Lotto Ticket Argument, Burglary, Pocket Knife Threat: Palos HILLS Blotter

Lotto Ticket Argument

Police responded to a disturbance around 10 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Shell Gas Station at 103rd Street and Harlem Avenue. A customers was arguing with the clerk over the payment of a lottery ticket. After the argument, the customer claimed that the clerk threatened to kill him.

Residential Burglary

Someone burglarized a resident in the 8000 block of Circle Drive sometime before 4:30 p.m. Sept. 6. Police said the burglar swiped cash, purses and cologne. The burglary remains under investigation.

Traffic Altercation

A driver exchanged “words” with another driver in traffic in the 7700 block of 111th Street around 12:30 p.m. Sept. 5. When their vehicles were stopped in traffic, the driver said the other guy got out of his car and threatened him with a pocket knife.

These incidents were listed among the official reports of the Palos Hills Police Department. Readers are reminded that an arrest by the police does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can determine whether an offender is guilty or not guilty of the offense with which he or she has been charged.