Melinda and her contractor Franco wait outside a locked Village Hall on a Thursday afternoon near the beginning of the stay-at-home order, seeking a permit. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- With Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s announcement of an extension to the stay-at-home order in place for most Illinois residents,[Read More…]
Author: Emma Wozniak
Safe Stolen from Home; Handgun, Cash, from Car
A black 9mm Beretta PX4 Storm handgun was reported stolen from a car in Park Forest on August 17. The Burglary Dispatch from August 14 – August 20, 2019 Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A safe was reported stolen from a home. In a separate incident, a 9mm Beretta PX4 Strom handgun[Read More…]
Four Firearms Stolen from Home on Western Ave.
A Sig Sauer M400 semi-automatic .223 rifle was reported stolen from the 3000 block of Western Ave. Burglary Dispatch from August 7 – August 13, 2019 Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Four firearms were reported stolen from a home in the 3000 block of Western Avenue on August 12, among them a[Read More…]
The Park Forest Burglary Dispatch for July 2019
A burglar in action. (Canadian forest industries, 1916. Creative Commons) By Emma Wozniak Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- With these burglary reports, we indicate the street where the incidents were reported. This past July saw only five reported burglaries in the Village. While the number is low, we certainly understand that one[Read More…]
Park Forest Burglary Dispatch Through June 30, 2019
(Creative Commons) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- This batch of burglary reports includes residential burglaries and reports of burglaries to motor vehicles. In most cases, vehicles burglarized had been left unlocked or easily accessible. 6/15/19 21:57: Residential Burglary, Alleged Victim Possibly Targeted On June 15 at 9:57 PM officers responded to the[Read More…]
Park Forest Burglary Dispatch Through June 14, 2019
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Handgun Stolen from Car: Park Forest Burglary Dispatch for May 2019
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Unlocked Cars Invite Burglars in Park Forest
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Felony Armed Habitual Criminal Charge: Police Reports Through April 30, 2019
A Park Forest Police vehicle. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through April 30, 2019. Charges for those arrested include criminal damage to property, battery, felony armed habitual criminal. Providing more details than readers will find in any other police beat reports, we invite readers to subscribe to get[Read More…]
Arrest After Allegedly Shooting into the Air: Park Forest Police Reports through April 2, 2019
Officer Regis Bowers’ grandmother pins on his badge at the April 15, 2019, meeting of the Village Board. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through April 2, 2019. Charges for those arrested include domestic battery, obstructing identification, and reckless conduct. The reckless conduct charge invited[Read More…]
