Police: Youth Slammed To Ground For Not Passing Basketball

In a battery case June 15 just before 7:45 p.m., a 14-year-old boy approached a couple walking in the park and asked them to call police. When police arrived, the 14-year-old said he had been playing basketball at Chesterfield Park with other local youths, and after he did not pass the ball to one of the players, a male with black hair, that male grabbed him and slammed him to the ground. Niles Fire Department Paramedics took the 14-year-old to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital with a minor abrasion on his chin and right knee. The 14-year-old told police he had seen the offender before, but did not know his name. The victim's father arrived and said he would press charges if the offender can be located. 

Police, Paramedics Respond; Death Investigation

Police and paramedic crews responded on June 16 just after 11:15 p.m. to a home in the 7800 block of Nordica for a report of an unresponsive person. The man, Kabir A. Khan, 57, was bedridden with Parkinson's disease, and his wife was also bedridden. Mr. Khan's son saw him breathing normally while sleeping at 7 p.m. When the son returned around 11:15 p.m., he found Mr. Khan not breathing and dialed 911. After a doctor declared Mr. Khan deceased, the county medical examiner's office released the body to a funeral home of the family's choosing. 

Flat-screen televisions stolen

On June 15 at about 4:15 p.m., a woman living in the 8000 block of Lyons reported someone had removed several flat screen televisions. She gave police the names of two potential suspects. Police are investigating. 

Information is taken from Niles Police Department reports. 

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