The Homewood and Flossmoor Police Departments joined other enforcement agencies for the Illinois Special Olympics Torch Run June 6, carrying the “Flame of Hope” that symbolizes courage and a celebration of diversity.
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Coffee with a Cop comes to Flossmoor Friday
The Flossmoor Police Department hopes to build a better relationship with the community, one cup of coffee at a time, on Friday, June 9. Officers will be on hand to meet local residents from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Bakewell Bakery, 1050 Sterling Ave. “Coffee with a Cop” is a[Read More…]
Man charged with armed robbery following heist at CVS store
A Hazel Crest man was charged with armed robbery after sticking up Flossmoor’s CVS store on May 18, police said Friday. Keith Crumpler, 51, of the 17000 block of Shae Drive, is also facing charges from a string of robberies in Chicago and other south suburban communities, said Tod Kamleiter, Flossmoor’s[Read More…]
H-F on ‘soft lockdown’ briefly Thursday afternoon
Homewood-Flossmoor High School was placed on “soft lockdown” at 2:40 p.m. Thursday, May 18, according to an email to parents from Superintendent Von Mansfield. The move was in response to police activity at CVS, a pharmacy store at the corner of Kedzie Avenue and Flossmoor Road, across Kedzie from the[Read More…]
Peer Jury gives teen offenders a way out of trouble
Good kids make bad choices. Peer Jury tries to set them on the right course. Based on the principles of restorative justice, Peer Jury allows the Homewood and Flossmoor Police Departments to give teens under the age of 18 the chance to make amends for their misdemeanor crime and[Read More…]
Burglaries reported to Flossmoor police late Friday, early Saturday
Multiple burglaries to homes and vehicles were reported to Flossmoor police Friday night and early Saturday morning. According to an email alert from the Flossmoor Police Department, officers responded to a burglary in progress in the 2100 block of Evans Road at 11:10 p.m. April 21. The homeowner reported hearing[Read More…]
Flossmoor man faces weapons, burglary charges following arrest
An 18-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges ― some related to the unlawful use of a weapon ― following a string of car burglaries in Flossmoor and Hazel Crest in the early morning hours on Tuesday, April 11. Joel Brooks, of the 18700 block of Crawford Avenue in Flossmoor,[Read More…]
Flossmoor’s Citizen Police Academy gives residents closer look at law enforcement
At a time when the law enforcement profession often finds itself the target of public criticism, it’s possible for police officers and the residents they serve to respectfully discuss how and why police do what they do. This is evident in Flossmoor, where the nine-year-old Citizen Police Academy has 20[Read More…]
Prescription drug collection box installed at Flossmoor Village Hall
It’s a gray metal box, not quite three feet tall, in place at the main entrance of Flossmoor Village Hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. The modest receptacle, which was installed this week, has an important function as a collection box for unused prescription drugs.
Flossmoor deems bill from 2015 truck incident uncollectible
Two years after a misrouted truck caused parkway and sidewalk damage in Flosssmoor, village officials have determined the bill for damages is uncollectible.


