Police Blotter: Copping an Attitude With Police

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21

'I'll Do What I Want'

Alfred Whittington, 43, of the 300 block of Juniper Street in Park Forest, was arrested and charged with domestic battery after his ex-girlfriend waved police down near 13th and Halsted, claiming Whittington, who was sitting in the passenger's seat of her car, had punched her in the face, according to the report. Police told Whittington to stay in the car while they spoke with his ex, but Whittington refused, stating "I'll do what the (profanity) I want," according to the report. He was taken into custody.

Assault and Resisting

Jonathan L. Franklin, 27, of the 400 block of W. 16th Street, was arrested and charged with domestic assault and resisting a peace officer after a 25-year-old Chicago Heights woman told police he threatened to physically hurt her if she didn't shut up. When police tried to take Franklin into custody, he swung his arm "in a pushing manner" at the officer, according to the report.

TUESDAY, DEC. 20

Burglary at Little Sweet Meat's Home

A responding to an alarm in the 400 block of Hickory Street, police went to a residence and discovered the drawer to a jewelry box and a gold necklace on the steps outside the house and the back door forced open, according to the report. The person who lived at the property told police a 32-inch flat-screen TV was missing, as well as a Playstation 3 game system and two wooden jewelry boxes. The victim's wife, nicknamed "Little Sweet Meat," according to the police report, told police the residence was secure as of 5:30 p.m. that evening.

Unwanted Visitor

Christopher R. Hale, 19, of the 300 block of Nassau Street in Park Forest, was arrested and charged with trespassing after returning to Thornwood Apartments despite being banned from the property, according to the report.

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