Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Tinley Park police reports, March 21-23 • Richton Park man buys food at Culver's with fake $50 • Homer Glen woman hides merchandise in a mattress pad • Shoplifter gets away in a Buick.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23 Benjamin Lee Anderson, 34, of the 1500 block of South Cherry Creek Lane in Warsaw, IN, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI with a blood-alcohol level greater than 0.08 and driving without insurance, according to a report. Police were called at about 3:47 a.m. to the 6600 block of 175th Street by someone claiming a Buick was parked in his front lawn. The same person called back a short time later to say the car was driving away and that he was following. Police caught up to the Buick, driven by Anderson, on 175th Street, according to the report. Anderson told police he thought he was in “East Chicago or somewhere east of there” and had drunken “about 10 beers” and “a couple shots, too” over the …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Tinley Park Police reports, Dec. 22-Jan. 1 • Cashiers were arrested for underringing at Target • Counterfeit $100 bills passed • Burglars steal three TVs and leave message for homeowners.
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- Bob Bong
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Tuesday, January 8
FRIDAY, DEC. 28 The locks were cut off of three lockers on Dec. 28 at LA Fitness, 18400 Convention Center Dr. in Tinley Park. One victim reported the theft of $250 in cash, the second victim reported a wallet with $250 cash and credit cards was missing, and the third victim reported nothing missing from his locker. On Jan. 2, an Air Force Academy cadet home for the holidays reported the theft of $100 from his locker at the fitness center. On Dec. 16, a woman discovered her wallet had been taken from a locker at the fitness center when she received an alert on her cell phone that someone was trying to make an $1,800 purchase at the Apple store in Orland Square Mall. SATURDAY, DEC. 22 Three employees were charged with retail theft Dec. 22 …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Tinley Park Police reports, Nov. 26-Dec. 5 • Hobby store employee spots phony $50 bill • Man walks in to car dealership and takes converter • Orland Park man faces traffic and drug charges.
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- Joe Vince
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
MONDAY, NOV. 26 Police seized a counterfeit $50 bill used at Hobby Lobby, 7061 W. 159th St. An employee at the store contacted police around 7 p.m. after he thought a customer passed a fake $50 bill to pay for a purchase, according to the report. The responding officer checked the bill and said it appeared to be a bleached $5 bill, the report stated. The customer said she received the bill as change but couldn't remember from where, the report continued. The bill was turned over to the U.S. Secret Service, the report stated. FRIDAY, NOV. 30 A core catalytic converter was taken from Rizza Cadillac, 8425 W. 159th St., by a man who simply walked in and out of the dealership's parts department during business hours, according to a police …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Tinley Park Police reports, Oct. 22-Nov. 3 • Chicago man charged with pot possession • Phony $50 bill used at Menard's • Cleaning supplies taken from car wash.
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- Joe Vince
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
MONDAY, OCT. 22 Bryant Larkin, 24, of the 9700 block of South Yates Boulevard in Chicago, was charged with possession of marijuana after police found pot in his car while he was waiting to pick up merchandise at American Sale, 8401 185th St., according to a police report. Initially, an officer was called to the home recreation store at 5:55 p.m. to investigate possible credit card fraud, the report stated. The store manager directed police to Larkin, who was sitting in the driver’s seat of a red Nissan Rogue, which was parked by the store's loading bay, the report continued. The manager told police he suspected Larkin was trying to pick up merchandise that wasn't his. Larkin told the responding officer that he was picking up the items for …
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Menards
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Montego Bay Car Wash Company
7130 171st St, Tinley Park, IL
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American Sale Outlet
8405 185th St, Tinley Park, IL
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Tinley Park Police reports, Oct. 15-24 • Woman caught with almost $300 in stolen items from Super Kmart • Teen cited for air gun and pot possession • Man tries to pay for Burger King meal with fake $50 bill.
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- Joe Vince
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
MONDAY, OCT. 15 Adama Juldeh Conteh, 56, of the 16000 block of Alexander Drive was charged with retail theft after being arrested for stealing close to $300 worth merchandise from Super Kmart, 16301 Harlem Ave. The store's loss prevention agent called police at 5:25 p.m. to report a theft in progress, according to a police report. The agent and his partner saw Conteh put jewelry and sunglasses into her purse, then go to a checkout register, where she paid for some clothing items, the report stated. Conteh was stopped by the agent as she exited and willingly opened her purse when asked, revealing the items she placed in there, the report stated. She was then taken into custody and brought to the Tinley Park Police station, the report …
Sunday, October 2, 2011
A local cashier called Tinley Park police this past week after a customer handed her a fake bill.
An employee at Menard's called the cops this past week after she realized a $100 bill that a customer handed her was counterfeit. The bill was used at the store, 6851 159th St., Tinley Park, around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the police report. The cashier said she rang up around $30 worth of merchandise for a man, who then handed her a suspicious $100 bill as payment. "I noticed that the texture of the bill was not consistent with most currency; the color was much darker than usual, when held to the light I could not see the security strip inside the currency, and also the employee used a counterfeit marker which showed the bill was (fake)," an officer wrote, in the report. Employees said they'd seen the suspect in the store several…
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Tinley Park Police Department
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
A local man was fooled on Monday while selling his 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora.
A 25-year-old Tinley Park man was duped on Monday after accepting a stack of counterfeit cash in exchange for his 2001 Oldsmobile. The man, of the 17300 block of South Oconto Avenue, called police around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to the report. He said he was flagged down while driving on Sunday near the intersection of 156th Street and Center in Harvey after a passenger in a vehicle noticed a "for sale" sign he had posted in his window. The prospective buyer, who called himself "Churl Johnson," said he wanted to meet in Markham so he could purchase the car, but the victim insisted on meeting in Tinley, where he lived. "Johnson" met the seller around 9 p.m. Monday, arriving in a silver, 2006 or newer Chrysler Town & Country minivan that…
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Frank G.
11:13 pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013
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