Police Say They Found Men in Culver's Lot With Cocaine and Booze

said they arrested two men early Saturday after they found them sitting in a car in the Culver's parking lot with more than 9 grams of cocaine and about 25 clear plastic bags —most only contained residue—and 20 empty Modelo beer cans.

Juan Reyes, 27, of the 5000 block of West 159th Street in Oak Forest, and Eduardo Rojas-Morales, 21, of the 17100 block of 71st Ave., in , were arrested around 1:45 a.m. and charged with one count each of possession of a controlled substance. A third man was also in the car, but was not arrested or charged.

Police said they stumbled upon the trio in an idle 2006 Honda Civic, which was stopped in a dark corner of the lot at Culver's, 18248 Sayre Ave., Tinley Park. Culver's is listed in the report as the employer for each of the arrested men.

Police said the three "appeared surprised" when the officer walked up to the driver's side window.

Other than the 20 beer cans scattered around the car, the officer saw a rolled up dollar bill sticking out of an air vent on the dashboard and a case of Modelo behind the driver's seat, the report said.

"The suspects appeared nervous," the officer wrote in the report. "They did not make eye contact with me when I attempted to talk to them and they refused to answer my questions."

Police searched the car and the three men. They didn't find any contraband on Morales or the third man, the report said, but discovered a bag of cocaine in Reyes' wallet. They also found two more clear plastic bags of cocaine in the glove box—one that contained the drug in rock form.

About 20 empty bags were found in the car "matching the bags the cocaine was in," according to the report.

"The bags appeared to have been used bags that once held suspect cocaine," the report said. "A large amount of currency was found in the center console. Some bills were rolled up in the same fashion as the one in the dashboard air vent."

The Honda was towed to the impound yard.

Morales and Reyes were questioned at the station, where Morales said he was the owner of the vehicle and that he began to use cocaine about a year ago, according to the report.

The bags found inside his car tested positive for cocaine. Three contained 9 grams and the one inside Reyes' wallet contained .5 grams, police said. Its street value was estimated to be around $200. Both men were listed as "intoxicated" in the report.

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