Monday, March 4, 2013
Patch mapped every burglary that occurred in Evergreen Park last year. Use our map to see where the most occurred and if there where any on your block.
Evergreen Park experienced 76 burglaries in 2012, according to police records. The above map pinpoints the locations of each burglary. If you click on the block number, a box will appear detailing the type of burglary and what, if anything, was taken. Nine arrests for burglary were made by police during 2012. The map does not use exact addresses, and instead each incident is pinpointed with the general block number. The map also includes home invasions. The records were obtained after Patch filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Evergreen Park Police Department. Read More: Follow Evergreen Park Patch on Facebook and sign up for breaking news alerts.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Evergreen Park Police charged a 55-year-old man with two counts of burglary. Police say the area has been hit with several garage burglaries in recent weeks.
Instead of a Valentine, a Bourbonnais man was gifted with two counts of felony burglary on Feb. 14. Around 7:50 p.m. a police officer observed a man in the driveway of a home on the 2800 block of 100th Street, an area that has been hit with several garage burglaries in recent weeks, police said. John W. Sternquist, 55, then got into his car and drove away at a high rate of speed, police said. Officers pursued Sternquist and saw him blow through a total of five stop signs reaching speeds of 62 mph in a 25 mph zone, police said. Eventually he blew a tire and police were able to stop the car on 100th Place in Beverly. Police believe he committed two burglaries Thursday. One garage was forced open and a lawnmower and nail gun case was found…
Monday, January 7, 2013
Deputy fire chief faces multiple charges after police say he attacked a woman in a Tinley Park home invasion.
A Tinley Park woman was attacked in her home in the early morning hours of Saturday by a man wielding a knife. Police arrested a man matching the description of the attacker in the condominium parking lot who they identifed as Gary M. Swiercz. Connect with Patch: Evergreen Park / Oak Lawn / Beverly-Mt. Greenwood Swiercz, a 49-year-old Chicago Ridge deputy fire chief, was taken into custody and charged with attempted murder, home invasion, aggravated unlawful restraint, aggravated attempted criminal sexual assault and residential burglary, police said. Swiercz appeared in Cook County Circuit Court on Sunday where assistant state's attorney Dan Calandriello said that the deputy fire chief broke into his neighbor's home in his Tinley Park …
Friday, December 14, 2012
The Southwest Chicago Post reports on the arrests of two local men nabbed leaving the scene of a burglary.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
From Southwest Chicago Post: A swift response by police resulted in the arrest Tuesday of two suburban men in connection with the burglary of a home near 61st and Nagle. Raid Awad, 37, of 100th and Sawyer in Evergreen Park and Hosam Jadrawi, 39, of 89th Place and Natoma in Oak Lawn, were arrested by police as they were seen leaving the rear of the house and walking off the back deck into the yard ... Read the rest of the story on Southwest Chicago Post, serving Chicago's Midway Airport neighborhoods.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Three men face charges after a home burglary in Evergreen Park that resulted in schools being placed on lockdown and a brief manhunt.
Three men who were apprehended after a home burglary on Sept. 13 have been charged. Police say the men were all involved with a residential burglary on the 9100 block of Avers Avenue. Around 12:25 p.m. police were called to the home after a neighbor noticed a suspicious vehicle, police said. The three men fled on foot and were all apprehended within a few blocks of the home, police said. A helicopter and canine unit were brought in to assist with the manhunt and several area schools were placed on lockdown while the suspects were located. Among the items stolen from the home were electronics, video games and jewelry, police said. The following charges were filed: Read more Crime News: Police report information is provided by the …
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Several schools were placed on lockdown as police searched for three suspects involved with a residential burglary in Evergreen Park Thursday afternoon.
Police made quick work in their search for three burglary suspects Thursday afternoon. On the afternoon of Sept. 13 three men burglarized a home on the 9100 block of Avers in Evergreen Park, said Lt. Peter Donovan. A neighbor noticed the crime and quickly called police. A search then began for the suspects, Donovan said. Dogs were brought in and a helicopter was used to in hopes of locating the men. They were all found within a few blocks of the home, Donovan said. As is customary in a manhunt, area schools were notified of the situation and several schools, including Northwest Elementary School and Most Holy Redeemer, decided to go on lock down for a short period of time. The three men are currently being processed at the Evergreen …
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Also, prosecutors looking to link alleged Frankfort burglars with footprints.
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Saturday, December 17, 2011
The Southland's major criminal and civil cases heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. OAK LAWN — Trial for two men charged with robbery and hate crime following the alleged beating of a lesbian woman has been pushed back one month to give attorneys more time to review evidence. In 2010, Hickory Hills police said Mohammed Shaban, of Hickory Hills, and Akram Alshoweat, of Oak Lawn, yelled anti-gay slurs while punching, kicking and whipping a woman inside a restaurant. Defense attorneys dropped a DVD into the evidence pool Tuesday that's intended to challenge the woman's presumed innocent role in the fight. Michael Monaco, an attorney for Alshoweat, said she is a former Olympic mixed martial arts fighter. A jury trial is …
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Also, the 'porn-truck driver' avoids jail time. New Lenox murder defendant asks for speedy trial to prove his innocence.
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
The Southland's major criminal and civil cases heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. Judge Gives Attorneys Time to Review Upcoming Ruling in Kustok Trial Orland Park Drifter Pleads Not Guilty to Rape, Assault Porn-Truck Driver Avoids Jail Time Burglary Defendants Who Caused Lock Down Plead Not Guilty Mokena Police Break Moving Car Window and Climb In to Stop It Murder Defendant Looking for Speedy Trial to Prove His Innocence MONDAY ORLAND PARK — Judge John J. Hynes is expected to decide whether to seal all documents related to the Alan Kustok murder trial from public view. Although Orland Park police have not released nor — according to prosecutors — finished their reports, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has …
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7:47 am on Monday, March 4, 2013
They are right there when it comes to solving burglaries. The national average is around 13 percent. Evergreen Park is almost twelve. Must be a hard crime to solve. more ›