Police Blotter: Online Hook-Up Ends in Theft

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9

Smooth Criminal?

A 41-year-old Gary, IN woman told police she met a 38-year-old Chicago Heights man on the Internet and had been talking to him for a couple of days. The man told the woman, via text message, that his mother had been rushed to the hospital and died shortly after, according to the report. The woman told police she went to the man's home to comfort him, at which time they sat in the car and talked before making a trip to Harold's Chicken and back to his residence. After the woman finally left, she noticed her wallet was missing, according to the report.

TUESDAY, MAY 8

Drug Paraphernalia

Ervin T. Pearson, 52, of the 20000 block of Ithaca Road in Olympia Fields, was arrested an charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after police saw him near the intersection of 14th and Center Avenue and discovered he had two warrants out for his arrest from Glenwood and Steger police, according to the report. A pat-down revealed Pearson to have a pipe, used for smoking narcotics, in his possession, police said.

Missing Car on Fire

A 45-year-old Park Forest woman told police she left her vehicle in front of her aunt's house on Washington Street around 6 p.m., but returned to find it was missing. After the startling discovery, the woman saw she had a voicemail from the Chicago Heights Police Department and went to the station. Police told the woman they responded to a vehicle fire involving her car in the intersection of 21st Street and Wentworth Avenue.

MONDAY, MAY 7

Missing Ring

A 26-year-old Sauk Village woman told police she took her vehicle to a brake and muffler shop on West 14th Street to be worked on. The employees at the shop had already began working on her vehicle when she went to remove her belongings from it, according to the report. The woman then noticed her white gold diamond ring, valued at $1,000, was missing from the cupholder, according to the report. The employees of the business said they did not see or have the ring, and the owner of the business told police he would continue searching for it.

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