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Dajae Coleman

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Regional Police Report: Teen Shot To Death, Woman Tied Up And Robbed

The following is a selection of police-related items reported in area Patches recently. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Evanston High School Freshman Shot To Death Police say a 20-year-old Evanston man fatally shot 14-year-old Dajae Coleman last Saturday, when he mistook the Evanston Township High School freshman and his friends for another group. Wesley A. Woodson, III, of the 1700 block of Ashland Avenue in Evanston, is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm, police announced in a press conference Friday. He was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 27, appeared in bond court Friday morning and is currently being held without bond.  “This was a retaliatory act upon an innocent group of teens with no gang affiliations,” Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said at a press conference Friday afternoon.  Palatine Woman Tied Up At Gun Point, Robbed …

Roman G. Golash

1:08 pm on Monday, October 1, 2012

Criminal acts in Palatine will only get worse, as the criminals move into our area, they will target the old and the weak. Get ready for a crime wave.   more ›

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