Police Charge 2 Men Nabbed in New Lenox After Tinley Park Armed Robbery
Two men have been charged in connection with the manhunt that started Jan. 2 in Tinley Park and ended in a car crash in New Lenox.
Two men were charged Friday with the Jan. 2 Tinley Park armed robbery that ended in New Lenox after they crashed their getaway car on Route 6 just east of Cedar Road. A third man was released pending investigation. The Cook County State's Attorney's Office charged Larone Smith and Lazeric Watkins, both are 24 and from Chicago. The pair appeared Friday at Bridgeview Courthouse. Smith's bond was set at $500,000, while Watkins' bond is set at $250,000. Tinley Park Police Chief Steve Neubauer said the two were armed just after 7 p.m. Wednesday when they robbed cell phones from the T-Moblie store, Harlem Avenue and 162nd Street. No shots were fired, but one store employee received minor injuries. With a description of the getaway car …
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Julie S
1:04 am on Monday, January 7, 2013
TPPD Gave up chase to protect citizens who may have gotten hurt. I don't care who or how the got caught! They are in jail. Bad guy loses! Employees gave great description of the offenders and the car. We should be thanking them as well! Nice to all agencies! We are NOT going to let crime take over out town!!! I'm staying in TP and I'm proud to say I live here! Have a great day!!! :) more ›