Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: Partying With Bullets; Family Robs With 4-Year-Old
Tinley Park police reports, Feb. 11-12
SATURDAY, FEB. 12
Bag o' Bullets
An early morning hotel party came to an abrupt end when employees of a hotel on the 7200 block of 183rd Street realized the occupants hadn’t reserved or paid for the room, police said.
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Darius Long, 18, of the 400 block of Talala Street, Park Forest, was charged with criminal trespass and unlawful possession of ammunition. In his pocket, police found a bag containing six .22-caliber bullets, according to the report. A background check showed that Long is not registered to own a firearm, police said.
Jarron C. Echols, 18, of the 500 block of Wildwood Drive, Park Forest, was charged with criminal trespass and possession of marijuana.
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Dean A. Robinson, 20, of the 100 block of Hillcrest Avenue, Chicago Heights, and a juvenile were charged with criminal trespass.
FRIDAY, FEB. 11Family Felony Theft
Three women, with the aid of a 4-year-old boy, stole $1,985 worth of cologne from a beauty supply shop in the 7300 block of 191st Street, police said.
Kerry A. Kupferschmidt, 34, Krystal M. Kupferschmidt, 23, and Kristin N. Anderson, 23, all of the 2000 block of 22nd Place, Chicago, were charged with felony retail theft.
Police said the roommates removed security tags before hiding the cologne in a stroller around 2:30 p.m. The boy helped pick the bottles off the shelf, while a toddler sat idle in the stroller, according to the report.
In Krystal Kupferschmidt’s car, stopped two blocks from the beauty shop, police said they also found 15 jerseys from a sporting good store in the 7100 block of 191st Street totaling $893. The jerseys were returned but no immediate charges were filed.
DUI Reported
Michael J. Hult, 48, of the 18100 block of Martin Avenue in Homewood, was charged with driving under the influence and illegal transportation of alcohol. Police said they arrested Hult around 6:45 p.m. Feb. 11 in connection with parking across two handicap spots in the 7100 block of 183rd Street. In his car, police found a near-empty bottle of Canadian Reserve Whiskey, according to the report.
