Police Blotter: Son Injures Mom, Convict Comes Home

TUESDAY, DEC. 27

Baby Crib Stolen

A 31-year-old Chicago Heights woman told police someone entered her 19th Street home and removed a Sony CD player, a baby crib and a black Coach purse containing her state ID card and Firearm Owner's ID card. The total value of the items was listed at around $550, police said.

DUI

Carl D. Burse Jr., 35, of the 13000 block of Seeley Avenue in Blue Island, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after he was stopped near the intersection of 14th Street and Ashland Avenue in Chicago Heights, according to police.

MONDAY, DEC. 26

Back from Prison

A 28-year-old Chicago Heights woman told police her former boyfriend, who she lives with, has been physically and verbally abusive since he returned home from prison in October. She said he once told her he was going to "punch her teeth down her throat" and that she was going to "come up missing or dead," according to the report. The woman added that on Dec. 26 he threatened to harm her if she "went around her family," according to the report. Police advised the woman how to obtain an order of protection.

Son Attacks Mom

A 56-year-old Joliet woman told police she was in an argument with her son at his Chicago Heights home about his girlfriend when he became irate and threw objects around the house and at her, according to the report. One of the tossed items struck the mother, cutting her finger, according to the report. 

Unauthorized Prescription Pick-Up

An employee of the Walgreens at 1401 Western Ave. told police she recorded a 41-year-old Chicago woman on video reaching behind the cash register of the pharmacy and taking Primatene D tablets, valued at $10. Police noted that the woman had just picked up her own prescription, according to the report.

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