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Fast Food Customer Dives Through Drive-Thru Window: Weird Crimes

A pair of underwear thieves strike Kmart • Sleaze robs family at Chuck E. Cheese • Man gets punch to the back of the head ... This week's roundup of weird crime news in the Southland.

A Pair of Underwear Thieves


Nov. 12: An underwear thief and her lookout buddy were busted outside of Super Kmart around 1:30 p.m., according to police.

Cops say one of the women was caught stealing just shy of $100 worth of women’s underwear in her purse while the other stayed on watch and advised her accomplice of other items to steal.

When police ran both women’s information, the lookout partner was found to have a $10,000 warrant out for her arrest from the Oak Forest Police Department. She was handed over to Oak Forest police while her thief partner was issued a retail theft citation.

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Unsatisfied Customer

Nov. 13: A Harvey woman is accused of climbing through a fast food drive-thru window and hitting an employee in a dispute over $7 in change.

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Tiffany C. Woods, 26, of the 8600 block of South 86th Avenue, Justice, is accused of slapping the hand of an Wendy's employee, according to Oak Forest police.

Woods has placed an order at about 1:40 a.m. in the Wendy's drive-up when an argument started over $7 in change, an Oak Forest report states. She asked for her money back and returned the food, but never got the cash.

When an employee claimed she was being rude, that's when Woods became upset and the situation escalated, the report states.

Woods got out of her car, forced open the drive-thru window and partially climbed inside, an Wendy's employee told police. She started swinging her arm and hit the employee on the hand.

The employee, who told police that the money had been returned to Woods, signed a complaint for battery, the report states.

Woods was released after posting bond. She is due on Dec. 19 in court.

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Chuck E. Sleaze


Nov. 16: A man out with his family at Chuck E. Cheese found himself face-to-face with an armed robber over the weekend.

No one was injured when a man armed with a box cutter demanded cash from the family at about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday as they left the restaurant, located at 16090 S. Harlem Ave., Tinley Park police said.

The victim, who was with his wife and daughter, handed over cash, police said. The robber then took off on foot and ran behind the nearby Old County Buffet restaurant before disappearing.

Officers searched the area but were unable to find the suspect. The incident remains under investigation.

The robber is described as a 30-year-old white male who stands 6-foot, 1-inch tall, has a medium build and short, light brown hair. He was unshaven and wore a black hoodie with black pants.

Anyone with information about the incident should contact the Tinley Park Police Department at 708-444-5300.

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Surprise Punch To The Head

Nov 3: A bearded man wearing cowboy boots walked into a gas station and punched a Chicago Heights man in the back of the head, unprovoked, according to police.

Police say the Heights man was minding his own business at the 711 S Halsted Street Marathon gas station around 6:30 a.m. when he was knocked in the back of the head by the unknown man. After the punch, he asked the man why he did it, and he responded, “Because I hear voices.”

The two then took the fight outside and the Heights man dealt his attacker several solid blows to the nose and mouth, causing him to retreat down a nearby alley, according to the report. The Heights man showed only small lacerations on his right hand and knuckles and refused medical attention.

The attacker was described as a bearded 200 pound white male with “dirty blond” hair, dark clothing and cowboy boots.

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