The Hyundai owners told police the keys to the Elantra were in another vehicle that was unlocked, Palos Hills police reports said.
A Bridgeview man is charged with causing a multi-vehicle pile up that left a man dead, and three others injured.
Franczak said he was able to find the man, and fight the current to bring him to shore with the help of another person.
When the man tried to purchase a second gift card, he fled the store when the associate questioned the validity of the money, police said.
God didn't bring a yorkie to a Palos Hills resident, who lost $550 in an online pet scam trying to buy a Yorkshire terrier off the internet.
A resident's Ring camera captured a car driving up to a mailbox and putting a firecracker in it, police reports said.
Four cars were burglarized in Palos Hills. Police advise residents to lock their vehicle doors and take their valuables into the house.
The Chicago man was picked up in a traffic stop after a months-long investigation, police said.
The man intercepted a check for $25,000 and opened a bank account in resident's name, Palos Heights police said.
An Alsip man is tied to a shooting in April in which multiple shots were fired at a storefront, Palos Hills police said.
The fire was contained to an unoccupied unit in a building on Roberts Road. Illinois State Fire Marshal ruled the fire an arson.
A 37-year-old Chicago man is charged in the shooting of two men in the parking lot of Prime Time Restaurant in Hickory Hills.
The resident went to take out a loan, only to be told another existing loan had been taken out in their name, Palos Hills police said.
Security video captured the man walking out of Palos Tobacco with two cases of alcohol, Palos Heights police said.
The shooting happened outside Prime Time and may resulted from an argument between two men who had earlier been at the restaurant, cops say.
Both vehicles were parked in parking lots when their catalytic converters were sawed off May 31, reports said.
Two gun arrests were made in separate incidents May 15 and May 22 in Palos Hills, reports said.
The Chicago man is accused of taking vehicles from Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital and CVS in Palos Heights.
Five incidents of car break-ins and a stolen Mercedes were reported between May 17 and May 24 in Palos Hills.
Palos Park police will be watching the roads during Memorial Day weekend for impaired/distracted drivers and seatbelt scofflaws.
A resident claimed a caller named "Veronica" who worked for Amazon, said their account had been hacked and to send $8,000, reports said.
Ten incidents of stolen or damaged Kia and Hyundai vehicles parked in apartment complex parking lots were reported in Palos Hills.
A 2014 Chevy Traverse was stolen while the vehicle owner was paying for gas at Speedway, Palos Hills police reports said.
Over 200 cars blocked the intersection drifting and blocking traffic before a large group of spectators, Palos Hills police said.
Two apartments were broken into and ransacked in separate incidents on 99th Terrace in Palos Hills, reports said.
Burglars broke into Pizza Hut and stole an unknown amount of cash.
When the fake roofer tried to get the older homeowner to follow him behind the house, the homeowner call 9-1-1, Palos Park police said.
Palos Hills police reports, April 11 through April 13.
Hyundais and a Kia were damaged and/or stolen from apartment complex community parking lots in Palos Hills.
Palos Hills police said a man got into an argument with an old acquaintance at Elite Mobile.
Palos Park police will be monitoring intersections for red-light violators during Distracted Driving Awareness Month through April.
Palos Park police said the 41-year-old Joliet man gained an elderly resident's trust and stole checks, making them payable to himself.
Palos Hills police said the resident was in possession of their credit card when the bets were made to an online sports book.
Two condo units on Theresa Circle were broken into on March 10, Palos Hills police reports said.
The man was observed in a parked car pleasuring himself in a vehicle in the parking lot, Palos Heights police said.
One vehicle was stolen while the owner bowled, another left running and unlocked on a driveway, and a TikTok challenge was made on a Kia K5.
A man tried to pass a counterfeit one-hundred dollar bill at Emerson Toys, Gifts and Hobbies, Palos Park police said.
Two guns were reported stolen in separate incidents from unlocked cars on the same day, Palos Hills police said.
A Palos Park woman and a Hazel Crest man are accused of creating 15 fictitious businesses and receiving $742,600 under the CARES Act.
The former hospital worker who is currently free on an I-bond turned himself in and confessed to the second theft, Palos Heights police said