Crime & Safety
Tools Stolen in Local Residential Burglary
Tinley Park police are investigating a recent home break-in where the thief, or thieves, made off with more than $700 in tools.
About $725 worth of tools were reported stolen in a local residential burglary this past weekend.
A man who has been working to update the inside of a condominium in the 17400 block of South 67th Court in , called police around 2:40 p.m. when he noticed that someone had forced open a back door and the garage side door.
The door jams on both were broken and would cost around $400 to repair, according to the report. The construction worker told police that he had left his tools scattered about the house, mostly in the kitchen area.
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Included in the missing items was a hammer drill, cordless drill, nail gun, 57-piece multi-tool sanding kit, a screw gun, three rolls of 12-gauge wire, a pipe bender and miscellaneous hand tools, the report said.
Neighbors didn't report seeing or hearing anything suspicious. The case remained under investigation Wednesday.
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