Minor Locked Out, Garbage Fire, Stinky Sink: Palos HILLS Blotter

Daughter Locked Out

A Palos Hills woman was charged with neglect of a minor. Police say Stacy Tustin, 41, refused to let her minor daughter back into house around 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20 after she left the house. Tustin was issued a local ordinance citation. She has a court hearing on Jan. 9 in Bridgeview.

Garbage Can Fire

Palos Hills police assisted the North Palos Fire Protection District in responding to a fire in eh 10000 block of South Hill Terrace around 11 a.m. Dec. 20. Firefighters put out a fire in a resident’s garbage can.

Stinky Sink

A resident called to report a suspicious circumstance in the 9100 block of North Road around 1 p.m. Dec. 23. Upon arrival, police learned that a sink was backed up and overflowing, causing damage and a foul smell within the building. A plumber was called to repair the sink.

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.