Blotter: Smash 'n Grab, $3,600 Worth Stolen and 2 Hit-and-Run Accidents

MONDAY, JAN. 16

Smash 'n Grab

A man returned to his parked car Monday to find shattered glass and a missing satellite radio, projector and gym bag. Inside the bag were his clothes, a weight lifting belt and manta ray equipment, according to the report. The car was in a lot at Brementowne Manor, 16130 Oak Park Ave., , between 7 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. The total value of the stolen items was about $3,650, the report said.

SUNDAY, JAN. 15

Warrant Arrest

Edward A. Salazar, 37, of the 18100 block of Mager Drive in Tinley Park, was arrested around 10:30 a.m. near the intersection of 84th Avenue and Nielsen Drive on a failure-to-appear warrant out of Cook County. His bail was set at $10,000.

SATURDAY, JAN. 14

Two Hit-and-Run Accidents

Police arrested Tajsha N. Pearson, who they said two witnesses identified as being responsible for two separate accidents —one involving another car and one involving a mailbox, according to the report.

Pearson was pulled over around 10 a.m. near the intersection of 159th Street and 80th Avenue in Tinley Park. She told police she didn't realize she'd hit the first vehicle —a blue Dodge pick-up truck—until her passenger told her so. She then "panicked and left the area and was heading home when she got lost on an unknown street," the report said.

She struck a mailbox when she made a U-turn and slid in the roadway, police said. She said she didn't realize she'd hit the mailbox, according to the report.

Pearson, of the 1000 block of Barrow Court in University Park, was charged with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident. Her bail was set at $1,500.

THURSDAY, JAN. 12

$3,600 Worth Stolen

Sometime between 9 p.m. Jan. 11 and 7 a.m. Jan. 12, someone stole a purse out of a woman's car in the 17200 block of 71st Court in Tinley Park. The victim said she didn't remember whether she'd locked her car doors but told police they were unlocked when she discovered her belongings missing. About $3,600 worth of items were stolen including a Coach purse, $50 cash, several gift cards, a $100 savings bond, a white gold chain and a .5-carat diamond pendant. 

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