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 …
Monday, February 11, 2013
The accompanying photos were taken at the Tinley Park Police Department between Jan. 25-Feb 1.
Mug Shot Mondays is a weekly feature on Tinley Park Patch that spotlights mug shots taken at the local police department. All pictures were submitted by Tinley Park police when the accused were booked between Feb. 2-8. Fan of Crime Stories? You'll want to like our Crime-n-Shame Facebook page. Police report information is provided by the Tinley Park Police Department and other law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If you or a family member are charged or cited and the case is subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to notify the editor. We will verify and report the outcome.
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
The accompanying photos were taken at the Tinley Park Police Department between Jan. 25-Feb 1.
Mug Shot Gallery is from Tinley Park Patch spotlights mug shots taken at the local police department. All pictures were submitted by Tinley Park police when the accused were booked between Jan. 25–Feb. 1. Fan of Crime Stories? You'll want to like our Crime-n-Shame Facebook page. Police report information is provided by the Tinley Park Police Department and other law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If you or a family member are charged or cited and the case is subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to notify the editor. We will verify and report the outcome.
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. …
Monday, February 4, 2013
The accompanying photos were taken at the Tinley Park Police Department between Jan. 25-Feb 1.
Mug Shot Mondays is a weekly feature on Tinley Park Patch that spotlights mug shots taken at the local police department. All pictures were submitted by Tinley Park police when the accused were booked between Jan. 25-Feb. 1. Fan of Crime Stories? You'll want to like our Crime-n-Shame Facebook page. Police report information is provided by the Tinley Park Police Department and other law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If you or a family member are charged or cited and the case is subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to notify the editor. We will verify and report the outcome.
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 …
A Matteson man faces several charges, including drunken driving, after crashing his car on Oak Park Avenue and calling his mother for a ride home, police said.
A 26-year-old Matteson man arrested near the scene of a Jan. 26 accident faces drunken driving charges after police spotted him trying to get away in his mom's car. A resident called police after hearing a loud crash and a man yelling at around 4:15 a.m. near Oak Park Avenue and 172nd Street. Police found a black Hyundai Santa Fe blocking the southbound lane of Oak Park Avenue. Officers saw damage to its front end, a flat tire on the passenger's side, a cracked windshield and a flat front passenger's tire. There was no driver in the car. After a search, they found Anthony Ray Voight, 26, of the 260 block of Hibiscus Circle, Matteson, getting into his mother's car at 171st Street. Officers stopped the car and spoke with Voight, who admitted…
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7:12 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013
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