Crime & Safety Report for 17112 Whittier Ave, Hazel Crest, IL 60429

Suspicious Conduct

07/16/2026 09:30 PM

Western Ave, Chicago Heights, IL 60411

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible suspicious person near Western Avenue. A caller says a man in a (description withheld) and (description withheld) is riding a bicycle back and forth past a house and may be casing it, later moving closer to 47th Place and hiding behind something.

Weapons

07/16/2026 08:05 PM

Olympic Village, Chicago Heights, IL 60411

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers are investigating a reported aggravated battery involving a firearm near Olympic Village in Chicago Heights. A suspect wearing a black hoodie, white pants, and black shoes was reportedly armed with a gun and seen running from the scene. Dispatch mentioned a gray Chevy Malibu and a possible gray Kia as involved vehicles.

Medical Emergency

07/16/2026 07:35 PM

S Halsted St, Homewood, IL 60430

As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical emergency was reported near South Halsted. Ambulance 45 was dispatched to the scene.

Fire

07/16/2026 07:34 PM

Pine Trail Ln, Tinley Park, IL 60477

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a possible inside gas leak at a residential unit on Pine Trail Lane after a caller reported a smell of gas, and a neighbor was said to have a key to the unit.

Suspicious Activity

07/16/2026 07:34 PM

Kedzie Ave, Markham, IL 60428

As discussed during the dispatch call, units respond to a report of a suspicious black Honda at a worship center near the (number withheld) block of Kedzie Avenue in Markham. Multiple officers are on scene checking the vehicle.