Today in WTF: Jerkstore Steals From Area Little League

By Marcus Gilmer in News on May 12, 2009 6:20PM

We know there are more serious things going on in the city (and the world) but sometimes we read a story and just shake our heads in disbelief. This morning, that story was from the Southtown Star explaining the current plight of the Blue Island Little League, victims of a weekend burglary that saw the theft of $3,000 worth of concessions and equipment. The theft happened at a concession stand at Rauch Field, located at 125th Street and California Avenue. League president Jaime Jalomo told the paper, "You name it, they took it. They took candy, Gatorade, boxes of hot dogs, nachos, our public address system, the stereo, pizza ovens and pizzas. They even took our extra baseballs."

Around 190 boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 12 play at the park. Meanwhile, Jalomo was surprised that, curiously, the alarm hadn't worked, saying, "Normally, the alarm would have gone off. It's really loud, loud enough to scare off somebody." Police investigated - "We had games at 10 o'clock Saturday, and the police were still there," - but offered no information to the Southtown Star.