Countryside police
Man with bat threatens motorist
A motorist told police a man with a baseball bat threatened him after they argued over a traffic issue at 2:22 p.m. Oct. 2 in the 5400 block of Dansher Road.
The accused told police he approached the motorist with the bat because he was upset about the argument. The motorist declined to press charges.
Truck hits stop sign, leaves
A witness reported that a semitrailer truck struck and damaged a stop sign at 57th Street and Longview Drive at 2:26 p.m. Oct. 2 and then left the scene.
Parked vehicle struck in hit-and-run
A man reported that his vehicle was struck while parked in the 5400 block of 8th Avenue between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Oct. 2.
Surveillance footage from the area showed a work truck back out of a nearby driveway and hit the vehicle at 11:52 a.m.
The reporting officer identified the contractor working in the area and is trying to determine which of the contractor’s vehicles or employees was involved.
Phone scammer steals $999 from restaurant employee
An employee at Popeyes, 5711 S. La Grange Road, lost $999 to a phone scammer, police said.
She received a call on the business phone Oct. 3, followed by text messages from the scammer on her personal phone.
She was tricked into sending $999 through the Apple Pay app on her cellphone to an account in Mexico.
Man finds two tires flat after he heard hissing
A man reported that around 10 p.m. Sept. 30 he heard a loud hissing sound coming from his driveway in the 0-100 block of Willow Court.
When he went outside, he found both passenger-side tires on his car flat.
Package worth $240 stolen from condo vestibule
A resident reported that a package containing $240 worth of merchandise was stolen Oct. 5 from the front vestibule of a condo building in the 10700 block of 5th Avenue Cutoff.
Surveillance video showed a man wearing an Amazon delivery vest drop off a package, pick up the resident’s package and leave.
At the time of the report, the resident was unsure whether to prosecute if the man is identified.
Child’s Pokemon cards taken
A woman reported that her child dropped two packages of Pokemon cards inside Physician’s Immediate Care, 800 W. Plainfield Road, on Oct. 6.
Staff told police that video showed a person picking up the cards. Staff declined to share the video without a court order.
Man cited for trespassing at Home Depot
A 32-year-old man was cited for trespassing at Home Depot, 140 Countryside Plaza, at 8:53 a.m. Oct. 7.
He was seen inside the store after he previously received a trespass warning not to return, police said. Police did not release the man’s name.
Woman’s wallet stolen at TJ Maxx
A woman reported that her wallet was stolen from her purse while she shopped at TJ Maxx, 5555 S. Brainard Ave., on Oct. 7.
Shortly afterward, someone tried to use one of her credit cards at the Target in Willowbrook.
Surveillance footage showed a man in a white-and-blue flannel shirt and brown pants take the wallet from her purse and leave the store at 2:23 p.m.
More than $500 in merchandise stolen from pet store
A man and a woman, both dressed in black, stole more than $500 in merchandise from Petsmart, 24 Countryside Plaza, at 3 p.m. Oct. 7, employees told police.
The pair filled a shopping cart and left without paying, employees said.
Change stolen from unlocked car
A man reported that loose change was stolen from his unlocked car, parked in the 10300 block of Plainfield Road, between Oct. 7 and Oct. 8.
Woman charged with aggravated identity theft
Kathy M. Arrington, 26, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated identity theft at 10:05 a.m. Oct. 7 at Tony’s Fresh Food Market, 803 Joliet Road.
Police said Arrington had been arrested earlier on accusations of stealing a shopper’s purse inside the market.
As the investigation continued, police identified her as the person who used the shopper’s credit cards at stores in Chicago.
After Arrington turned herself in on the credit card allegations, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office approved the charge of aggravated identity theft.
Battery charge after traffic accident
Jahiem R. Williams, 25, of Chicago, was charged with battery after an accident around 7 p.m. Oct. 8 in the 5400 block of South La Grange Road.
Williams was a passenger in one of the cars. After the crash and an argument, Williams allegedly battered the other driver, police said.
Four tickets for Summit man who fled crash
Carlos M. Ocampo, 24, of Summit, received four tickets after leaving a traffic accident on La Grange Road around 10:48 p.m. Oct. 9, police said.
Police said he rear-ended a car stopped in traffic and immediately left. Officers soon found his vehicle parked in the 9900 block of 58th Street.
While officers investigated, Ocampo approached them and told them he had been driving at the time of the crash.
Ocampo was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, driving on a suspended license, driving without insurance and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
Police report information is provided by law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt; they are a record of police actions taken. People charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Compiled by Steve Metsch.