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6 Arrests Made in Orland Park Roadside Safety Check: Police
Cops stopped 242 vehicles over a 4-hour period during a check last week.

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Cops stopped 242 vehicles over a 4-hour period during a check last week.

See who got arrested this week in the Lincoln-Way communities.
A girl was robbed of her cellphone at gunpoint on Aug. 20, Homewood police said. Two men have been charged with armed robbery.
Chicago Heights DUI reports, Aug. 8
Oak Forest DUI reports, Aug. 17
A Tinley Park woman has received more than 30 unwanted calls from a female caller, police said.
Orland Park police report, Aug. 15
A 22-year-old Palos Hills man is accused of unlawfully using a weapon after he allegedly sliced another man who he believed worked for a Cold War-era Soviet agency.
Evergreen Park police reports, Aug. 20.
A 21-year-old Manhattan man faces a controlled substance charge after his arrest on Aug. 22.
The accompanying photos were taken at the Tinley Park Police Department from Aug. 4 to Aug. 16.
Things will heat up even more this summer if you decide to drink and drive. See who is in the hot seat in Patch's weekly roundup of drunken driving reports.
A Potta-Pottie went up in stinky flames • Neighbor is convinced golfer next door is using her lawn as a fairway • Online car purchase leads to a $14,000 headache ... This week's roundup of weird crime news in the Southland.
A Potta-Pottie went up in stinky flames • Neighbor is convinced golfer next door is using her lawn as a fairway • Online car purchase leads to a $14,000 headache ... This week's roundup of weird crime news in the Southland.
The Cook County Sheriff has arrest warrants out for these accused "deadbeat dads" in the south suburbs.
A Potta-Pottie went up in stinky flame • Neighbor is convinced golfer next door is using her lawn as a fairway • Online car purchase leads to a $14,000 headache ... This week's roundup of weird crime news in the Southland.
See who got arrested this week in the Lincoln-Way communities.
An Oak Forest woman told police she was concerned that a neighbor was hitting golf balls into her yard, police said.
A 55-year-old man got police involved after a car deal through eBay went bad and the $13,700 he wired to a Florida dealership went unreturned.