Police Blotter: Poles Stolen; Fake Prescriptions for Two Years

SATURDAY, MAY 21

Poles Stolen

Police are looking for a black male, mid-20s, about 6 feet tall and 200 pounds, who witnesses said carried off three or four eight-foot metal poles at 10 a.m. May 21 from a construction hoist company on the 8000 block of 185th Street. Each pole is worth about $200 to $300, police said. Witnesses said the man was wearing dark pants and a multi-colored striped polo shirt, police said.

FRIDAY, MAY 20

Two Years of Fake Prescriptions

Someone used a Tinley Park man’s name and insurance information to place 32 prescriptions for a painkiller called Tramadol at a Walgreens in Westmont, Ill., since May 2009, police said. The man found out about the fraudulent prescriptions on May 15 when the Walgreens texted him to say his prescription was ready for pick-up. He reported the incident to Tinley Park police on May 20 on the advice of the Westmont police.