Clothes From Tinley Park Lane Bryant to be Donated

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Feb 20, 2009 6:20PM

As the one-year anniversary of the tragic Lane Bryant shootings recently passed, some wondered what would become of the Tinley Park Lane Bryant location where five women were shot in a robbery. The shop has been closed down since the shooting as it's still considered an active crime scene. But what of the inventory? It seems the chain is going to donate all clothing that's not considered evidence. The beneficiaries of the donations will be homeless charity Together We Cope and the Crisis Center for South Suburbia, which benefits women who are victims of domestic abuse. Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki said, "They were in the front part of the store. They were not in the back of the store. Any of the clothes that were involved in the crime, or near the crime, have been taken by the police and they're in the evidence center. And the clothes that Lane Bryant has so nicely donated are all 100 percent good. There's no problem. Many of them are still in original packaging."