Times staff report

CALUMET CITY

Investigators seek tips on residential burglary

Calumet City police are investigating a residential burglary on the 400 block of Mackinaw Avenue. An unknown suspect or suspects forced a door open and stole five bottles of liquor sometime between 5:45 p.m. Nov. 17 and 12:30 p.m. Friday, according to police records. The victim already had moved most belongings out of the home when the burglary occurred.

Anyone with information should contact the Calumet City Police Department at (708) 868-2500.

CALUMET CITY

Chicagoan accused of trying to use fake IDs

A Chicago man has been charged with two counts of possession of fraudulent IDs after an incident on Nov. 21 at Chase Bank at 1783 River Oaks Drive.

Ahmed Muhammad, 43, was charged with the two felonies after trying to open a checking account with the bank with false identification, Lt. Tim Murphy said.

Muhammad had an Indiana driver's license and ID cards from Walsh Construction, Star Security and tried to use a Social Security number that didn't belong to him, according to police records.

"It was unfortunate (for him) that the numbers he was using were already in the files of Chase bank," Murphy said.

BEECHER

Blood drive scheduled today at high school

Heartland Blood Centers is holding a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Beecher High School, 508 Miller St.

Heartland Blood Centers, an independent blood center serving 33 hospitals in a 12-county region in Illinois and Indiana, urges all residents to donate blood this month at local blood drives or a Heartland center.

All donors receive free mini-medical exams on site and information about their temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure and hemoglobin level.

To be a blood donor, individuals must be at least 17 years old or 16 with written parental permission; weigh at least 110 pounds; be symptom free of cold, flu and allergies; and be in general good health. Donors who have traveled outside the United States within the past 12 months should contact Heartland at 1-800-7TO-GIVE to determine eligibility.