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Police reports
Man accused of stealing vehicle
A Bourbonnais man faces
multiple criminal charges
after allegedly stealing a
vehicle at a gas station in
Frankfort on April 30.
Brian A. Sundstrom, 30,
of 15 St. George Road in
Bourbonnais, was charged
with felony motor vehicle
theft, motor vehicle burglary
and theft.
Frankfort Deputy Police
Chief Kevin Keegan said
officers were dispatched
to the Speedway gas station
at 11151 W. Lincoln
Highway in reference to
a stolen motor vehicle in
progress. Dispatch advised
the vehicle, a white 2018
Chevrolet Silverado with
black rims, left the gas station
traveling eastbound
on Lincoln Highway. The
vehicle’s owner told police
he left the truck running,
unsecured, with the keys
in the ignition while he
was inside the store.
Officers reviewed the
gas station’s video footage
of the event, and one officer
recognized Sundstrom,
Keegan said.
Sundstrom was later located
walking in the area
of Williamsburg Trail and
Concord Avenue, and the
missing vehicle was discovered
near 108th Avenue and
Pioneer Trail, Keegan said.
A search of Sundstrom’s
person by an officers reportedly
revealed the owner’s
cellphone and a key
fob to the vehicle.
April 27
• Bret Lessard, 33, of 1416
Cherrywood Lane in New
Lenox, was cited in the
area of Lincoln Highway
and Pfeiffer Road for alleged
DUI and failure to
reduce speed to avoid an
accident.
Keegan said officers were
dispatched to the area following
a report of a vehicular
collision with injuries.
Police saw two crashed
vehicles, a Jeep and a Kia,
on the north side of the intersection,
and the Jeep’s
passenger wheels were
over the curb and off the
roadway.
According to Keegan, the
Kia was traveling westbound
on Lincoln Highway
just before reaching
Pfeiffer Road and the Jeep
crashed into the rear of
the Kia. The Jeep’s driver
reportedly exited the vehicle
but left the vehicle in
drive, causing the Jeep to
collide with the rear of the
Kia a second time.
The driver of the Jeep,
identified as Lessard, allegedly
had glassy and
bloodshot eyes, smelled of
an alcoholic beverage and
failed sobriety testing.
April 14
• A wallet and sunglasses
reportedly were stolen
at Ryan’s Pub at 7928
W. Lincoln Highway. A
40-year-old woman told
Will County Sheriff’s Office
deputies the items
were taken while she was
at the bar celebrating her
birthday. The wallet reportedly
contained the
woman’s driver’s license,
ID and five credit cards.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The
Frankfort Station’s Police Reports
are compiled from official
reports found online on
the Frankfort Police Department’s
website or releases
issued by the department and
other agencies. Individuals
named in these reports are
considered innocent of all
charges until proven guilty in
a court of law.
FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Celebrating 50: Orland Fire
dedication paves way for
open house in July
Throughout the past 50
years, the Orland Fire Protection
District has grown
from a volunteer fire department
into a full-time
district with high accolades.
And with its 50th anniversary
upon it, Orland
Fire is focusing on its beginnings.
To begin its 50th anniversary
festivities, Orland
Fire hosted a dedication
ceremony April 27, honoring
past members.
“Each vehicle has a
plaque on the side, and our
goal here is to remember
our history,” Fire Chief Michael
Schofield said prior
to the event.
Several past members
were honored April 27.
Among them was Art
Granat Jr., who accepted the
honor for himself and his
late father, Art Granat Sr.
OFPD dedicated its newest
fire truck to the father
and son. Granat Sr. was the
first elected fire chief when
it was a volunteer department.
And Granat Jr. spent
38 years as a firefighter for
Orland Fire.
The department also
dedicated a new ambulance
to Donald Piscitello,
who served Orland Fire
from 1994-2011. He died
in 2016.
Finally, Orland Fire
dedicated its new Legacy
Lane, a wall within the administrative
building that
features images of all the
retired OFPD firefighters.
The wall was dedicated to
the two retired firefighters
who made it possible: Dan
Schloegel and Dan Smith.
Reporting by Amanda Del
Buono, Freelance Reporter.
For more, visit OPPrairie.
com.
FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
Tragedy begets comedy
during Limestone Stage’s ‘I
Hate Shakespeare’
The histories, tragedies
and comedies of William
Shakespeare have caused
countless theatergoers to
contemplate the meaning
of life and love. Limestone
Stage added laughter to that
list with its latest production,
“I Hate Shakespeare.”
The Steph DeFeriepenned
play found the
works of The Bard reimagined
and mined for humor
during a series of performances
held April 25-28
at the Lockport Township
Building. A texting Juliet,
zombie-hunted Richard III
and more had fans in tears
as a result of laughing,
from start to finish.
First-time Limestone
Stage cast member Josh
Funneman played Hamlet
throughout the night both
in the traditional sense and
as Shakespeare’s greatest
defender against the harsh
criticism of an Unhappy
Person played by Sabrina
Mangan. He served as a
narrator of sorts, introducing
scenes while illustrating
the many ways Shakespearean
themes are still
relevant today.
Limestone Stage Artistic
Director Kit Lindblom explained
that each year the
group presents a “spring
classic.” Past performances
have included “The Taming
of the Shrew,” “The Importance
of Being Earnest”
and “The Seagull.”
Reporting by Laurie Fanelli,
Freelance Reporter. For
more, visit LockportLegend.
com.
FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER
Passion for pooches
inspires Mokena pet stylist
The dog days of summer
may still be months away,
but a new spot in Mokena
can let pooches get a head
start on their summer hairstyles.
Bone-ita — located at
11600 Francis Road, Unit
C3, in Mokena — held its
grand opening and open
house April 28, where
community members and
their canine companions
got a look at the pet-styling
shop and were served some
treats.
Kristin Anaya, owner of
Bone-ita, got started in the
dog-grooming profession
straight out of high school
and has continued with her
passion for nearly the past
20 years.
“A lot of my friends were
going off to college and I
wasn’t sure what I wanted
to do,” Anaya said. “I’ve
always loved animals. I
thought about possibly being
a vet tech, but I just
didn’t think I could deal
with the sad stuff. So, I
heard of a grooming school
in Homer Glen, which was
close to home, so I went
there.”
Since then, Anaya has
worked with other pet
groomers, most recently
in Frankfort at Hair of the
Dog, and even competed
in dog-grooming shows,
at which she specialized in
miniature poodle styling.
Reporting by T.J. Kremer
III, Editor. For more, visit
MokenaMessenger.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Grade-school project has
kept Tinley Park family
smiling for more than 20
years
Most Mother’s Day gifts
have a short shelf life: A
card displayed for a month;
flowers that last a week; a
nice, two-hour meal.
For one Tinley Park family,
however, a simple plant
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