Two Picked Up on Warrants in Supermarket Parking Lot, Homeless Shelter

Oak Lawn police picked up two people with active warrants in a supermarket parking lot and at a homeless shelter, reports said. 

An officer was driving behind a Dodge pickup truck around 12:35 p.m. Dec. 8, when he discovered that the registered owner had recently been arrested for driving on a suspended license, police said.

The license plate check also revealed that the registered owner was wanted out of Will County on a family offense of non-support after allegedly missing a court date.

The cop waited in the parking lot until he saw a man matching the picture and description on the warrant and start unloading groceries into the truck. Police said the officer pulled behind up him and advised the owner, later identified as Patrick S. Healy, 50, of 8600 block of South Natchez Ave., in Burbank, that he should not be driving.

Healy was handcuffed and taken into custody. He allegedly told police that his ex-wife lives in Will County and that he missed court date, but sent her money. Police said Healy was placed in a holding cell pending bond and extradition to Will County.

A man wanted on a warrant for criminal damage to property out of Cook County and was known to frequent area homeless shelters was arrested at 9:01 p.m. Dec. 2.

According to the report, a man later identified as Alan M. Nehls, 64, was found in the church gymnasium where an overnight shelter was located in the 9700 block of South Brandt Ave.

Nehls was placed into custody. His last address is in the 9000 block of Ridgeland Avenue in Oak Lawn.