Chicago Heights, South Chicago Heights police blotter
June 5, 2012 11:26PM
Updated: June 5, 2012 11:28PM
CHICAGO HEIGHTS
DAMAGED DOOR: A door and door frame at a house in the 500 block of West Hickory Street were damaged after someone kicked the door in May 24.
VEHICLE BURGLARY: A stereo was stolen May 24 from a vehicle in the first block of Isa Avenue.
SUSPENDED LICENSE: Daniel Barajas, 33, 2539 183rd St., Lansing, was charged with driving on a suspended license, no insurance and failure to yield after a stop May 24 at 15th and Aberdeen streets, police said.
DUI CHARGE: John McCorkle, 47, 116 Governors Road, Matteson, was charged with drunken driving, driving without a valid license, driving with open alcohol, no insurance and driving without headlights after a May 25 stop in the 1500 block of Chicago Road, police said.
MUGGED: A Chicago Heights man was chased and attacked by two men May 25 in the 300 block of West 14th Street.
HOME BURGLARY: Two doors were broken and a house was ransacked May 25 in the 200 block of West 16th Street.
SUSPENDED LICENSE: Asia N. Wright, 22, 316 Neola St., Park Forest, was charged with driving on a suspended license and not having a child in a safety seat after a May 25 stop at 14th Street and Center Avenue, police said.
SUSPENDED LICENSE: Nicole D. Jones, 29, 1924 Campbell Ave., Chicago Heights, was charged with driving on a suspended license and running a stop sign after being stopped May 25 at 17th Street and Lowe Avenue, police said.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY: Glass was removed from a window May 25 in a garage in the 200 block of West Raye Drive.
RECKLESS DRIVING: A woman drove her vehicle through a playground May 25 while children were present at Washington/McKinley School, 25 W. 16th Place.
WARRANTS ARREST: Lynn Wilson, 52, 1523 13th Place, Ford Heights, was arrested on two Cook County warrants and was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia May 26 at Halsted Street and 197th Place, police said.
DUI ARREST: Erika Salgado, 34, of Chicago, was charged with drunken driving, driving without a valid license, illegal transportation of alcohol, no insurance, not wearing a seat belt and improper lane usage after a stop May 26 in the 100 block of East 24th Street, police said.
VEHICLE BURGLARY: A cell phone charger was stolen May 26 from a vehicle in the 1500 block of Otto Boulevard.
HOME BURGLARY: Food was stolen May 26 from an apartment in the 400 block of West Hickory Street.
HOME BURGLARY: A computer was stolen May 27 from a house in the 1900 block of Ashland Avenue.
THEFT: Two license plates were stolen May 27 from a vehicle in the 400 block of West 16th Street.
ATTEMPTED VEHICLE THEFT: A steering column was damaged and wires were pulled from underneath a dashboard May 27 on a vehicle in the 1400 block of Chicago Road.
PROPERTY DAMAGE: Railroad ties and a portion of a fence were burned May 27 or 29 in a yard in the 400 block of West 16th Street.
DAMAGED DOOR: A door was kicked and damaged May 28 at a house in the first block of West 21st Street.
DOMESTIC BATTERY: William J. Raguse, 49, 115 E. 25th St., Chicago Heights, was charged with domestic battery after a May 28 incident outside his home, police said.
VEHICLE DAMAGED: Cortez Tarver, 37, of Hamond, was charged with criminal damage to a vehicle May 28 in the 200 block of Beacon Boulevard, police said.
DOMESTIC BATTERY: Jeffery D. Smith, 34, of Chicago, was charged with domestic battery and criminal damage to property after a May 28 altercation in the 400 block of West 15th Street, police said.
BROKEN WINDOW: A piece of wood was thrown through a window May 28 at a house in the 200 block of East 14th Street.
SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS
FORGERY: Kwan Merriweather, 33, of Chicago, was charged with forgery May 23 at Jewel-Osco, 3220 Chicago Road, police said.
BATTERY: Lucio Dimeglio, 57, 245 W. 29th St., South Chicago Heights, was charged with battery May 23 in the 3200 block of Miller Avenue, police said.
NO LICENSE: Ofelia Benavides, 57, 1210 West End Ave., Chicago Heights, was charged with driving without a valid license after a stop May 24 at Sauk Trail and Chicago Place, police said.
DUI ARREST: Michael Sanello, 31, 387 Glenwood-Dyer Road, Glenwood, was charged with drunken driving, possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, driving on a revoked license, no insurance and leaving the scene of an accident after a May 25 accident at 26th Street and East End Avenue, police said.
NO LICENSE: Brittany A. Wilson, 23, 24710 Willow Brook, Crete, was charged with driving without a valid license and speeding after being stopped May 26 at Sauk Trail and Helfred Street, police said.
SUSPENDED LICENSE: Dana Stevens, 19, no address given, was charged with driving on a suspended license and speeding after a May 27 stop at Sauk Trail and Lynwood Street, police said.
DOMESTIC BATTERY: Steven C. Bates, 32, 2720 Chicago Road, Apt. 2, South Chicago Heights, was charged with domestic battery and resisting arrest May 27 at his home, police said.








