Crime & Safety
Man Fondles Himself in Parking Lot: Police Blotter
Oak Forest Police reports, Aug. 17–19.

SATURDAY, AUG. 18
Fake Business, Real Payment
Police were notified that sometime between Aug. 15 and Aug. 18, someone charged nearly $300 in purchases to Elevation Music in Kansas City on a man's credit card. The victim told officers he did not make any such purchase and need to file a report. Officers tried to contact the business and found it does not exist.
Mailbox Busters
Police were notified of three seperate mailboxes vandalized over night. Two victims were located in the 15600 block of New England Avenue, while the third was located in the 6800 block of 156th Street. Officers have no suspects at this time.
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FRIDAY, AUG. 17
DUI? Nope. Don't Remember It
Brien L Jones, 24, of the 4000 block of W. Midlothian Turn Pike in Robbins, was cited for DUI, DUI of .213 and violation of vehicle impound order. Jones was arrested after officers responded to a report of a car hitting cars and trying to run people down in the parking lot of the Oak Forest Plaza, 4142 W. 167th Street at 2:09 a.m.
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When police asked Jones about the night, he said he did not remember hitting any other cars or people. He told officers he remembered leaving the bar and that was it. He submitted to field sobriety tests, which he failed, according to reports.
He was taken into custody and transferred to the Oak Forest Police Department, where he blew a .213. He was released on an I-bond, pending a Sept. 5 court appearance.
Self-Love in Condo Parking Lot
Police responded to a complaint of public indecency, after a resident of a home in the 15700 block of Laramie Avenue called to report an unknown man masturbating in a rear parking lot. The complainant told officers she did not recognize the man, and that he left shortly after she reported the matter.
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