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Thursday, May 9, 2013

BLOTTER: Sex Offender Nabbed on Warrant, Dunkin’ in the Tip Jar

Oak Lawn police reports April 16-19.

FRIDAY APRIL 19 A Hometown cop detained a man wanted on a sex offense at the 7-Eleven at 4501 W. 95th St. around 6:28 p.m. for Oak Lawn police. A name check indicated that Leron Hampton, 38, was wanted on a no-bond warrant, police said. Hampton was taken to the Oak Lawn police station where he was being held for Cook County Sheriff’s Police. TUESDAY APRIL 16 A fast-food employee was charged with theft after police said he stole tip money from the Dunkin’ Donuts at 10301 S. Central Ave. The manager provided surveillance video taken between April 8 and April 16 showing Antonio Heffner, 30, of South Holland, using sleight of hand to pocket cash while working the drive-through window, reports said. The manager claimed Heffner rang up small …

In this Article:

Double Bust at Hooters, Police Search Neighborhood for Prowlers, Court Supervision: Unfit For Judgment, and 2 more ›

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

BLOTTER: Wallet Stolen During Sex, Warrant Arrest

Oak Lawn police reports from March 5, 2013.

TUESDAY MARCH 5 A 32-year-old man reported his wallet stolen by a woman that he met at Lucky’s Bar on 95th Street in Chicago Ridge. The man and woman left the bar to go back to his apartment in the 6300 block of West 99th Place around 10:26 p.m. While there, the woman performed a sex act on the man the left. Soon after, the man noticed that his wallet was missing, along with his Capital One card. The man contacted the credit card company and informed that the his card had already been used to make a $1 purchases at Speedway and Citgo, Western Union, and $104 purchases at two Chicago Walgreens stores. The man told police he called the woman, who admitted to taking the wallet and throwing it in the garbage. An Oak Lawn police officer spotted…

Pattyann Fetta

5:08 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013

Hey, no sympathy here. Lets face it they were drinking in a bar. You can not trust anybody nowadays. Take NOBODY to your apartment or home from a bar. If you do then you loolk like a fool and are a fool. I hope they caught her before she does it to another stupid person.   more ›

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

POLICE BLOTTER: Political Yard Signs Stolen, Road Rage, Man Punches Cars

Oak Lawn police reports, February 15 through February 25.

MONDAY FEBURARY 25 A village board candidate reported that two of her campaign signs were stolen from residential yards in the 9500 block of South Tripp Avenue. The signs were reported stolen  FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22 George Kuzur, 36, of the 7700 block of South Merrrimac Avenue in Burbank, was charged with disorderly conduct after being accused by another driver of waving a “large knife” during a road rage altercation, police said. The other driver said he was cut off by a white cargo van coming out of a shopping center lot in the 5100 block of West 95th Street, reports said. Police said the other driver admitted to honking his horn and flipping his middle finger at Kuzar. Following the gesture, Kuzur allegedly waved a large knife and was seen …

In this Article:

Village of Oak Lawn Police Department and Lorraine Swanson

theUNowen

9:24 pm on Monday, April 8, 2013

The highly valuable irreplaceable yard signs were valued at about $2-3 dollars each!!! pffff please this is news...   more ›

Monday, March 4, 2013

Owner Watches Car Drive Off with Puppy

Puppy stolen from Marion Avenue and the week's crime news.

A 5-month-old, terrier mix named Peanut was reported stolen from his back yard in the 10000 block of South Marion Avenue. Sign up for the Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and follow us on Facebook. Police said the puppy’s owner let Peanut out around 11 p.m. Feb. 21. When the owner went to call the dog back into the house, he couldn’t find Peanut in the back yard. The owner said the gate was open and there were footprints in the snow coming up to the gate from the street, and then leading away from the house toward Merton Avenue. Police said the owner shouted the Peanut’s name and heard a bark. He saw a blue, medium-sized sedan stopped on 100th Street. Someone standing by the passenger appeared to pick up the puppy and get into the car. The car …

In this Article:

Chicago Ridge Mall Under 'Flash Mob Alert', South Suburban DUI Arrests, March 3, Court Supervision: Gag Order!, and 5 more ›

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Shameless Crimes: Slicksters Hit Beloved Irish Store, Wheelchair Stolen

Criminals hit new bottom with shameless crimes recounted from Oak Lawn police reports.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13 Thieves swiped a wheelchair left on the driveway of a home on the 4500 block of West 105th St. around 11:12 a.m. Police said the mother had taken her daughter’s wheelchair out of the garage and left it outside while she went into the house to get her daughter ready to go out. When she went back outside the get the wheelchair, she noticed it was gone. The mother was told to file a police report by her daughter’s medical facility so she could purchase another one. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 12 Two men are believed to have stolen $10,000 worth of jewelry when they fast-talked and distracted employees of a local specialty store, police said. Employees of A Touch of Ireland at 6761 W. 95th Street told police that a well-dressed man …

