abetting in the theft of a vehicle, according to court records online. David Guzman, 19, was arraigned Dec. 8 on the charge, which stems from a Dec. 7, 2024 jewelry store break-in interrupted, according to police and court records.
Oak Lawn
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT: Issam O. Itani, 35, 91st Street, Oak Lawn, was charged Dec. 21 with aggravated assault, based on witness statements that he made threatening statements in the 5800 block of 91st Street while holding a handgun, police said.
Orland Park
DRUNKEN PARKING: Edgar Castillo-Flores, 40, 9800 block of 144th Street, Orland Park, is scheduled to appear in Cook County court at Bridgeview Jan. 13, charged with drunken driving and failing to provide proof of insurance, police said. Officers found Castillo-Flores in a vehicle slumped over the steering wheel with the keys in the ignition Dec. 9 in an elementary school lot in the 14300 block of Highland Avenue, police said.
DUI CRASH: Kevin R. Martinez Aragon, 32, 5800 block of 158th Place, Oak Forest, is scheduled to appear in Cook County court at Bridgeview Jan. 29, charged with drunken driving, failing to reduce speed to avoid a collision and failing to provide proof of insurance in connection with a Dec. 10 crash involving a utility pole and stop sign at 158th Street and 71st Court, police said.
DUI CRASH: Michael P. Hardek, 45, 16400 block of Paw Paw Avenue, Orland Park, was arrested Dec. 16 and subsequently charged with drunken driving, failing to reduce speed to avoid a collision, improper turning at an intersection, illegally transporting alcohol and failing to produce proof of insurance after a two-vehicle personal-injury crash at 169th Court and LaGrange Road, police said.
Steger
AGGRAVATED DISCHARGE: A Richton Park man accused of shooting a .22 caliber bullet at another motorist in Steger is scheduled to appear in Will County court Jan. 22, charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, according to police and Will County court records online. Julius J. Peebles, 33, was taken into custody Dec. 30 in Monee in connection with the Dec. 7 shooting, police said.
Tinley Park
ARMED ROBBERY: Two males displaying a handgun held up a gas station in the 7200 block of 183rd Street at 2:20 a.m. Jan. 5, leaving with an undisclosed amount of money.
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