Law and Order, Local Police Reports, Park Forest

Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for February 4, 2016


Park Forest Police Station
The Park Forest Police Department. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski)

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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A steel pot used for holding plants was reported stolen from in front of a residence in the first block of Water Street on January 20.

A resident told police on January 20 that she received a bill from Verizon Wireless in the amount of $403.07. The resident said she uses Sprint.

A juvenile was arrested on January 30 and charged with criminal trespass to real property when police were dispatched to the 400 block of Wildwood Drive in reference to a 911 hang-up call.

Police say an unknown person or persons attempted to pry open a garage service door at a residence in the first block of Wilson Court on January 31. Police observed pry marks on the doors. Nothing was reported stolen from the residence and entry was not gained to the residence.

A vehicle parked in the 200 block of Kentucky Street was reported damaged on January 31. Police observed two deep gouges in the center of the hood. There was another scratch at the windshield-end in the center of the hood. The inner pane of the windshield was shattered across in its entirety. According to police, the windshield had an impact mark on the lower passenger-side and appeared to have been struck with a heavy blunt object. There was a long scratch spanning from the driver side front and to the rear driver side door. The driver’s side front wheel well also had a vertical scratch mark. Police are investigating.

Desire M. Coleman, 21, 678 Cassandra Lane, University Park, was arrested on January 31 and charged with improper parking on a roadway, driving under the influence of alcohol, alcohol concentration in blood or breath is .08 or more (.121), and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. An officer was dispatched at 3:59 AM on January 31 to the area of Western Avenue and the Canadian National tracks in reference to a well-being check. Dispatch advised that there was a vehicle in the roadway with a flat tire and a female passed out in the back seat. Upon arrival, the officer observed the vehicle parked in the southbound lanes of Western Avenue just north of the train tracks with two flat passenger side tires. The front passenger-side bumper also had minor damage consistent with that of the vehicle possibly striking a curb, according to police. The officer observed a woman, later identified as Coleman, laying in the back seat and not responding, but breathing. The officer observed the vehicle to be running with the keys in the ignition. According to police, the officer observed a strong odor of alcohol emanating from the interior of the vehicle and made multiple attempts to wake Coleman up with negative results. The Park Forest Fire Department arrived on the scene to check on Coleman at which time she woke up, according to police.

Police responded to Indiana School, 165 Indiana Street, on January 31 at 2:44 PM to investigate a burglar alarm. Upon arrival, officers observed a window on the north side of the building in the rear parking lot that had been opened with the screen forced inward into a classroom. Officers also heard an audible alarm from the interior of the building. No suspects were observed on or around the property by officers at any point, according to police. Police are investigating.

A front window of a residence in the 400 block of Niagara Street was reported shattered by a bag of rocks on February 3.

Phillip A. Jones, 19, 304 Oakwood St., Park Forest, was arrested on February 3 and charged with one count of domestic battery when police responded to the 300 block of Oakwood Street to investigate a report of a disturbance.


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