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

CAR BURGLARIES: Handgun Stolen from Unlocked Car and MORE

Oak Lawn car burglaries Jan. 31 through Feb. 13.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13 A 2005 Nissan Pathfinder was parked in the lot at LA Fitness, 8812 S. Cicero Ave., when someone smashed the front passenger window sometime before 7:55 p.m. The thief removed a tote bag on the front passenger floorboard. SUNDAY FEBRUARY 10 A 43-year-old woman who is a security officer reported that someone entered her Ford Edge parked in the 4900 block of West Wick Drive. According to the report, the security officer’s duty handgun, which was in a lock box on the rear floor, and GPS unit were both stolen sometime before 2:48 p.m. Police said the security officer thinks her remote starter control unit malfunctioned and prevented her doors from unlocking. The total loss is estimated at $450. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5 A woman …

Sunday, February 10, 2013

POLICE BLOTTER: One-Minute Burglary, Assault On a Car, Peddler Pinched

Oak Lawn police reports January 28 through January 30.

THURSDAY JANUARY 31 A team of thieves was captured on security video stealing a laptop computer from a car that was parked in the Walgreen’s parking lot at 4740 W. 95th St. The 20-year-old victim told police she noticed her trunk was open when she returned to her car around 11:09 p.m. Police said that security video showed a dark colored car circling the parking lot and then parking in the space next to the victim's car at approximately 11:03 p.m. By then the woman was inside the store. A male wearing all dark clothing got out and pulled open the woman’s passenger door and entered her car. A second male wearing a dark jacket got out and waited by the woman’s trunk until it popped open,and took her book bag. Both subjects got into their car…

Farrell

1:16 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013

This is getting really sickening. You can't even pull into a Walgreens without worrying about some thug ripping off your stuff inside. I had that happen a few times when I lived in Chicago. My car stereos were stolen outside the house in the middle of the night and from the Orange Line parking lot when I was at work that day. Now I read about a theft from a trunk as well as that kid being …   more ›

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Fitness Center Locker Theft Spree Continues

Three more thefts reported at Planet Fitness in Oak Lawn. L.A. Fitness also reports two thefts, cops say.

New details have emerged in a rash of locker thefts at the new Planet Fitness Center in Oak Lawn last week. The description of the alleged thief is consistent with descriptions in earlier police reports. Sign up for Oak Lawn Patch breaking news alerts. Three members reported that their lockers had been broken into before 9:13 a.m. Jan. 30. Surveillance cameras at Planet Fitness at 9503 S. Cicero Ave. captured a male black in his 20s or 30s about five-feet-six-inches tall, wearing a black and red Ecko sweatshirt entering the men’s locker room. The first theft was reported at 8:10 a.m. when a 55-year-old woman told staff that her purse was stolen from her locker in the women’s locker room. As with the other thefts, the lock had been cut off …

In this Article:

Locker Room Thefts Plague Planet Fitness

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anthony

9:04 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013

no bear traps ....to wicked A heavy gauge mouse trap with a 5 on top   more ›

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Locker Room Thefts Plague Planet Fitness

Eight locker thefts reported at new fitness center.

A thief has been working the men’s locker room at an Oak Lawn fitness center, cutting the locks off of lockers and stealing cell phones, wallets, jewelry and cash, according to Oak Lawn Police reports. Sign up for Oak Lawn Patch breaking news alerts. Five locker thefts were reported to have taken place at Planet Fitness, 9503 S. Cicero Ave. between Jan. 19 and Jan. 24. Planet Fitness just opened in December in the former Oak Lawn Fresh Market space. In some cases, stolen credit and debit cards were used within minutes of their thefts at area gas stations. Patch readers also reported at least three more thefts taking place at Planet Fitness on Wednesday morning, including a member who said his wife’s purse was ripped off. Within hours of …

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Business Comings & Goings: Planet Fitness Opens in Oak Lawn

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TheUnOwen

3:07 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013

Well Oak Lawn Guy, you would think after the 8th or 9th robbery people would be catching on and not bringing any valuables and leaving them knowing there is a thief, who despite the OLPD's 'best' efforts, has still not been caught. You have any idea how easily locks can be broken/picked now adays?! stand by what I said   more ›

Monday, January 28, 2013

Tire Thieves Were Hoping to Sell Booty for Drugs, Cops Say

Chicago men charged with felony theft and other Oak Lawn crime headlines.

Oak Lawn police caught two men in the act of stealing auto parts in the parking lot at L.A. Fitness, reports said. Sign up for Oak Lawn Patch breaking news alerts. Leslie L. Nathan, 48, and Linza F. Davis, 57, both of Chicago, were charged with felony theft after reportedly stealing car parts in the L.A. Fitness parking lot at 8812 S. Cicero Ave. A caller was walking into the fitness center around 10:32 a.m. Jan. 9, when he saw a white box-type truck with Arizona plates, park next to a Lexus. Two men, identified as Nathan and Davis, got out of the van and walked over to the Lexus. One of them went underneath the Lexus with some type of tool and removed the spare tire, police said. The caller said the other man acted as a lookout and helped…

In this Article:

Village of Oak Lawn Police Department, Yellow-Vested Bandit Robs Burbank Bank, South Suburban DUI Arrests, Jan. 27, and 4 more ›

Farrell

4:22 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Hey, this plan's got wheels - uh, hmmmmm.....never mind.   more ›

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