Crime & Safety

Woman Says Prank Caller Masturbated as She Spoke

A local woman called Tinley Park police to report that she got a sexually explicit phone call while getting an oil change.

A woman recently went to  after reportedly getting an unsolicited erotic phone call from someone dialing her using a restricted phone number.

The 36-year-old resident said she was at a local auto mechanic around 1 p.m. May 17 when she received a call from a strange man, according to the police report.

"(The victim) stated the male made sexually explicit comments stating, 'Talk to me like that, That's how I like it. I'm getting aroused by your voice,'" the report said. "(The victim) stated the male voice was moaning as she was inquiring his identity."

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The woman told police she believed the man was masturbating as she was speaking. She noted that her cell phone number is advertised online and on business cards for work purposes. She works from her home in Tinley Park, according to the report.

The woman said she did not have any enemies that she knew of and that she didn't believe any of her friends would play such a prank on her, the report said. 

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