Friday, March 8, 2013
A 22-year-old University Park man and a 43-year-old Harvey man were charged after a fight at Brunswick Zone.
A 22-year-old University Park man claimed he was helping a friend when he pulled a hammer during a fight at a bowling alley. Michael Williams of the 900 block of White Oak is charged with aggravated assault, according to Homewood police. Another man, 43-year-old Haver Walker of the 300 block of 151st Place, Harvey, was charged with battery in the same Feb. 18 tussle. Fan of Crime Stories? You'll want to like our Crime-n-Shame Facebook page. An employee at Brunswick Zone, 3043 183rd St., told police the men were arguing untill Walker allegedly grabbed and pushed one unidentified man. Walker reportedly told police the disagreement started over money owed on a bowling game bet. Williams, who later told police the pushed man was his friend, …
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Reports of alleged "gang activity" near the intersection of Jonathan and Center last Friday night have residents concerned. Read on for details from police.
Two juvenile males received municipal violation citations and were released to the custody of their mothers last Friday, May 25, after they ignored police warnings for them to return to their homes following a reported fight near Jonathan Lane and Center Avenue around 8 p.m. According to the report, police received several calls about a large fight involving weapons and arrived to find 10 males standing in the road. Some Patch readers also commented in email and on the Homewood-Flossmoor Patch Facebook page. Here's what some had to say: Police told the youths, whom they described as uncooperative, to return to their homes, but two of the boys walked past their residences and chased other boys on Jonathan Lane. Police also completed …
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
An ongoing problem between two groups of girls at James Hart School in Homewood has attracted the attention of both the school administration and police.
A Homewood mother from the 1300 block of Jeffrey Drive was ticketed for assault after witnesses told police she threatened to slap a girl near 187th Street and Center Avenue around 3 p.m. on April 4. Police said they broke up a juvenile fight near that intersection earlier in the day. The next morning, the mom filed a police report alleging a group of girls had jumped her two children outside James Hart School. Later that same day, a mother of one of those girls filed a report stating that her daughter was indeed involved in the fight, but only after trying to stop it. In an email to parents, Principal Laure Ugo referred to the situation as "an unfortunate and extremely unusual event at James Hart. "We in Administration take the safety of …
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9:50 am on Sunday, March 10, 2013
According to the FBI annual crime statistics, the number of murders committed annually with hammers and clubs far outnumbers the number of murders committed with a rifle. This is an interesting fact, particularly amid the Democrats' feverish push to ban many different rifles, ostensibly to keep us safe of course. However, it appears the zeal of Sens. like Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Joe Manchin (… more ›