Chicagoist Weekend Blotter
By Prescott Carlson in News on Dec 12, 2010 9:00PM
- Least intimidating criminal nickname of all time: Tip Jar Bandit.
- A mother and son had some quality family bonding time as they together allegedly held up two UPS delivery drivers on the South Side.
- A man was fatally shot with his own gun Saturday night during a robbery attempt at an Orland Park tanning salon.
- A man and woman who allegedly snatched a woman's purse are now charged with attempted murder for firing shots at a "Good Samaritan" who was trying to catch them.
- A federal grand jury has issued a nine count indictment against a Chicago teen in connection with a series of bomb threats at Western Illinois University this fall.