Orland Park Police Blotter: Sleeping in the Road; Racial Obscenities at the Mall

SATURDAY, NOV. 26

Asleep in the Street

Ryan B. Tomchaney, 18, of the 8700 block of Adria Court in Orland Park, was charged with underage consumption of alcohol. Police were called to Adria Court and Beverly Lane at 1:46 a.m. and found a man, later identified as Tomchaney, lying in the street. He allegedly told police he had drank a large amount of alcohol in a forest preserve before attempting to walk home, and passed out a block from his house, according to the report.

FRIDAY, NOV. 25

Black Friday Theft

Alante Gayton, 18, of the 2900 block of 140th Place in Blue Island, was charged with retail theft. Security at an Orland Square Mall store told police that a man later identified as Gayton left a department store around 6 a.m. without paying for a $20 shirt. Two accompanying juveniles were also arrested for retail theft, police said.

THURSDAY, NOV. 24

Domestic Battery

Eric T. Nilsen, 32, of the 13400 block of Mackinaw Avenue in Chicago, was charged with domestic battery. Police said Nilsen slapped and choked a woman inside a home in the 14100 block of Sterling Drive around 4 p.m. Nilsen told police he was merely holding the woman down and defending himself after she hit him with a beer bottle, police said. When asked what caused the scratches and redness on her upper body, he said he “may have” choked her in the process, according to the report. Police said Nilsen had a lump on his head, but witnesses testified it was the result of an unrelated incident the night before.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23

Minor Consumption

Daniel E. Coleman, 19, of the 15700 block of Orlan Brook Drive in Orland Park, was charged with underage consumption of alcohol. Police said they stopped Coleman for walking by himself in 9000 block of Poplar Drive at 1:16 a.m. and smelled alcohol on his breath. He denied drinking and said if his breath smelled of alcohol it was because his friend has consumed it, according to the report.

Racial Obscenities at the Mall

Brenna M. McCormick, 18, of the 10600 block of Connemara Court in Mokena, was charged with retail theft. Security told police that a woman later identified as McCormick left a boutique in Orland Square Mall without paying for a $7 package of lip jewelry around 4:30 p.m., according to the report. Police said McCormick shouted obscenities at a mall security officer, repeatedly calling her a “crazy Mexican” and more.

Felony Theft

William M. Davis, 52, of the 300 block of 107th Street in Chicago, was charged with felony retail theft. Security at a home improvement store in the 7300 block of 159th Street told police that a man later identified as Davis switched price tags, trying to pass $936 worth of copper tubes for $143, according to the report. Police said Davis struggled with store security officers, and tried fleeing the property, but was held down in a “bear hug” around 5 p.m.

A man who accompanied Davis in the store was not arrested, police said.

TUESDAY, NOV. 15

Fake Checks

Two Chicago women were accused of using fake checks to purchase goods from a retail store in the 15800 block of LaGrange Road around 8:30 p.m. Flora D. Chambers, 46, of the 2800 block of Wright Street in Milwaukee, Wisc., and Starles S. Hill, 26, of the first block of North Pine Avenue in Chicago, were arrested outside the store and later charged with felony forgery. Officers also found fake checks in their purses, as well as fake pay roll checks and receipts documenting other fradulent purchases around the Chicagoland area, police said.

An acquaintance, Selena L. Williams, 34, of the 1800 block of Hamlin Avenue in Chicago, was arrested on a warrant for driving under the influence of drugs.

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