Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Orland Park police reports: Jan. 31-Feb. 4
MONDAY, FEB. 4 Police were called about a retail theft at Sears around 4:55 p.m. Security said a man was seen taking 10 miscellaneous cosmetic items and dropping them into a shopping bag from another store, police said. The man then picked up a few other store items, but put them down before leaving the store without paying for the cosmetics, according to the report. The merchandise is worth $104, police said. Joseph D. Lee, 20, of the 400 block of Elmwood Avenue in Joliet, was charged with retail theft. Police pulled over a car for driving over lane lines in the 15700 block of LaGrange Road around 6:20 p.m. The driver and passenger appeared nervous and spoke quickly, and police found the driver’s license was suspended and he was recently …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Orland Park police reports, Jan. 22-Feb. 14
THURSDAY, FEB. 14 Police were called about residential burglary on Feb. 11 in the 15300 block of Jillian Road. A woman said she had been on vacation for about five days and returned home to find her house entirely cleared out of belongings, including furniture and appliances, police said. Two days later, police searched a storage facility in Markham and found two units registered to the woman who reported the burglary, with a majority of the items she claimed were stolen within the units, according to the report. Khadijah C. Bradford, 28, of the 15300 block of Jillian Road in Orland Park, was charged with felony filing a false police report. SUNDAY, JAN. 27 Police pulled over a car for driving 50 mph in a 30 mph zone, and crossing over the…
Friday, February 15, 2013
Orland Park police reports, Jan. 24-27
SUNDAY, JAN. 27 Police were called to Goodwill about a retail theft around 4:15 p.m. A store customer alerted a manager that a woman left the store with a cart of merchandise without paying, police said. The woman was found at her car placing the merchandise in her trunk, and said she did not have a receipt, police said. She told police that she had dropped off her mother at the store around 1:30 p.m., drove home, and returned before 4 p.m. to take her mother home, police said. She said she found her mother near the front door with a bag of merchandise, she assumed her mother paid for and walked it back to the car, police said. Her mother also didn’t have a receipt, police said. Video surveillance later showed the woman entering the store …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Orland Park police reports: Nov. 27-29
THURSDAY, NOV. 29 Police were called about two women held for retail theft at JCPenney around 6:10 p.m. Security said two women pushing strollers were seen placing perfume containers on the sun covers of their strollers and walking into dressing rooms, police said. The women emerged from the rooms without the merchandise visible on their strollers and left the store, where they were stopped by security and found with $297 of unpaid merchandise, police said. The women were also seen earlier in Sephora trying to return about $500 of merchandise without a receipt and were denied, police said. The women had four children with them while at the mall, according to the report. Haneen Abdallah, 29, of the 10100 block of Mansfield Avenue in Oak …
Monday, November 26, 2012
Orland Park police reports, Oct. 25-30
TUESDAY, OCT. 30 Police were called about a retail theft at Sears, 2 Orland Square Drive, around 9:40 p.m. Security said a man was seen on Oct. 24 taking a pair of boots out of the store without paying, and got away, police said. That same man was caught on Oct. 30 for another retail theft at Sears, police said. Officers found the boots in his vehicle, worth about $150, police said. Larry V. Pearson, 36, of the 14600 block of Seeley Avenue, was charged with retail theft. Are you a fan of true crime? Follow Crime-N-Shame on Facebook for tales of woe and mischief throughout the Chicago area. SATURDAY, OCT. 27 Police pulled over a car for crossing over center lines on 143rd Street and Crystal Tree Drive around 3:40 p.m. Noticing the driver’s …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Orland Park police reports, Oct. 12-13
SATURDAY, OCT. 13 Police pulled over a car for driving 63 mph in a 45 mph zone in the 17200 block of LaGrange Road around 3:10 a.m. The driver’s breath smelled like alcohol, he didn’t have his driver’s license or insurance, he failed field sobriety tests and originally gave the officer an incorrect address, police said. While in custody, he cursed at officers and another person in custody, police said. Jerome L. Edmond, 33, of the 16100 block of Hillcrest Circle in Orland Park, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving an uninsured vehicle, speeding, driving without a valid license and obstructing identification. Police pulled over an SUV after seeing it drive 50 mph in a 40 mph zone and weave in and out of traffic …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Orland Park police reports: Sept. 25-Oct. 3
WEDNESDAY OCT. 3 Police were called about a woman and a juvenile girl in custody for retail theft around 5:40 p.m. Security said a woman was seen taking three bottles of perfume and placed them under her baby’s blanket she was pushing in a stroller, according to the report. The girl was seen taking several makeup items and appeared to put them in a bag she carried, before the woman and girl left the store without paying for the items, police said. The two also had clothing items from three other stores that were damaged after sensors and tags were removed, according to the report. In total, the two were found with $539.50 of merchandise, police said. Octavia L. Mitchell, 26, of the 15600 block of Turlington in Harvey, was charged with …
Monday, October 15, 2012
Orland Park police reports, Sept. 29-30
SUNDAY, SEPT. 30 Police were called about a retail theft at Carson Pirie Scott around 12:10 p.m. Security said a woman was seen taking a bracelet off a display, and taking a wallet and placing it in her purse, before leaving the store without paying, police said. The items are worth $196, according to the report. Lisa M. Sterchele, 46, of the 13300 block of Callan Drive in Orland Park, was charged with retail theft. Police pulled over a car for driving 55 mph in a 40 mph zone and for weaving in out of a driving lane around 2:55 a.m. in the 15500 block of LaGrange Road. The driver’s breath smelled like alcohol, she said she took Benadryl earlier and she failed field sobriety tests, police said. Jamie C. Siniawski, 25, of the 10700 block of …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Orland Park police reports, Sept. 1-5
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5 Police were called about a woman found by Bloomingdale police with an active warrant around 8:05 p.m. Veronica Alvarez, 23, of the 300 block of Stratford Place in Bloomingdale, was arrested on a warrant for retail theft. Police were called about a man in Will County Jail wanted on a 1997 Orland Park warrant around 10:05 p.m. Paul E. Coleman, 48 of the 500 block of Meadowbrook Lane in Morris, was arrested on a warrant for retail theft. SATURDAY, SEPT. 1 Police were called about a suspicious man sitting on the sidewalk and talking to himself in the 9100 block of 151st Street around 12:35 p.m. An active warrant was found for the man’s arrest unrelated to the call, police said. Michael J. Lamorte, 34, of the 7400 block of …
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Orland Park police reports, Aug. 12-17
FRIDAY, AUG. 17 Police were called about a black Ford swerving across lanes, and officers found the car near 179th Street and Wolf Road around 5:50 a.m. The vehicle’s registration was expired, police said. The driver’s breath smelled like alcohol, he admitted to drinking and failed field sobriety tests, police said. Kyle L. Judge, 22, of the 200 block of Walnut Street in Frankfort, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane use and driving with expired registration. THURSDAY, AUG. 16 Police were called about solicitors in the 14500 block of Ridge Avenue around 5:10 p.m., and found two men handing out fliers to houses. One of the men had an active DuPage County warrant for his arrest, police said. Sean M. Boyle, …
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I have heard of retail theft at clothing stores but never a Goodwill. Please. Why???? more ›