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10 | May 17, 2018 | The tinley junction News
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Police Reports
Delayed shots fired call turns up casings for non-lethal gun
A Tinley Park man who
thought he heard “shots
fired” turned out to be correct.
Four shell casings from
a non-lethal gas-powdered
“noisemaking gun” were recovered
on May 3 in a residential
area. According to a
Tinley Park Police Department
report, an officer was
dispatched to a residence
on Hillside Place for a “delayed
‘shots fired’” call reportedly
heard at approximately
9:30 p.m. the night
prior. The man decided to
call police after discovering
the plastic shell casings.
Another neighbor reportedly
confirmed hearing five
or six simultaneous shots
fired on May 2, as well.
The officer was able to determine
the 9mm cartridges
were used for an automatic
blank pistol based on identifiable
markings, according
to the report. No damage to
properties were reported
and those interviewed reportedly
did not see any
suspects on the night of the
incident.
May 7
An unknown subject reportedly
tried to commit
fraud on May 7 at the Walgreen’s
on 171st Street by attempted
to use fake money.
According to a Tinley Park
Police Department report,
an officer was dispatched
at approximately 9:31 p.m.
in regards to a man who
had just left the store after
a cashier denied a request to
deposit five fraudulent $100
bills. The employee told
police the man attempted
to purchase a drink and deposit
$459 on a reloadable
credit card, but declined
to complete the transaction
after reportedly noticing
the bills were missing
water marks. Surveillance
video was unable to capture
the license plate of the vehicle
the man reportedly left
in.
May 6
Sean D. Greenwood, 46,
of Chicago, was arrested
on May 6 for alleged retail
theft at the Menard’s
on 159th Street. According
to a Tinley Park Police
Department report, officers
were dispatched at approximately
5:39 p.m. in regards
to a reported retail theft
in progress. Officers met
Greenwood outside one of
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imitator Public Works staff
the exits where they reportedly
observed a “rectangular
bulge” through his pant
and shirt line. Greenwood
then reportedly pulled out a
WiFi Doorbell Camera valued
at $150. Loss prevention
employees reportedly
told police they suspected
Greenwood in two other
previous retail theft incidents
in which reports from
TPPD and Evergreen Park
Police Department were
available. While doing a visible
search of Greenwood’s
vehicle, officers reportedly
observed “several small
goats and two ducks which
appeared to be in healthy
shape.” He was placed under
arrest and charged with
retail theft.
April 25
A Tinley Park woman
was reportedly the victim
of identity and credit card
fraud last month after being
alerted to suspicious activity.
According to a Tinley
Park Police Department
report, the woman told police
she was informed by
Home Depot of an attempt
to raise her credit line and
another attempt to file for
unemployment through the
victim’s employer during
a two-week span in April.
A reportedly unauthorized
purchase for $6,035 made
in person at a Home Depot
in South Elgin used a
driver’s license with the
victim’s correct personal
information, but incorrect
driver’s license number.
The victim was told in both
cases the subject had access
to some of her personal information.
April 23
A Tinley Park man was reportedly
the victim of credit
card fraud after uncovering
an unauthorized purchase
from an out-of-state
grocery store. The victim
told the Tinley Park Police
Department a fraudulent
purchase of $500 at a Publix
in Atlanta, Georgia had
been applied to his statement.
Editor’s Note: The Tinley Park
Junction’s police reports come
from the Tinley Park Police
Department. Anyone listed in
these reports is considered to
be innocent of all charges until
proven guilty in a court of law.
Tinley Park woman arrested
in Riverside for alleged DUI
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There have been two reported incidents of
persons imitating Tinley Park Public Works
employees in an attempt to enter Tinley Park
residences. The Tinley Park Public Works
Department will not show up at a residence
without an appointment and all employees of
the Village that appear at a residence will have
proper identification. Please contact the Tinley
Park Police Department immediately should
anyone come to your residence unannounced
identifying as a Public Works employee or as
an employee of the Village of Tinley Park.
Please visit our website for a list of approved
water meter technicians.
Cody Mroczka, Editor
Taylor Bishop, 26, of Olcott
Avenue in Tinley Park,
was arrested on May 5 for
allegedly driving under the
influence, according to a
press release issued by Riverside
Police Department
Chief Tom Weitzel.
At approximately 1:12
a.m., A Riverside police officer
reportedly spotted an
illegally parked car facing
the wrong direction on East
Burlington at Cowley in a
residential neighborhood
within the suburban Cook
County village. The release
stated the vehicle was running
in gear with the keys in
the ignition.
The officer reportedly
smelled a strong odor of
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alcohol emitting from Bishop’s
breath and observed
that the vehicle had left
the roadway as evidenced
by reported tire tracks on a
nearby muddy lawn. Bishop
allegedly provided a
false address of residence
and failed the field sobriety
test.
She was placed under arrested
for driving under the
influence of alcohol and refused
to submit to a breathalyzer
sample, according to
the report.
Bishop was additionally
charged with illegal parking
on a roadway, improper
operation of a motor vehicle
(driving off the road) and no
vehicle insurance.
Chief Weitzel reminds
the public that a signed
complaint is not evidence
of guilt and that all defendants
in a criminal case are
presumed innocent unless
and until proven guilty in a
court of law.