Police Blotter: Man Kicks in Front Door of Woman's Home

FRIDAY, NOV. 4

Home Invasion

A 47-year-old Chicago Heights woman told police she was at her home on West 14th Place when a man came to her front door and knocked. When the woman asked who it was, the man would not tell her who he was, according to the report. The man then said, "Let me in," and when the woman refused, he kicked her door open and broke it, according to the report. The man then fled the area on a bike.

Bank-Owned Property Stripped

A Chase Bank contractor told police a 17th Street property he was hired to maintain was burglarized sometime between Oct. 22 and Nov. 4. Someone broke the lockbox at the property and used the keys to open the residence and take an oven, a refridgerator, a bathroom sink and vanity, kitchen cabinets and an unknown amount of copper pipe, according to the report. The items combined value was estimated at more than $6,300. Two of the surrounding residences were vacant, according to police.

Robbed While She was Sleeping

A 67-year-old Chicago Heights woman told police someone took a laptop computer, worth about $1,500, out of her bedroom while she was asleep in another bedroom. A witness told police he saw two men in the area around the two-hour period in which the woman said the laptop was taken, according to the report.

Angry Nephew

A 38-year-old Chicago Heights woman told police a 42-year-old man that lives in her home approached her and asked why she was putting his uncle out. The man then said "I can have you taken care of if you do that" before leaving the area on foot, according to the report.

Broken Window

A 64-year-old Chicago Heights woman told police an unknown person shattered the rear window of her Hanover Street home. Police found a large rock inside the the window, according to the report.

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