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<strong>OP</strong>Prairie.com news<br />

the orland park prairie | May 16, 2019 | 9<br />

Police Reports<br />

Man allegedly tried to pass hoax<br />

Hamilton hundos at Orland Square<br />

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Samuel L. Lewis, 24,<br />

of 2301 Winsor Lane in<br />

Country Club Hills, was<br />

charged April 12 with three<br />

felony counts of forgery,<br />

as well as a misdemeanor<br />

charge of resisting a police<br />

officer, after he allegedly<br />

used fake $100 bills to<br />

purchase products at three<br />

stores at Orland Square.<br />

He reportedly tried to<br />

pass two counterfeit $100<br />

bills at a store for the purchase<br />

of headphones valued<br />

at $246.88, with real<br />

cash paid for the remainder<br />

of the bill. He fled an<br />

officer who tried to stop<br />

him there but was found<br />

hiding under a vehicle in<br />

the parking lot, police said.<br />

Police found merchandise<br />

he dumped along the way<br />

and traced it back to two<br />

other stores at the mall, according<br />

to the report.<br />

At one store, police<br />

discovered he used five<br />

counterfeit $100 bills to<br />

pay a bill of $548.75 for<br />

three pairs of shoes, using<br />

genuine money for the remainder,<br />

according to the<br />

report. At another store,<br />

he used four counterfeit<br />

$100 bills on a purchase<br />

of $398.89, then at the<br />

same store made another<br />

purchase of $17.55 with<br />

another fake $100 bill, police<br />

said. There, he reportedly<br />

bought six jerseys,<br />

two shirts, two blazers and<br />

pants.<br />

The fake $100 bills featured<br />

the likeness of Alexander<br />

Hamilton, rather<br />

than Benjamin Franklin,<br />

according to police.<br />

April 5<br />

• Theresa M. Gountounas,<br />

52, of 17555 Jennifer<br />

Drive in Orland Park, was<br />

charged with driving under<br />

the influence of alcohol<br />

and failure to reduce speed<br />

to avoid a collision after<br />

she allegedly struck a 2012<br />

lyft<br />

From Page 8<br />

company’s service animal<br />

policy, which states when it<br />

comes to services animals,<br />

driver’s should “Always<br />

Say Yes.” to comply with<br />

the company’s policy, even<br />

if they are allergic, afraid<br />

or have some type of objection<br />

to the animals. It further<br />

explains why service<br />

dogs might be needed, and<br />

though Greenan has proof<br />

of his need, the company<br />

says riders don’t need it. It<br />

further notes drivers who<br />

refuse riders with services<br />

animals “could face immediate<br />

and permanent deactivation<br />

if an investigation<br />

into the alleged denial verifies<br />

a wrongful denial.”<br />

When asked about the incident<br />

Greenan reported, in<br />

particular, Lyft issued the<br />

following statement.<br />

“We are committed to<br />

fostering a welcoming and<br />

inclusive community and<br />

discrimination of any kind<br />

is simply unacceptable. We<br />

have permanently removed<br />

the driver from our community<br />

and spoken with<br />

the passenger to offer our<br />

support.”<br />

Greenan said he was<br />

unaware of any further response<br />

but was refunded<br />

for the ride. And while he<br />

knows both Lyft and its<br />

competitors have policies<br />

mandating drivers take service<br />

animals with riders,<br />

Cadillac SRX from behind<br />

while driving a 2015<br />

Honda CR-V at the intersection<br />

of 153rd Street and<br />

108th Avenue.<br />

The SRX was stopped at a<br />

red light at the intersection<br />

when it was struck from behind,<br />

police said. Gountounas<br />

was slurring her words,<br />

had an odor of alcoholic<br />

beverage on her breath,<br />

trouble with balance, and<br />

bloodshot red and glassy<br />

eyes, according the report.<br />

She attempted field sobriety<br />

tests and was arrested<br />

after them, police said. She<br />

reportedly did not provide a<br />

breath sample.<br />

Editor’s note: The Orland<br />

Park Prairie’s police reports<br />

come from the Orland Park<br />

Police Department. Anyone<br />

listed in these reports is considered<br />

to be innocent of all<br />

charges until proven guilty in<br />

a court of law.<br />

problems persist.<br />

He said he personally had<br />

two instances last summer<br />

in which he put in for a ride,<br />

was standing on the street<br />

and watched the rideshare<br />

driver pull away after spotting<br />

the dog, only to cancel<br />

the ride in the app shortly<br />

thereafter. He knows veterans<br />

who he said have experienced<br />

the same.<br />

“It’s just not right,” he<br />

said. “Every time I call for<br />

a Lyft, I’m stressed out,<br />

wondering if I’m going to<br />

go through this again. It<br />

doesn’t happen all the time,<br />

but it does happen.”<br />

The Orland Park Prairie<br />

was not able to make contact<br />

with the driver as of<br />

press time.<br />

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