BLOTTER: Open Malt Liquor, Dimmers Down the Pants, Stolen Campaign Signs

Oak Lawn police reports from April 9 through April 13.

SATURDAY APRIL 13 A 21-year-old Chicago man was taken into custody and charged with driving on suspended license, no proof of insurance and open alcohol at 95th Street and Cicero Avenue. Police saw some type of disturbance taking place in a car driven as it traveled southbound on Cicero Avenue from 91st Street around 3:43 a.m. While speaking to the driver, identified as Juan Gonzalez, police noticed that backseat passenger had two open, 40-ounce bottles of Cobra malt liquor at his feet, reports said. Gonzalez was arrested and taken to the Oak Lawn police station. Police citied the passenger with open alcohol by a passenger in a car. Gonzalez is scheduled to appear in court on May 23 in Bridgeview. The loss prevention officer at Home Depot…

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Glen Kato

4:08 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013

Many were taken from the designated areas in front of the polling places. Mysteriously only certain candidates signs disappeared while other remained. I think the raccoons took them.   more ›

Taser Has No Effect on Fleeing Shoplifter, Cops Say

Man was was running away from grocery store with stolen alcohol, police said.

  Oak Lawn police shot multiple taser prongs at a man fleeing a supermarket with with stolen alcohol but the taser prongs had no effect, reports said. Sign up for the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. Police were called to Jewel-Osco at 9424 S. Pulaski Road around 8:13 p.m. Jan. 3 for a retail theft that just occurred. When police arrived store employees pointed out a man identified as Limmie E. Varner, 46, of Chicago, standing at the bus stop across the street. Police said that Varner started to walk away when he saw officers arrive in the Standard Bank parking lot. The officer soon had Varner up against the bank wall with his taser activated, reports said. As the officer attempted to search him, Varner spun around and …

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POLICE BLOTTER: Pop Pinching, Hooters Hijinx

Oak Lawn police reports Dec. 28 through Dec. 30.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30 A 38-year-old woman was charged with felony retail theft for allegedly stealing 17 cases of pop from Jewel-Osco at 8801 S. Ridgeland Ave. A loss prevention officer spotted Traci L. Kay, of Palos Heights, loading up a cart with pop around 3:45 p.m., police said. Kay was confronted outside the store and detained. Police said Kay has stolen from the store on numerous occasions. At the Oak Lawn police station, Kay allegedly admitted to stealing cases of pop as well as laundry soap, and selling the hot goods to stores in Chicago. Kay was scheduled for preliminary hearing on Jan. 1 at the time of this report. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 An off-duty, Oak Lawn police officer requested assistance for two female patrons at Hooters, 9150 …

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Farrell

12:04 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

Chuck E Cheeses must've been packed.   more ›

Police: Evergreen Park Fugitives Caught in Oak Lawn

Persons wanted on warrants out of Evergreen Park picked up for disorderly conduct and retail theft in two separate incidents.

Evergreen Park Fugitives Nabbed in Oak Lawn, Cops Say

Police picked up two people wanted on warrants during separate incidents.

Two Evergreen Park fugitives were taken into police custody last month in two separate incidents. A Burbank man was a passenger in a car that was stopped by Oak Lawn police after the driver of the vehicle was stopped allegedly for speeding on the 4900 block of West 95th Street around 1:07 a.m. Dec. 23. Connect with Patch: Evergreen Park / Oak Lawn / Beverly-Mt. Greenwood According to the police report, the driver was in a hurry to get home and told police he was not aware he was going 50mph in a 30mph speed zone. All four people in the car were able to produce valid ID. An ID check revealed that John Judd, 22, of Burbank, had an active warrant for a disorderly conduct charge in Evergreen Park, police said. Judd was taken into custody. A …

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Man Skedaddles After Stuffing Fishing Gear Down Shirt, Cops Say

Chicago man faces felony retail theft charges after police said he stole 50 items of fishing gear from a sporting goods store.

