Local Police Reports, Park Forest

Park Forest Police Blotter Reports June 4, 2016


Park Forest Police Station
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.

An arrest does not mean that a person is guilty. All those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty. It is the policy of eNews Park Forest to not remove items in the public record from publication. If your name is listed in the police reports, we will only add information relevant to the final disposition of the case at hand, e.g. “Mr. Smith was subsequently acquitted,” “Mr. Smith entered a guilty plea,” or “All charges against Mr. Smith were subsequently dropped.” We will do so upon receiving and verifying proof of such disposition.

Special thanks to Barbara Gallagher for assistance proofing and editing these reports.

Persons wishing to leave anonymous information on any criminal matters including narcotics or gang activity are encouraged to call the Park Forest Police Department Investigations Division at (708) 748-1309.

A wallet, cell phone and $40 cash were stolen May 25 from inside a vehicle in the 200 block of Marquette Street.

Lafrenchie S. Winfrey, 25, 1314 W. 15th St., Chicago, was charged with possession of cannabis and violation of park rules following an incident May 27 at Central Park, 420 Lakewood Blvd. According to a police report, Winfrey was charged after police found a car parked in the park’s lot about 3 a.m.

Aquan L. Ecford, 36, 423 Suwanee St. Park Forest, was charged with battery following a disturbance at the man’s home May 29. According to a police report, a man kept approaching police when they arrived at his home and was told several times to step back. The man, later identified as Ecford, then pushed a police officer and was then taken into custody, police said.

Darin E. Nicholson, 28, 121 Lester Road, Park Forest, was charged with criminal damage to property following a traffic incident in the 100 block of Lester Road, police said.

Ericka T. Parks, 22, 5431 S. Hermitage Ave., Chicago, was charged with battery following an altercation with another woman May 30 in the 0-100 block of Sauk Trail, police said.

Police reported a home in the 300 block of Minocqua was broken into May 30. According to a report, when the homeowner arrived home, he noticed the rear door was forced open. Nothing was reported stolen, police said.

Miah I. Dean, 18, 136 Ash St., Park Forest, was charged with two counts of resisting a peace officer, possession of cannabis, and improper walking on highways following an incident May 31 on Western Avenue, near the CNR train tracks. According to a police report, a woman was walking with a small child in the roadway. Police took the woman into custody after she refused several requests by police to use the nearby sidewalk, police said.

Police said a man was robbed at gunpoint June 2 in the 300 block of Sauk Trail. According to police, the victim said he went to the Marathon gas station at 385 Sauk Trail sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. After exiting the building and walking around the corner, a man approached the victim with a gun and demanded money. The victim said the man took $70 in cash and then fled on foot.

A silver SUV was stolen sometime late on June 2 or early June 3 in the 100 block of Lester Court, police said.


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