Crime & Safety
Man Found Peeking in Cars at Metra Station Had Stolen BMW
Police say three people were found looking in cars Friday at Tinley Park's downtown train station.
Tinley Park police went to the Oak Park Avenue Metra station around 12:30 a.m. Friday after getting a call reporting that three men were using flashlights to look into parked vehicles there.
Walking southbound on Oak Park Avenue near Hickory Street, police found Malik R. Reese, 18, of the 14700 block of Central Park in Midlothian, Amonte C. Taylor, 18, same address, as well as a 15-year-old juvenile.
After running information for the three through their system, police found that Reese was wanted on a warrant for criminal trespassing to a vehicle out of Midlothian. He was also found in possession of a 1998 BMW that Midlothian police reported was stolen June 16 from a car dealership.
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The juvenile in the group was cited for violating the village's curfew ordinance, Taylor was cited for allowing a juvenile to violate curfew and Malik was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle.
Police gave the owner of the dealership instructions on how to get his car back.
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