A Chicago man absconded with 50 items of fishing gear from a sporting goods store, reports said. Oak Lawn police responded to a call of a “suspicious subject” at Sports Authority, 9633 S. Cicero Ave. around 12:46 p.m. Dec. 12. Officers spoke to an employee who said he recognized a man from a previous retail theft and the he was not supposed to be in the store. Sign up for the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. Police said the employee pointed out the man, identified as David F. Pinc, 56, standing in checkout line. The employee said Pinc seemed nervous and would not face him when approached in the fishing department, reports said. After Pinc finished paying for one item in the checkout line, police said he left the store …

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Farrell

12:05 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

What if one of these items was a fishing hook that snagged one of his nipples? Wouldn't that be a hoot?   more ›

Police: Salvation Army Bell Ringer IDs Retail Thief

Chicago man charged with felony retail theft being held without bond at Cook County Jail, police say.

A Chicago man was charged with felony retail theft after police said he walked out of  the Jewel-Osco at 9424 S. Pulaski Ave. with a cart full of unbagged groceries, reports said. Sign up for the Oak Lawn newsletter and breaking news alerts. Oak Lawn Police said a Salvation Army bell ringer collecting donations in front of the store called police when she noticed a man identified as Joe E. Pearson, 48, allegedly pushing the cart full of groceries through the parking lot around 11:22 a.m. Dec. 10. Pearson fled through the parking lot toward Evergreen Park, reports said. The bell ringer said she’d be able to identify the man if she saw him again. Around 12:50 p.m., another caller reported a suspicious person to Evergreen Park police. The …

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POLICE BLOTTER: Clean Cut Hooligans Smash Windshield and MORE

Oak Lawn police reports, Oct. 25 through Oct. 28.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 A woman claims she was stopped at a traffic light at Central Avenue and 95th Street around 3:23 a.m. when a Pontiac Grand Am stopped in the lane next to her. Police said three male blacks in dark hoodies got out of the car and whacked her rear windshield with an unknown object. The windshield shattered and the alleged offenders got back into the Pontiac and drove northbound on Central Avenue. The woman said she last saw the car at Major Avenue and 88th Street. Oak Lawn and Burbank police were not able to locate the car. The car is registered to an address in Alsip. Alsip police checked the address but didn’t find the car. The woman described the offenders as being in their mid- to late teens, with short hair and “clean …

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Charles Martel

12:51 am on Friday, November 2, 2012

They should work? That's an interesting concept for them.   more ›

Movie-Loving Shoplifter Flees Store With 27 DVDs, Cops Say

Chicago Ridge man charged with felony retail theft and battery after he shoved a loss prevention officer at the Oak Lawn Kmart store, police say.

A man who packed a plastic storage bin with 27 DVDs and ran out of a big box store was charged with felony retail theft, reports said. Oak Lawn police responded to Kmart at 4101 W. 95th St. to pick up a man identified as Joe W. Pursley, 28, of Chicago Ridge, after a store loss prevention officer chased him down in the parking lot. Pursley was spotted by security entering the store around 5:40 p.m. Sept. 21 and looking up at the ceiling toward security cameras, police said. After removing a plastic storage bin from a shelf, police said that Pursley proceeded to the electronics department, where a loss prevention officer observed him filling the bin with DVD movies. Pursley walked to the front of the store where he set the bin on the floor, …

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Farrell

2:05 pm on Monday, October 1, 2012

"Over DVD's this person who caught him could have been shot, if the the thief had a gun" Yeah, that's about how that works - but I was glad to see that there are conscientious employees - be they security, cashiers, whatever. Kmart isn't exactly the Garden of Eden, but it's still a business - maybe could have used a few more conscientious types over the years like this one, so that it didn't …   more ›

Shoplifter Hides Beef Sandwiches and Benadryl in Purse, Cops Say

Burbank woman threatened to jump in front of car when confronted by store employee outside of Freshline Foods, police said.

Oak Lawn police were called to a local grocery store for a report of a woman shoplifting $50 worth of beef sandwiches and Benadryl before sprinting from the store, reports said. Subscribe to the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. Linda L. Winkler, 53, of the 4900 block of West 84th Street in Burbank, was arrested around 10:30 a.m. Aug. 21. According to the report, Winkler was observed removing the items from the shelves at Freshline Foods, 5335 W. 95th St. and concealing them in her purse. Employees said Winkler threatened to jump in front of a car when confronted outside the store. Police said Winkler fled emptying her purse of the stolen items as she ran away. When police arrived, they spotted a car picking up a female …

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