ID Thefts At TInley Park Health Club Lead To Charges For 2 Men

TINLEY PARK, IL — Two men are accused of identity theft in two separate incidents last month at the same village health club, according to Tinley Park police. The incidents happened at LA Fitness, 18400 Convention Center Drive.

Antonio Lewis, 29, of Antioch, California, is charged with identify theft and unlawful possession of a credit card of another. He was ordered held on $75,000 bail and is at the Will County Adult Detention Center, according to the Will County Sheriff's Office's website.

Lewis allegedly stole a credit card from a gym locker at the club Feb. 8, police said in a release this week. He then allegedly tried to use the card at a nearby mall, police said.

In another incident, Cornell Trotter, 47, of Chicago, was charged Feb. 23 with three counts of identity theft and a count of aggravated identity, according to police. Trotter is being held on $50,000 bail at that Will County jail, according to the sheriff's office.

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Trotter is accused of stealing ID and credit cards from gym members on four separate occasions, police said.

Police urge gym patrons to keep valuables to a minimum when they work out at a health club. Patrons also should invest in a "high-quality gym lock that won't easibly break," and they should select a middle lock that's close to foot traffic and very visible, according to police.

Antonio Lewis, 29 (left), and Cornell Trotter, 47 (Photos via Tinley Park Police)