Stolen Sink; Early Summer High Jinks: Homewood Police Blotter

THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012

Backyard Sink Goes for Ride

Norris DeMeal Brown, 24, of 4242 Olcott Ave., Hammond, Ind., was charged with theft. Police said Brown parked his vehicle in a driveway in the 18400 block of Martin Avenue, walked into the backyard at 9:52 a.m. and took a cast iron sink that belonged to the resident. A witness said Brown put the sink in the front seat of the vehicle and drove away. He was apprehended a short time later. The orange, double sink, valued at approximately $200, was recovered, police said.

Stolen Bike

Someone took a men’s black and maroon 26-inch Huffy mountain bike from the bike rack located on the east side of Jewel Express, 3153 W. 183rd Street, police said. The owner told police the $150 bike, which has additional lights and taller-than-stock handlebars, was secured with a cable and a lock and was taken some time between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012

Converter Clipped

Someone took a catalytic converter from a vehicle that was parked at Super K-Mart, 17550 Halsted, some time between 5 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., police said. A repair shop mechanic quoted the vehicle’s owner a cost of $800 to replace the emission control device.   

TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012

Summer Silliness

Four people, ages 18 to 20, were cited with disorderly conduct after they drove around the Homewood-Flossmoor area and tossed water balloons from their moving vehicle at other vehicles, police said. Homewood and Flossmoor police received calls that water balloons were being thrown at passing cars and trucks near 175th and Halsted streets and near Kedzie Avenue and Vollmer Road. The men were apprehended in the 700 block of Ridge Road and ticketed at 6:31 p.m. after admitting to their actions. Police said the offenders apologized and acknowledged what they did was dumb. Police reportedly found more than 30 water-filled balloons in a tub in the backseat of the vehicle as well as two cans of silly string and two squirt guns.

Police report information is provided by the Homewood Police Department and other law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If you or a family member are charged or cited and the case is subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to notify the editor. We will verify and report the outcome.