Sunday, April 28, 2013
On Tuesday, May 14, 2013, and Tuesday, May 21, 2013, officers from several agencies along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad will participate in the educational and enforcement campaign called “Police on Board for Rail Safety.”
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Sunday, April 28
The following was submitted by the La Grange Police Department: On Tuesday, May 14, 2013, and Tuesday, May 21, 2013, officers from several agencies along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, including officers from the LaGrange Police Department, will participate in the educational and enforcement campaign called “Police on Board for Rail Safety.” The reality is that every day, people risk their lives to “beat the train” even though the signals and gates warn them to stop. Our participation in this campaign is done as a reminder that waiting one minute for a train to pass is not too great of an inconvenience to save your life. The campaign begins on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Officers from the LaGrange Police Department will be …
Sunday, April 7, 2013
The La Grange Police Department will serve as a regional drop off facility to collect unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The man began handing out CDs and advertising materials for a music website to students on the bus, police said.
Updated: 11:14 a.m. April 5 Brookfield Police have spoken with the man who boarded the bus Tuesday while students were on their way to Lyons Township High School's North Campus. The man is a 36-year-old La Grange resident who is the father of an LT student, said Lt. Ed Petrak via email. The man's child rides a different bus to school than the one he boarded. No charges have been filed. ----- A school bus driver has been suspended after police said he picked up a man in Brookfield Tuesday morning who started handing out CDs he made to students riding the bus to Lyons Township High School’s North Campus. No criminal charges have been filed, but District 204 Superintendent Timothy Kilrea said that he’s taking the incident very seriously. “…
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Officers from local departments will be conducting training exercises at the Lyons Township High School North Campus.
No need to be alarmed this week if you see the parking lot at Lyons Township High School North Campus crawling with squad cars. The La Grange Police Department is hosting officers from throughout the area for three days of training sessions at the school during students’ spring break, according to a school release. Although officers will not be using live ammunition during the training, some exercises could involve starter pistols, so prepare yourself to hear a pop or two. Exercises are scheduled to run from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. March 25-27. Contact Sgt. Tom Cimbalista at the La Grange Police Department, 708-579-2334, if you have any questions.
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
La Grange police reports, March 15-19.
Tuesday, March 19 A woman reported a homeless man making threats around 8:40 a.m. at the La Grange Road Train Station, 25 W. Burlington Ave., police said. A drunken student walked out of Lyons Township High School North Campus around 9:04 a.m. and went to a store, police said. Officers released the student to her mother. Monday, March 18 A woman received a call from someone pretending to be with Publisher’s Clearinghouse, who said he was going to be at her home in an hour and 45 minutes with a large check and prize, police said. Officers advised the woman, who lives in the 400 block of South Kensington, not to respond to that request or any like it in the future. Chase Bank, 14 S. La Grange Rd., reported that a homeless man was inside the …
Monday, March 18, 2013
La Grange and La Grange Park police reports, March 6-12.
LA GRANGE Tuesday, March 12 A wallet was stolen from a purse hanging over a woman’s chair around 8:45 p.m. at 1 S. La Grange Rd. A credit card from the wallet was used at Target in Hillside. The total loss was more than $500. Monday, March 11 A woman said her son’s friend broke a window around 9:16 p.m. on her home in the 800 block of East, police said. Wednesday, March 6 Someone threw a brick through the window of a car parked overnight in the 400 block of South La Grange Road, police said. LA GRANGE PARK Tuesday, March 12 A woman’s wallet was taken from her purse at Panera Bread, police said. The purse was left unattended while the woman picked up her food. The total loss was less than $500. Get news alerts and Facebook updates from …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
The La Grange Police Department will serve as a regional drop off facility to collect unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs.
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Sunday, March 17
The following was submitted by the La Grange Police Department: The La Grange Police Department will serve as a regional drop off facility to collect unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs on Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This effort is part of a larger effort sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Click here for more details about the National “Take-Back” initiative. The public may bring accumulated, unwanted, expired, and unused prescription drugs for safe destruction to the La Grange Police Department located at 304 W. Burlington Avenue. For more information contact La Grange Police Department Sergeant Tom Cimbalista at(708) 579-2333.
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
John Savage, a Cicero police officer, failed to tell a man that he had HIV before they engaged in sexual activity, the Cook County Sheriff said.
A Cicero police officer was charged Thursday with criminally transmitting HIV to a man he went to the movies with in July 2012, the Cook County Sheriff said. John Savage, 38, of La Grange Park, engaged in sexual activities with a 24-year-old man at Savage’s home after their date, according to the sheriff’s release. He failed to tell the man he was HIV positive before the encounter, the sheriff said. The victim later asked if Savage was HIV positive, and when Savage said yes, the man reported the incident to La Grange police. Savage was arrested Wednesday at the La Grange Park Police Department and charged with one count of criminally transmitting HIV after La Grange Police conducted an investigation in conjunction with the sheriff’s office…
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
La Grange police reports, Feb. 20-27
TUESDAY, FEB. 26 Alyeksandr Bilegsaikhan, 26, of the 3400 block of West Foster Avenue, Chicago, was stopped at the corner of La Grange Road and Ogden Avenue at 5:11 p.m. and charged with driving with a suspended or revoked license, police said. Jonathan Salmeron, 21, of the 4200 block of Prescott Avenue, Lyons, was stopped at the corner of La Grange Road and Harris Avenue at 8:32 a.m. and charged with driving with a suspended or revoked license, police said. MONDAY, FEB. 25 Two hypodermic needles were turned into police at 5:36 p.m., reportedly found on the south side of the Ogden Avenue bridge. Police disposed of the needles. A resident of the 100 block of East Avenue reported at 11:42 a.m. having found a live bullet, .38 Special, in …
Friday, February 22, 2013
The Rev. Donald R. Jung, 59, of Second Baptist Church in La Grange, faces a Class X felony charge and is scheduled to appear in Cook County bond court on Saturday.
(This story has been updated: La Grange Pastor Accused in Sex Assault on 9-Year-Old Jailed on $750,000 Bail.) The La Grange Police Department announced on Friday that they have arrested a 59-year-old La Grange church pastor for predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. The Reverend Donald R. Jung, 59, of the 100 block of East Avenue, was arrested at an unspecified time following allegations of "inappropriate and illegal sexual contact between Jung and a juvenile," according to a release. The website of the Second Baptist Church of La Grange lists Rev. Jung as its head pastor. The church is located in the northeast neighborhood of La Grange on Washington Avenue. "La Grange investigators worked with criminal justice and medical …
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3:43 pm on Sunday, April 28, 2013
You have to understand how the scam works. Crossing signals fail which they do all the time and your blindsided and killed. The railroad controls all the evidence of the signal failure in the crooked investigations, tells these same clueless cops everything on their end worked just hunkey dorey. The jury at your wrongful death trial is reading this evil doer us BS. http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/… more ›