The following items were taken from police and court reports and news releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.
Bridgeview
AGGRAVATED FLEEING: Ivan E. Pinedo, 30, Chicago, was arrested Oct. 5 in the 7200 block of Stickney Avenue and subsequently charged with aggravated fleeing, disregarding a red light and disregarding a stop sign after prematurely departing from a stop at 78th Street and Oketo Avenue, police said.
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Calumet City
GUN POSSESSION: Shannon Polk, 41, 500 block of Crandon Avenue, Calumet City, was arrested Sept. 23 and subsequently charged with possession of a firearm by a felon after sheriff’s police recovered a loaded handgun without a serial number during a narcotics search of his car in the 1600 block of Sibley Boulevard, according to the Cook County sheriff’s office.
Chicago Ridge
DUI CRASH: Alexander M. Ortega, 23, Orland Park, was arrested Oct. 5 and subsequently charged with drunken driving, failing to reduce speed to avoid a collision and no proof of insurance during a crash investigation in the 10100 block of Harlem Avenue, police said.
Evergreen Park
SCAM: An elderly resident reported Sept. 10 that he paid more than $3,500 in $500 gift cards for more than a year to acquaintances who said they’d help him obtain government money but hasn’t received any money, police said. Investigators turned the case over to the FBI.
STOLEN CAR: Jakeeno C. Kent, 29, DeKalb, was arrested Sept. 13 after fleeing police at 99th Street and Campbell Drive, disregarding two stop signs and driving on the sidewalk and through residential yards before crashing in the 2700 block of West 99th Street, police said. Kent, whose license had been revoked for possessing a stolen vehicle, was charged with possessing a stolen vehicle, aggravated fleeing, driving on a revoked license and damaging property, police said.
ARMED ROBBERY: An employee at the Shell Circle K, 2635 87th St., avoided injury early Sept. 23 by locking himself in a back room when a stolen vehicle containing six armed, masked and gloved males was driven into the building and the men smashed an ATM in an attempt to access its cash box, police said.
Harvey
SLOTS BURGLARY: Two masked men entered the Shell gas station, 15901 Dixie Highway, early Oct. 1 with a large hammer, smashed two video slot machines, removed a cash box and left with two individuals who had held the front doors open at the 24-hour operation, police said.
Lockport
SEX ABUSE PHOTOS: A Lockport man who pleaded guilty in 2025 to possessing a video of a 10-year-old being sexually abused was arrested Oct. 5 on a charge of possessing three videos and three still images of child sex abuse, according to Will County sheriff’s police, court information online and the Illinois Sex Offender Registry. Piotr Fudala, 33, 200 block of Cameron Avenue, Lockport, received the current charge after his probation officer found the images on his cellphone June 12, police said.
AGGRAVATED BATTERY: Jose Arroyo-Mendoza, 42, and Mariodaniel Monsalve, 23, both of the 15300 block of Pantigo Lane, Homer Glen, were arrested Oct. 9 and subsequently charged with aggravated battery to a police officer and resisting arrest after fighting with an officer investigating a van left in the center median of 159th Street at Gougar Road, police said.
New Lenox
GUN POSSESSION: Jelessa L. Burl, 36, 1600 block of Davison Street, Joliet, is scheduled to be arraigned in Will County court Oct. 15 on a charge of aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon in a vehicle and felony retail theft, according to court records online. Officers recovered a loaded handgun from Burl during a Sept. 2 stop at Route 30 and Nelson Road, police said.
RECKLESS DRIVING: Joshua D. Breland, 65, Morris, is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 20 on a charge of reckless driving and aggravated speeding/35+ mph, according to Will County court records online. Breland was arrested Aug. 21 at Schoolhouse and Constitution roads after driving 83 mph in a 35-mph zone, police said.
Oak Lawn
ROBBERY: A SUV driver in the 9300 block of Kolamar Avenue took a gold necklace and several gold bracelets from a resident walking her dog Sept. 2 after she went to his vehicle to better provide directions, police said
GUN POSSESSION: Terrence J. Shedrick Jr., 24, 9100 block of Pulaski Road, Evergreen Park, was arrested Sept. 7 and subsequently charged with unlawful possession of a firearm after officers recovered a 9 mm pistol with a loaded magazine inserted and determined he lacked a concealed carry license during a stop at 99th Street and Cicero Avenue, police said.
Orland Park
FELONY DAMAGE: Duane A. Green. 61, 3300 block of 175th Street, Hazel Crest, was arrested Sept. 10 on a charge of damaging property in connection with the Aug. 17 destruction of a $1,415 public library bookshelf at the 153rd Street Metra Station, police said.
ILLEGAL CREDIT: Isaiah D. Smith, 21, Chicago, was arrested Sept. 8 and charged with unlawful possession of another’s debit card after officers recovered four debit cards belonging to other people during a stop at 158th Place and LaGrange Road, police said.
AGGRAVATED FLEEING: Rhamal L. Sullivan Shannon, 34, 16400 block of Teton Drive, Lockport, was arrested Sept. 15 in Chicago after fleeing a Sept. 10 stop in the 15400 block of LaGrange Road, colliding with another vehicle and continuing on his way, police said. Shannon was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding/property damage, police said.
Palos Heights
Frank Berry, 60, Chicago, was arrested Oct. 7 and subsequently charged with assault and violating the Concealed Carry Act after threatening bodily harm to a nurse at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital, police said.
Park Forest
UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT: William A. Cheers, 23, 800 block of Sandra Drive, University Park, is scheduled to appear in Will County court Nov. 5, charged with unlawful restraint, public indecency and battery, according to court records online. Cheers was arrested Sept. 15 after exposing himself to a woman outside an apartment building on Sycamore Drive, pushing her down and then embracing her while pinning her arms to the ground, police said.
AGGRAVATED BATTERY: Willis M. Harris, 38, Chicago, is scheduled to appear in Will County court Oct. 22, charged with aggravated battery/child younger than 13, according to court records online. He was arrested Sept. 29 in the 400 block of Navajo Street, according to police and public records.
Peotone
AGGRAVATED DUI: Gavin Mikolainis, 19, 7300 block of 194th Street, Tinley Park, is scheduled to appear in court Nov. 19, charged with two counts of aggravated drunken driving causing great bodily harm, aggravated speeding/35+ mph, failing to reduce speed to avoid a collision and disregarding a stop sign, according to court records online. Mikolainis was arrested Sept. 6 on a warrant charging him with causing a one-vehicle crash north of Peotone at Harlem Avenue and Peotone Road June 1 that seriously injured an adult passenger, sheriff’s police said.