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The suspect dropped a leaf blower and hopped a fence, La Grange Park police said.
Plumbing tools were stolen from a truck while the victim was working in a house, police said.
The school went on a "soft" lockdown for about 20 minutes, police said.
A man was arrested on a trespassing charge after another town detained him, police said.
La Grange reported two incidents of crime in the last week.
A man entered a house and stole two phones in a local neighborhood, police said.
The man was fired from his job after he was accused of striking a woman's hand, police said.
A man was arrested on a warrant after a La Grange store called the police, authorities said.
In another case, a snowblower was stolen from a shed, police said.
The suspect turned himself in at the police station, according to a report.
Former Chief Tom Weitzel said the Memphis chief should be fired over the incident. "This is a mindset. It's a culture," he said.
A resident reported receiving $2,600 in fraudulent credit card charges, police said.
The man is accused of hitting a library patron after asking for a selfie, police said.
The suspect threatened to kill the clerks if they got up from the floor, police said.
Money and phones were taken from the store during the holdup, police said.
The Countryside resident faces a charge of battery, police said.
The checks were altered for cash withdrawals of more than $20,000, police said.
In another case, eggings of cars were reported on a La Grange street, police said.
The jewelry was worth nearly $5,000, according to the police.
The body of 40-year-old Bilian Fang was discovered near the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant in Cicero last month.
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Police said he displayed a bat in confrontation with a woman, who then pointed a gun at him, police said. She, too, was arrested.
A converter was stolen from a car in the village, police said.
It happened after he failed to stop at a stop sign, police said.
Officers were called to deal with an "unwanted" person, police said.
Jose Arevalo had been missing since Thursday.
The suspect attempted a $6,000 purchase, but it was declined, police said.
The clerk suffered a minor injury during the robbery, police said.
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Three victims came forward in the last week, police said.
The driver faced a number of charges afterward, police said.
Police have received three reports from the church in the last couple of weeks.
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A man stopped for speeding was arrested on a DUI charge, police said.
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In another case, a man found with a loaded gun in his car's console was arrested, La Grange police said.
The passenger, who bought liquor from two stores, got into a payment dispute with the driver, police said.
Officers stopped two people without valid driver's licenses.
No cause has been determined in the fire. The house was built in 1919.