Western Springs Crime

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• Smilea You're on Western Springs Radar

  Tuesday | via Patch.com 

  On November 13, 1959, Western Springs police installed the department's first radar unit on one of its three Chevrolet squad cars, signaling a new era in traffic enforcement.A See second photo.

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• Blotter: Kid Complaints, 5-year-old Found and More

  Tuesday | via Patch.com 

  Kid Complaints Five youths who were being loud in an alley behind the 300 block of Sixth Avenue at about 11:40 p.m. May 26 were warned by police and said they would leave.

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• Police Blotter: Landscape Trailer Burglary Still Und...

  Thursday May 17 | via Patch.com 

  Western Springs police are still investigating the theft of $900 worth of equipment that was reported stolen from an unlocked landscaping trailer on April 23 while it was parked in the 4500 block of Grand Avenue.

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• Battle Bandits! Cop Shot

  Thursday May 17 | via Patch.com 

  It was 5 o'clock on a Saturday afternoon in 1948 when Sgt. Charles Petersen, 43, received a radio call alerting him to a robbery in progress at Rosie's, located on the north side of Ogden Avenue near Harvey.

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• Community Calendar

  Friday May 11 | via The Doings Weekly 

  The Doings welcomes items for the Community Calendar. Items must be received a minimum of 10 days prior to desired publication.

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• `Health Calendar

  Thursday May 10 | via The Doings Weekly 

  Four local: fire and police departments will go head to head in a "boots versus badges" blood drive.

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• Adventist Hinsdale Hospital's 'Boots vs. Badges' Blo...

  Thursday May 10 | via Patch.com 

  Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around 10 mph until late afternoon becoming northeast late in the afternoon.

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• Sticky Fingers, Tee-many Martoonis, and Crossing the...

  Wednesday May 9 | via Patch.com 

  Wednesday, May 9, 6:54 p.m.;A Retail Theft: A Laura M. Bennefield, 26, of Lockport, Ill., was charged with retail theft after a follow-up investigation confirmed she had stolen some items at a local Dominick's on April 2, 2012.A Saturday, May 12, 3:00 a.m.;A DUI and Traffic Violation: A Frank E. Messino, 42, of the 4500 block of Wolf Road in ... (more)

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• Under Contract, Openlands Touts Proposal as Safe and...

  Saturday May 5 | via Patch.com 

  Responding to concern and criticism from residents of southern Western Springs, Openlands-the organization currently planning to purchase Timber Trails Unit II for conversion into open parkland-has stated that their proposal will not increase crime rates and is superior to the alternative golf course concept in both practicality and universal ... (more)

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