Police Blotter: Speeding and Spitting Mad, Missing Meds

Sunday, April 10

He's Got It in the Bag

A bookbag left on a woman's lawn in the 4800 block of West 155th Street contained a Tom Tom GPS, Sony camera, and a cell phone that police say belonged to a suspect being held for a car burglary from the previous evening.

Speeding and Spitting Mad

An Orland Park woman was charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery against a police officer, after police said she spit at one officer, and slapped and scratched another after being pulled over for speeding. Sydney Harmon, 20, of the 9200 block of Hunter Drive, was clocked driving 68 mph in a 45-mph zone in the 5900 block of 159th Street, according to reports. The officer said he checked and found she was driving on a suspended license. As he was transporting her to the department, she began muttering that he was going to hell and calling him a devil worshipper, according to reports. As the officer was escorting her into the building, he said she spit at him. The department called Tinley Park police and the woman's family, who said Harmon is bipolar and medicated but often runs out of her medication, according to reports.

Broken by a BB?

Someone broke the windshield of a car with either a BB or pellet gun, the owner told police. The cost to repair is approximately $500.

Duped at Dunne?

After a man charged purchases to his credit card at the pro shop at George Dunne Golf Course, he told police someone at a Target store in Virginia racked up five separated purchases of $250 each.

Missing Meds

A man's Vicodin pills were missing after his car was ransacked in the 15900 block of South Jamie Court, he told police. Also missing was $40 in cash, 20 CDs and a radio faceplate. The approximate value of all items was $400.

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