Update: Suicidal Machesney Park Man Surrenders To Police
By: Robert Burke
Updated: September 25, 2012
Following a 3 hour long standoff, a sucidal Dale Heilman, 59, of Machesney Park surrenders to police. The incident occured in the 500 block of Tanya Ct. near Ralston Elementary School. Police are saying that a domestic dispute with his wife spurred Heilman to barricade himself inside his home. The man's wife called police and reported that her husband was threatening to kill himself. A County negotiator had been on the phone with Heilman for the duration of the incident.
