Regional Police Report: Man Crushed in Trash Compactor; Brothers Shot to Death

Two Evanston brothers were found shot to death in their downtown Evanston tobacco store Tuesday night, according to police.

Throughout the day on Wednesday, police officers, local shop-owners and community members searched for answers in the deaths of Azim Hakeem, 38, and Mobeen Hakeem, 34, both Evanston residents who worked at their family store, Evanston Pipe & Tobacco, 923 Davis St.

Here's what Patch has reported so far:

• Nearby Shop-Owners Remember Hakeem Brothers
• Family Issues Statement, Calling Brothers "Gentle, Humble Men"
• Photos From the Scene Outside Evanston Tobacco & Pipe Shop

The 911 call made by a man who would die after driving his SUV into a pond in Arlington Heights last week was released by Northwest Central Dispatch. The dispatch center has launched an inquiry into how the call was handled.

The audio from the call (CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE AUDIO), records Henry Laske's pleas for help and how the dispatcher handled the call. Laske, 89, of Arlington Heights, died from drowning after the accident which happened in the 1500 block of North Courtland Drive.

Several 911 calls reported an SUV sinking in the Arlington Heights pond. 

The calls, released to Arlington Heights Patch by Northwest Central Dispatch, came in from six different callers beginning at 6:58 a.m. on Thursday, July 25 from the Arlington on the Pond subdivision.

Lake in the Hills

Woman Gets Fifth DUI

Tiara M. Norris, 30, of the 800 block of Peachtree Court, was arrested by Kane County Sheriff's officers this past week and charged with her fifth DUI and driving on a revoked license. Three of her DUIs came in the past month, according to the Daily Herald.

The most recent charge is a felony, punishable by four to 15 years in prison. Two previous DUI charges were issued by Gilberts Police Department on July 10 and 23, and another was leveled in August 2012 by LITH Police, the Herald reports.

HARVARD

Women Charged in Nigerian Check Scam

Two Harvard women face felony charges after police said they were involved in a Nigerian check scam, according to a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department press release. 

Desiree Starlette Blackburn, 20, and Barbara Ickes, 39, have been charged with  attempted theft and corrupt business influence and control, which are both felony charges, according to the news release. Ickes has also been charged with felony forgery. 

The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department began their investigation into the women after an Indiana resident reported he "believed he was being 'scammed' on a fraudulent transaction,'" according to the news release. 

Police said detectives recognized the check provided by the resident to be a part of the Nigerian scam — a well-known, international check scam — and traced the check back to Ickes residence in Illinois, according to the news release.

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