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Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media.
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Police responded to the Park Forest Police Department on December 18 to investigate a report of a violation of an order of protection. Police have suspect information and are investigating.
Police responded to the 100 block of Westwood Drive on December 26 to investigate a report of a strong arm robbery which I just occurred. Police learned that a black Verizon Apple 8 GB iPhone 4S had been stolen. Police have suspect information and are investigating.
Police responded to the 300 block of Waverly Street on December 29 to investigate a report of a reckless discharge of a firearm. While en route, police were devised that there was a group of subjects in the 500 block of Lakewood Boulevard advising the shots fired took place at Forest Trail Middle School. Upon arrival, an officer made contact with a juvenile who devised that he was at Forest Trail Middle School for an open gym night when a fight broke out. The juvenile said he ran away from the school after hearing multiple gunshots. Police spoke with several other witnesses who said they heard approximately 20 gunshots from the east side of the school. According to police, no one was injured and no property was damaged by the shots fired. Detectives are investigating.
Police say a pizza delivery man was apparently lured to an address in the 3400 block of Western Avenue to deliver a pizza. When he went to the door to deliver the pizza, the resident told him that she did not order a pizza. She watched as the delivery man returned to his vehicle and was immediately approached by four subjects. The four subjects approached the delivery man’s vehicle and began speaking with him. The delivery man began to pull away through the lot with the four subjects following the vehicle. The resident reported that she heard a crash and saw the four subjects run north around a co-op building. She then contacted the Park Forest Police Department. Police were contacted by the pizza company and advised that their delivery driver was the victim of an attempted robbery. One of the four subjects pounded on the driver’s front side window until the window shattered. Police say the four subjects were four black males, between 14 and 15 years of age, approximately 5’2" to 5’4" tall, wearing all black hoodies, gloves, and ski masks.
Police say a juvenile attempted to steal a package of cosmetic eyelashes from a business in the 100 block of South Orchard Drive on January 4. Police have suspect information and are investigating.
Robert C. Waldon, 18, 175 Indianwood Blvd., Park Forest, was arrested on January 6 and charged with battery when police were dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of Indianwood Boulevard to investigate a report of a disturbance. Willie M. Green, 29, 728 W. 61st St., Chicago, was also arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of cannabis. Additionally, Green’s vehicle was towed per village ordinance against possession of drugs in a vehicle, according to police.
Travis S. Usher, 33, 511 Antietam St., Park Forest, was arrested on January 8 and charged with domestic related assault when police were dispatched to the 500 block of Antietam Street to investigate a report of a domestic dispute.
An Xbox 360 valued at $300, a Toshiba computer valued at $300, two swords valued at $20 each, and two ESP brand LTD electric guitars, one orange and one green, valued at $400 each, are among items reported stolen during a residential burglary at a residence in the 100 block of Dogwood Street on January 8.
A juvenile was arrested on January 8 after attempting to steal a bottle of liquor from a business in the first block of Main Street. As the juvenile had no prior criminal history were municipal ticket citations, the juvenile was assigned to a retail theft diversion program at Markham Courthouse.
Dorian R. Boykin, 32, 9549 S. Bennett Ave., Chicago, was arrested on January 9 and charged with one count of felony aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of felony driving while license was revoked when police observed the vehicle Boykin was driving northbound on Western Avenue from Birch Street weaving within the traffic lane, according to police. Police further report observing that the driver was holding what appeared to be a cell phone as the screen was lit and he was manipulating the device with his finger, according to police. Boykin was issued traffic citations charging operating a motor vehicle while using a cell phone, obstructed windshield, and improper lane usage.
A window of a residence in the 200 block of Arcadia Street was reported shattered on January 10.
