Police Blotter: Firework Burns Car, Lottery Tickets Stolen

TUESDAY, JULY 31

Theft Outside WellGroup

An 82-year-old Chicago Heights man told police he was inside WellGroup on Dixie Highway when for about an hour and came out to find the center console of his vehicle had been rifled through. He then noticed some lottery tickets and his handicap placard were missing from his glove box, according to the report. Then man told police he believed he left one of the windows partially open.

Firework Blast

A 52-year-old Chicago Heights woman told police she heard a loud bang and saw pink and yellow sparks, then a large cloud of smoke near her home. The woman went to check her vehicle and noticed rust had fallen off the passenger's side undercarriage, according to the report. Police saw a burn mark and fragments of a firework under the vehicle, according to the report.

Car Thief?

A 43-year-old Chicago Heights woman told police she was watching a man's house for him while he was out of town when an unknown person entered a locked garage and took the man's vehicle. Police did not see any signs of forced entry, according to the report. 

Gun Threat

A 42-year-old Chicago Heights woman told police her ex-husband's girlfriend came to her home, knocked on the window and called her a derogatory word. The girlfriend then pointed a black and silver handgun at the woman before fleeing in an unknown direction, police said. Police were unable to locate the threatening woman, according to the report.

Vandalized by Clark Kent?

A 44-year-old Chicago Heights man told police someone spray painted the initials "CK" on his rear windshield with white paint. The man told police he did not know when the vandalism occurred. 

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