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 …
In this Article:
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 ›