Police Blotter: Driveway Vulgarity, Booze Shoplifting

THURSDAY, AUG. 9

A Stolen Caddy

Sometime between 7 p.m. Aug. 8 and 8 a.m. Aug. 9, someone stole a 2003 Cadillac from a driveway in the 18000 block of 66th Court in . The owner told police he was insured and current on his vehicle payments, they said. 

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8

Driveway Vulgarity

Sometime between midnight and 1 p.m., someone scrawled a vulgar phrase on a driveway in the 8100 block of West Valley View Drive in , police said. It appeared to be written in orange crayon, but wouldn't wash off, according to the report. The home's resident was vacationing in Hawaii at the time.

Cables Cut, Deflated Tires

A man living in the 7400 block of West 165th Street in reported various damage that has been occurring on his property. He said the majority of the incidents took place between the morning of Aug. 7 and the afternoon of Aug. 8. First, someone removed the circuit breaker for his air conditioning unit, he said. He then discovered that someone had let the air out of the tires on his wife's vehicle. He also said the cable wire to his television had been cut. Neighbors hadn't noticed anything suspicious. The case remained under investigation Aug. 13.

TUESDAY, AUG. 7

Booze Shoplifting 

Two out-of-towners were recently accused of stealing eight bottles of liquor from a local grocery store, where cops said they'd stolen from before. 

Paris T. White, 25, of the 400 block of Paxton Avenue in Calumet City, and Tasharra M. Jester, 29, of the 7400 block of Chestnut in Hammond, IN, were arrested around 11:30 a.m. Aug. 7. The two were reportedly seen leaving Jewel-Osco, 17117 S. Harlem Ave., , with bags filled with 1800 Tequila, Grey Goose and Belvedere. They were also found with stolen Maxi pads and Crayola markers, police said.

A man was with the pair but he wasn't charged because he didn't technically take anything from the store and police weren't able to verify whether he was aware of the alleged shoplifting. A security employee spotted the women leaving with the booze and not paying, he said. He also said he believed they were the same women who stole alcohol the previous week.

The women told police they were in the store the week before but hadn't taken any booze, according to the report. They were each given trespass warnings and charged with one count of retail theft. 

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