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Candy bar heist ends in charge • Shopper from Bridgeview tries to snatch cart full of detergent and toilet paper • Man uses plastic bag as mask in restaurant burglary ... This week's roundup of the Southland's weird crime news.
Mokena police said they found cocaine, marijuana and a 12-gauge shotgun when they investigated two men sitting in a parked car near the Super 8 Motel.
Jeremy D. Townsend, 22, faces a charge of criminal sexual abuse and is due in Will County court April 23.
The Will County Sheriff's Office has issued a warrant for the arrest of Brandon Boltz, 26, of Oak Forest.
John P. Doyle, 46, of Homer Glen, was charged with felony theft.
Orland Park police reports, March 15-19.
Orland Park police reports, March 20-22.
Jeremy D. Townsend, 22, is due in Will County court on April 23. He is charged with criminal sexual abuse.
Bruce O. Welch Jr., 23, is charged with two counts of aggravated DUI in the 2011 death of an Indiana woman.
Homewood police reports, April 5-6.
The home is sacred. Those who break in are not. Here's a roundup of recent home burglary reports from Chicago Heights.
There's nothing more annoying than finding your car or truck busted up. Here's a roundup of recent vehicle-related burglaries and thefts in Chicago Heights.
Lance Vaughn, 32, of Chicago, was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Wednesday.
Midlothian police reports, March 30 to April 2 • Catalytic converter taken • Crestwood driver found with drug paraphernalia.
Palos Heights police reports, April 6-9.
Police said they found cocaine, marijuana and a 12 gauge shotgun when they investigated two men, one from Orland Park and the other from Tinley Park, sitting in a parked car near the Super 8 motel.
See who got arrested this week in the Lincoln-Way communities.
Homewood police reports, April 2-3.
The more severe of two fires, both believed to be started by lightning strikes during a morning thunderstorm, burned a home on Fairway Drive.
Authorities have not yet released the name of the driver killed Tuesday afternoon on a 95th Street ramp in Hickory Hills.
