Thursday, March 7, 2013
Tinley Park police reports, March 1–4.
MONDAY, MARCH 4 Police were called to a home in the 17400 block of Valley View Drive, after a resident reported her mailbox was damaged sometime over night. The victim told officers that an unknown offender(s) removed her mailbox, but not the mailbox pole. Officers located the damaged mailbox at the intersection of 175th Street and 80th Avenue. Police returned the damaged box to the victim. SATURDAY, MARCH 2 Police were called to the Chicago Tribune building, 8442 W. 183rd Street, after a victim reported her purse was stolen from her unlocked vehicle. The woman told police that someone entered her unlocked van and removed her purse. The victim told officers that another vehicle was next to hers earlier, but was now gone, according to the …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Tinley Park police reports, Feb. 28–March 3.
SUNDAY, MARCH 3 Police were called to a home in the 19000 block of S. Westfield Avenue, after a resident reported damage to his car. The man told police that someone smashed the driver's side window of his car sometime during the afternoon. Officers could not determine how the window was smashed, but were able to verify that nothing was removed from the vehicle. SATURDAY, MARCH 2 Michael A. Kuzminski, 20, of the 18000 block of Highland Avenue, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol with a BAC over .08, speeding and no insurance, following an incident near the intersection of Harlem Avenue and Hickory Street. Police initially stopped Kuzminski after witnessing him driving 57 mph in a …
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
A burglar struck two apartments in Hanover Place complex Feb. 8. A $7,000 ring was stolen, along with $60 in cash.
A burglar targeted two different apartments in the same complex Feb. 8, according to reports. Missing from one apartment are a ring worth approximately $7,000 and three coin purses containing a total of about $100. The burglar took $60 in cash and some food from another apartment in the same complex near 169th and Harlem. A woman called police after she noticed her mother's ring missing from a bedroom dresser. The woman's mother, who is hospitalized, had been asking for the ring. The only people with access to the apartment are the woman, her brother and cleaning staff at the complex. The siblings said they had not moved the ring or coin purses since their mother went into the hospital. While speaking with complex management, police were…
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Tinley Park police reports, Feb. 7–8.
FRIDAY, FEB. 8 Police were called to an apartment in the 16700 block of S. Gentry Lane, after a resident reported a burglary. A woman returned home from work to find her television missing from her bedroom. Police secured the apartment and then spoke with the victim, who said she did not want an evidence technician to come to the home and dust for prints. Officers noticed no signs of forced entry to the apartment. Thomas Sheehy, 46, of the 7400 block of W. 162nd Place, was charged with domestic battery, after allegedly grabbing a woman by the collar and shaking her. A woman was coming home from dinner with Sheehy when they began to argue, she told police. She exited the car when they arrived at the home and Sheehy followed. The victim …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Christopher K. Scott, 32, of Orland Park, is charged with a felony charge of retail theft, after he attempted to steal more than $1,000 worth of alcohol from Super Kmart in Tinley Park.
An Orland Park man faces a felony charge of retail theft, after he tried to steal approximately $1,300 worth of alcohol from Super Kmart, 16300 S. Harlem Avenue, on Jan. 30. Christopher K. Scott, 32, of the 15800 block of S. Centennial Drive, Orland Park, was charged with felony retail theft after he left Super Kmart with 37 bottles of hard alcohol from the store around 9:10 p.m., according to reports. Cameras captured the theft on film, employees told police; the footage shows Scott shopping for the alcohol and then exiting without paying. An employee said he followed Scott out of the store and ordered him to return the items to the store, which he did, before fleeing the scene on foot. Police located Scott in a store in a nearby strip …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Tinley Park police reports, Jan. 30-Feb. 1.
FRIDAY, FEB. 1 A victim came to the Tinley Park Police Department to report an incident of credit card fraud. The man told police he received a bill for $75 from a bank in Delaware. The victim said he had never filed to open a card at the bank. Police spoke with bank officials, who said that somebody must have used the victim's personal information to open the account. The man canceled the card and the bank is currently investigating the matter. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30 Police were called to Best Buy, 7330 W. 191st Street, for a report of grand theft at the store. An employee told police he saw three black males walking through the store, carrying Wii game systems. The employee said he witnessed the three subjects walk towards the exit of the …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Tinley Park Police items, Feb. 1-3.
SUNDAY, FEB. 3 Police were called to a residence in the 8100 block of W. 168th Place, after a victim reported their car was stolen over night. A man told police that his car—which held roughly $1,500 in U.S. savings bonds, dozens of CDs and a Tom Tom GPS—was stolen from the parking lot. The approximate value of everything in the car was about $2,000, according to the report. Police investigated the scene, but could find no distinguishing tire tracks or evidence in the parking lot. SATURDAY, FEB. 2 Brandon Arthur Maratea, 24, of the 16700 block of Hillside Place, was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and cited for possession of cannabis and disobeying a stop sign, following a traffic stop at CVS, 16701 Harlem Avenue. …
Friday, February 1, 2013
A Tinley Park man faces several charges, including drunken driving, after crashing his car into a tree in the 15900 block of Ashford Court. The man told police that a female acquaintance was driving at the time of the crash, but fled the scene.
A Tinley Park man was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after his car hit a tree near 160th and Ashford Court in the early morning hours of Jan. 27. Jose Torres, 39, of the 15900 block of Ashford Court, told police two different stories of who was driving—first admitting that he was the driver, then saying a female acquaintance was behind the wheel. Police were dispatched to the scene after a resident called a report of a car hitting a tree. Officers found Torres and two others standing around a car that had struck a tree. Torres, who had dried blood on his mouth and nose, stepped forward and admitted to being behind the wheel. Torres refused medical treatment and then agreed to field sobriety tests, which officers said…
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Tinley Park police reports, Jan. 26-28.
MONDAY, JAN. 28 Kevin Efran Monoy, 19, of the 1200 block of Park Avenue, Chicago Heights, was charged with retail theft after a Jan. 14 incident. Police were called by Matteson police officers, who told Tinley Park officers that Monoy was in custody on suspicion of retail theft at Target in Matteson. While in custody, Monoy admitted to a similar theft of a prepaid cell phone at the Tinley Park Target, 7300 W. 191st Street. While in Tinley Park police custody, Monoy said he was taking the phones to sell, so that he could use the money to visit a sick relative. More Police Coverage: Mom to the Rescue, Almost: Cops Make Arrest in 4 a.m. Oak Park Avenue Crash SUNDAY, JAN. 27 Police were called to a home in the 16800 block of Riverside Drive …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Tinley Park police reports, Jan. 17–18.
FRIDAY, JAN. 18 Police were called to a home in the 6500 block of W. 163rd Place, after a resident reported their house was egged. At the home, police spoke with the victim, who said that he heard something hit his home and when he looked he noted several eggs had struck his front window and siding. Police spoke with neighbors, who advised they did not see anything suspicious. The victim said that he only wanted the incident documented. Police were called to the Holiday Inn, 18501 Convention Center Driver, after a guest reported his wallet missing. Police spoke with the guest, who said he was at Bananas Bar and Grill, which is attached to the hotel, having drinks before he returned to his room to change and go to dinner. The victim said …
Bob Laird
11:20 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
He should have asked santa for a get out of jail free card. more ›