Local Police Reports, Park Forest

Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for February 12, 2016


Park Forest Police Station
Squad cars parked at the Park Forest Police Station. (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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Eric D. Lymore V, 21, 20 Cedar St., Park Forest, was arrested on January 25 after police were dispatched to the 100 block of Dogwood Street and charged with multiple counts of felony residential burglary after Lymore gave admissions to numerous residential burglaries, according to police. Lymore was charged with one count of felony residential burglary regarding a report from December 15, 2015, when a residential burglary was reported in the 200 block of Dogwood Street. Lymore was also charged with felony residential burglary regarding a reported residential burglary in the first block of Cedar Street on January 11, 2016. Lymore was charged with felony residential burglary regarding a reported residential burglary in the 3100 block of Western Avenue on January 20. Lymore was also charged with felony residential burglary regarding a residential burglary reported on January 22 in the 100 block of Dogwood Street, according to police.

Police say someone entered a business in the 23400 block of South Western Avenue sometime through the night of February 1 and February 2. An employee showing up for work discovered an open window. Police found footprints inside the building.

Brittany T. Lake, 29, 1430 Donovan Dr., Chicago Heights, was arrested on February 5 and charged with aggravated driving under the influence, resisting a peace officer, driving while license was revoked, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle when police were dispatched to the area of Western Avenue and Algonquin Street to investigate a report of an accident.

A 36-inch black Sylvania television was reported stolen during a residential burglary in the 100 block of East Sycamore Drive on February 6.

Police responded to the first block of East Rocket Circle to investigate a report of a residential burglary on February 8. Police observed that a bedroom window was broken with mud on the windowsill and on the bedroom floor. Muddy shoeprints could be seen leading into the living room. No one was inside the residence. Nothing was reported stolen.

Police responded to the 200 block of Lakewood Drive on February 8 to investigate a report of criminal damage to property. According to police, someone attempted to pry open a door to a residence, cracking a metal door. Entry was not gained to the residence.

Adrian C. Shelton Jr., 25, 429 Natoma St., Park Forest, was arrested on February 12 and issued a municipal citation charging possession of cannabis when police were dispatched to the 400 block of Tomahawk Street to investigate a report of a suspicious vehicle. Police discovered Shelton was the sole occupant of the vehicle. According to police, when Shelton opened his driver’s side window, the officer observed a large billow of smoke emanate from the vehicle and detected a strong odor of cannabis emanating from the vehicle. The vehicle was seized and towed.


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