Friday, October 28, 2011
Indian Head Park police have released a sketch of a "person of interest" in the killing of Lyons Township freshman Kelli O'Laughlin on Thursday.
Indian Head Park police said at a press conference on Friday afternoon that they believe 14-year-old Kelli O'Laughlin was attacked and killed between 4:45 and 5:15 p.m. on Thursday after returning home from school and interrupting a burglary at the 6300 block of Keokuk Road in Indian Head Park. "It's a very fresh crime," said IHP chief of police Frank Alonzo. "It's still being investigated." A Cook County Medical Examiner's Office spokesperson confirmed reports that O'Laughlin had been stabbed to death. An autopsy found the official cause of death to be "multiple stabs and incised [knife-like] wounds." Indian Head Park police are investigating in conjunction with the South Suburban Major Crimes task force. Police have released a sketch of …
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
The body of 14-year-old girl Kelli O'Laughlin was found Thursday afternoon in an Indian Head Park Home; police are investigating her death as a homicide.
Update, Oct. 28, 11:44 a.m.: The Cook County Medical Examiner's office has confirmed that the victim was 14-year-old LTHS freshman Kelli O'Laughlin. Indian Head Park police are investigating the death of a Lyons Township High School freshman as a homicide, police told media outlets on Thursday. The body of a 14-year-old girl was discovered on Thursday afternoon in a home in the northwest part of Indian Head Park. Police said the girl died as a result of stab wounds sustained in a possible home invasion. Oct. 28, 1:30 a.m. LT will not be holding classes tomorrow for a scheduled non-attendance day. However, counselors will be made available tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school's South Campus, located at 4900 S. Willow Springs Rd., …
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Police apprehended one of the burglars, but the other fled on foot and is still at large.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
*UPDATED: 11:22 a.m. Police this morning are continuing to look for a suspect believed to have been involved in a burglary on Old Mill Lane Wednesday night. The suspect is described as a black male approximately 6 feet tall. At around 8 p.m. Wednesday, Burr Ridge Police officers responded to a burglar alarm on Old Mill Lane and discovered the rear patio door to the home had been pried open. Police entered the home and found no one inside, but did discover that it appeared as though someone had rummaged through the master bedroom. "A very short time after [we arrived,] the homeowners actually came home, and we learned pretty quickly from them what was missing from the home," said Deputy Chief Tim Vaclav. During this time, the Indian Head …
Caroline & Ron Leban
3:29 pm on Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Our prayers are with Kelli's family at this terrible time. We are away but will keep in touch with the Athletic Office for any updates. Please speak up if you have seen anyone fitting the description of the killer. God bless the family. Coach Leban and Caroline Leban more ›