Jesus A. Mendez, 29, of Palos Hills, was charged Sept. 13 with aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon after police said he pointed a gun at a man in the 15700 block of 71st Court.
Police said they received a call about a man flashing a gun at another man. The man told police he had bought food at White Castle and parked in a nearby lot to eat, and that his headlights were shining into Mendez’s vehicle. He said Mendez thought he was a police officer, police said.
The two argued, and Mendez pulled out a gun and pointed it at the man, police said. When officers located Mendez, he told them he had a gun in the front console of his car, according to the police report.
Mendez was held pending transport to the Bridgeview Courthouse the next day.
Disorderly conduct
Tamika C. Hill, 49, of Tinley Park, was charged Sept. 14 with disorderly conduct after police said she spit on a woman following a road rage incident.
The incident began in Tinley Park, police said. The vehicles later stopped in the parking lot of Cooper’s Hawk, 15690 Harlem Ave., where the woman told police Hill spit at her. Hill told officers she spit on the woman, according to the police report.
Hill is scheduled for an Oct. 6 hearing at Orland Park Village Hall.
Retail theft
Nadine C. Gibson, 45, of Harvey, was charged Sept. 15 with retail theft at Home Depot, 7300 W.159th St.
Store employees told police Gibson hid five bottles of Dawn dish soap in her bag and walked past the last point of purchase, police said.
Gibson was fined and given an optional court date at the Orland Park Civic Center.
Motor vehicle theft
Angel Espinosa, 24, of Frankfort, was charged Sept. 16 with motor vehicle theft and possession of a stolen vehicle after a woman’s car was taken from outside Weber Grill, 14210 LaGrange Road.
The woman told police she came out of the restaurant and her car was gone. Security video showed a man dressed in black with white shoes entering several vehicles before driving off in hers, according to the police report.
She had left her keys in a bag near the front seat, and the bag held an activated AirTag, police said. The tracker placed the keys in Chicago Ridge, where police arrested Espinosa.
He was held and scheduled for a Sept. 17 hearing at the Bridgeview Courthouse.
Police report information is provided by law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken. Persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
Compiled by Jeff Vorva
