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Friday, November 30, 2012

Police Blotter: Battered Over a Bet

A disagreement over a bet landed one Frankfort man in jail on Thanksgiving.

THURSDAY, NOV. 22 Shortly before 2 a.m. on Thanksgiving day, police were called to Tom Kelly's Restaurant in the 400 block of DeGroate Road. According to the report, Jeremiah Driscoll, 24, Frankfort, was arrested for allegedly fighting with a man over a disagreement about a bet.  Driscoll was charged with battery and posted bond.    Police blotter information is provided by the New Lenox Police Department. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If you or a family member are charged or cited and the case is subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to notify the editor. We will verify and report the …

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

New Lenox Police Arrest Retired White Sox Star Carlton Fisk

Police found the Hall of Famer in a cornfield stupor behind the wheel of his pickup truck near Gougar and Spencer Roads. He was charged with DUI and spent the night in jail.

New Lenox police arrested retired Chicago White Sox player, Carlton Fisk, 64, on charges of drunken driving. According to the report, Fisk, who retired from baseball in 1993, was found at 7:20 p.m. Monday passed out in his Ford pickup truck in a field near Gougar and Spencer Roads. Deputy Police Chief Bob Pawlisz said the dispatcher had received a call from a passing motorist who saw the pickup truck in the field. Upon arrival, police found Fisk passed out behind the steering wheel. A strong odor of alcohol was present, police said, and a bottle of vodka was in the truck. Paramedics from New Lenox Fire Protection District were called, and they took Fisk to Silver Cross Hospital, 1900 Silver Cross Boulevard. He was treated and released, …

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Joseph M. Spretnjak

7:24 pm on Friday, November 16, 2012

Way to respond, Kelly---good post. jms   more ›

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