Police Blotter: Metra Lot Bike Theft; Possible Hate Crime

MONDAY, MAY 2

Metra Lot Bike Theft

A man reported his bike stolen from the Hickory Creek Metra Station. The bike was a Giant brand, and he had an electric motor attached to the bike. The bike and motor were stolen between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Police have no suspects at this time.

Wallet Stolen, Possibly While Helping With Cat Food

A Mokena woman shopping at the Super Target at 7300 191st Street, Tinley Park, had her wallet stolen at about 6:40 p.m., police said. The woman had her purse in her shopping cart when a different woman asked her for some help with a large bag of cat food, police said. As the Mokena woman helped, she turned her back on the cart and her purse, police said. Surveillance video showed the second woman arrived and left in the same car as a third woman. Neither of the women bought cat food or anything else, police said.

—Tinley Park Patch Editor Paul Dailing contributed to this report

SATURDAY, APRIL 30

Disorderly Conduct

At the intersection of First Street and Midland Avenue, a man saw four or five juveniles riding their bikes in the street. The man narrowly missed one of the teens. A neighbor, who happened to be the father of one of the boys, yelled for the driver to slow down. According to the report, the first man perceived it as a threat. The second man admitted getting angry, but did not acknowledge the threat.

A Hairy Situation

The owner of the Great Clips, 11240 W. Lincoln Hwy. in Mokena, reported that six signs and two banners had been stolen in the early morning hours of April 30. The signs, valued at $15 each, and banners, valued at $250 each, were advertising an upcoming sale. The owner suspects a competitor of the thefts, but police have no suspects at this time, according to the report.

FRIDAY, APRIL 29

Racially Motivated Battery?

A white female brought her injured dog to Animal Emergency Mokena, 19110 S. 88th Ave., for treatment. An African-American female veterinary technician had informed the dog owner that she would have to wait because they had gotten in a more severely injured animal. The white female reportedly replied, "So you're just going to let my dog die?" The technician told the dog owner that the injuries were not life-threatening to the dog, according to police. Some time later, the technician came to collect payment for services before they were administered. The dog owner became irate saying, "All you care about is money. Get out of the room!" according to police.

Before the technician left, the dog owner approached the door and pushed the technician in the chest, according to the police report. She later shut the door while the technician was in the doorway, police said. The dog owner took her dog to another location, but as she was leaving yelled racial slurs at the technician, police said. According to the report, the technician said she wanted to press charges, but had not yet returned calls from Mokena Police.

Missing Lug Nuts

A woman reported that lug nut covers had been stolen from her Lincoln while parked at the Hickory Creek Metra Lot. There was no further information available.

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