Bleeding Burglar Tries to Fool Dad by Faking Son's Voice

An alleged burglar tried to fake a Tinley Park man's son voice after a strange noise alerted the resident to the break in.

Police have released the description of a burglar who apparently snuck into a home earlier this month in the 17200 block of South 68th Court.

A 34-year-old father called out to his son after hearing a strange noise coming from his room at about 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 17, according to a Tinley Park police report. He heard a mumble in response but didn't believe he was hearing his son's voice.

The father then checked on his son and found a man standing inside the bedroom, the report states. When asked why he was there, the man said he "thought he was in his girl's house." The startled parent also noticed that the stranger was hurt and bleeding. The man claimed he injured his hand in a bar fight.

The strange man then walked downstairs after being asked to leave and left the house, the report states.

Several hours later, the father discovered his son's Apple iTouch was missing and that the trunk of his car was open, the report states. Someone also had gone through the car but nothing seemed to be missing. The Tinley Park father later noticed a bloody tissue had been left near the home's sliding doors.

Paramedics responded to a call of a bloody hand at an apartment in the 17400 block of South 69th Avenue about an hour after the stranger left the man's house, the report states. Police tried to follow up with the injured man but were unable to make contact with him again.

The nocturnal visitor is described as a 5-foot, 11-inch white male with blondish-brown hair, according to the report. He wore a Chicago Bulls baseball cap, black parka and black gym shoes. He was last seen walking south on 68th Court.

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