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Police Blotter: Pregnant Woman Struck in the Stomach; 52-Year-Old Man Gave a Minor Booze

Orland Park police reports, July 17-21

THURSDAY, JULY 21

Possession of Cocaine

John Campas, 37, of the 11100 block of Moraine Drive in Palos Hills, was charged with possession of a controlled substance. Police said they stopped Campas’ car near Brigitte Terrace and Wolf Road around 3 a.m. for a warrant out of McLean County for contempt of court. Next to the front driver’s seat, officers found a small bag of cocaine, weighing 1.1 grams, according to the report.

TUESDAY, JULY 19

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Pregnant Woman Struck in Stomach

George W. Bell, 19, of the 9100 block of Frances Lane in Orland Park, was charged with domestic battery. Police said Bell threw a TV controller at a pregnant woman inside his home, around noon, hitting her in the stomach and causing a red mark. Bell was described by police as “calm” and “cooperative” during questioning and arrest. 

Drug Investigation Sparks Hysterical Screaming

Adam Salameh, 19, of the 11300 block of Pinecrest Circle in Orland Park, was charged with possession of cannabis.

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Police said they were patrolling the 11300 block of Pinecrest around 11 p.m. when they noticed Salameh smoking on his driveway with a group of people. Recognizing Salameh from a previous arrest for underage consumption of alcohol, police said they approached the home for questioning. Officers found a glass pipe with residual marijuana and a small bag of marijuana in Salameh's cargo shorts, police said.

Paige M. Doljanin, 18, of the 3200 block of Lightning Court in New Lenox, was charged with obstructing a peace officer for running from police and “screaming hysterically” while banging her fists against Salameh’s door to wake up his parents, according to the report. 

Man Gave a Minor Booze, Used Narcotics for Poison Ivy

Donald R. Adduci, 52, of the 11600 block of Homestead Court in Saint John, Ind., was charged with providing alcohol to a person under 21 years old.

Police said they received a suspicious vehicle complaint around 5 p.m. from somewhere in the 15100 block of Quail Hollow Drive. In Adduci’s car, police found open and empty cans of beer and a bottle of Darvocet-N 50, a Class 5 narcotic, according to the report. Adduci’s mother, 79, later came to the Orland Park police station to show a prescription and admitted that she had given the pills to her son because she thought it might help his poison ivy, police said.

A passenger in Adduci’s car, Kassandra A. Stricklin, 20, of the 15100 block of Quail Hollow Drive in Orland Park, was charged with underage consumption of alcohol. Police said she had been drinking beer when they arrived.

Purse Thefts

Jenise Z. Ford, 65, of the 8100 block of Dorchester Avenue in Chicago, was charged with theft. Police said they watched Ford enter Orland Square Mall with an empty shopping bag around 7 p.m. and exit 15 minutes later with several unpaid purses.

Her driver, Linda V. Johnson, 58, of the 7700 block of Sangamon Avenue in Chicago, also was charged with theft and driving on a suspended license. In her trunk, officers found three additional purses with tags still attached and covered with tin foil to evade security sensors, police said.

SUNDAY, JULY 17

Possession of Marijuana

Atta S. Mundi, 18, of the 15100 block of 82nd Avenue, was charged with possession of cannabis. Police said they were conducting a business check on a gas station in the 9400 block of 159th Street around 11 p.m. when they began running license plates. Mundi’s plate allegedly showed no record in the state’s system. Upon questioning, officers smelled cannabis and found four bags of marijuana, according to the report. Police said Mundi was able to show proof of vehicle registration but unable to account for the drugs.

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