Another Fake Cop Harassing Drivers: Weird Crimes

Fake Cop

Nov. 9: Palos Hills police say that a woman reported that she may have been pulled over by a man impersonating a police officer.

On Saturday, at around 4 p.m. a woman was driving on 111th Street approaching Roberts Road when she saw a white car flashing strobe lights behind her, police said.

She then pulled her car over and a white male wearing a short-sleeved dark blue uniform with a badge approached her car. The red haired and freckled man asked to see her driver's license, police said.

The woman reported that she was traveling 40 miles per hour and the supposed police officer told her that was the speed limit, police said.

He then took her driver's license, looked at it and gave it back to her. The man then went back to his car and drove away, police said.

After the woman reported her story officers checked with area police departments and could not find any officer matching the physical description the woman gave. They continue to investigate the incident.

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Burglar With A Sweet Tooth

Nov. 1: A pudgy burglar broke into a candy store and made off with thousands of dollars’ worth of chocolate mints.

Oak Lawn police were dispatched to Cupid Candies at 4707 W. 95th St. around 3:21 a.m. in response to a burglary.

When police arrived on the scene, they discovered that the front entry door had been shattered, allowing the thief or thieves to access the candy shop.

Police said that a witness from a nearby business observed a dark blue, full-size fan with temporary plates parked in front of the candy shop at the time of the robbery.

According to the witness, he saw a male white going into the business, but thought he was a deliveryman.

In fact, the opposite was true, when the man emerged from the candy store and started throwing items into the back of the van.

The witness immediately called police and walked toward the candy store. When the man saw him, he jumped into van and fled eastbound on 95th Street.

Police described the suspect as a five-foot-nine-inch male white, weighing approximately 250 pounds, and wearing a blue puffy jacket with a hood.

The store owner soon arrived, and told police that the store had been stocked 54 boxes of chocolate mints that were to be shipped out that morning.

Only five boxes were left in the store. The owner said it did not appear that anything else in the business was disturbed.

The owner told police that other Cupid Candies locations have been burglarized in the past.

The sweet-toothed crook got away with 49 boxes of chocolate mints for a combined loss of $2,200.

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Anchors Away

Oct. 7: Thieves shoved off with 4,000 rail anchors in a heist at the Chicago Heights business Atlantic Track, according to reports.

Police say the person or persons took a total of four pallets, each containing 40 bags filled with 100 rail anchors each, from the 2665 State St. business sometime in the second week of October.

The total dollar value in stolen items is estimated to be around $15,000.

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It Keeps The Cocaine Warm?

Nov. 2: An Alsip man faces drug charges after cops found cocaine under a blanket inside his van, according to a report.

Michael Bobis, 47, of the 11800 block of Hamlin, was charged with possessing a controlled substance, possessing marijuana, possessing drug paraphernalia, driving without a rear license plate light and having a cracked windshield, according to Evergreen Park police.

Bobis was stopped at about 3:03 a.m. near the intersection of 95th and Western when cops noticed the license plate light was out and the windshield was cracked, the report states.

Cops noticed a smell of marijuana coming from the van, the report states. Inside, they found a one-hitter box and cigarette buts with a green, leafy substance. They also uncovered a substance suspected to be cocaine under a blanket between the front states.

The substance in the cigarettes tested positive for 0.3 grams of marijuana, the report states. A field test of the 0.7 grams of the suspected cocaine also was positive.

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