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Police looking for woman who tried to steal tree in Palos Park

She was seen trying to remove a spruce tree from the driveway of a home last week.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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A woman tried to take a tree in Palos Park

Screen grab of doorbell camera footage of a woman who tried to steal a tree from a home June 11, 2019, in Palos Park.

Palos Park police

Police are looking for the woman who tried to steal a tree from someone’s front yard last week in southwest suburban Palos Park.

About 3 p.m. June 11, the woman was seen in the area of 8th and 125th Street trying to lift and take a new Spruce tree from a driveway, Palos Park police said. Home security footage shows her coming out of a white four-door vehicle.

The homeowner’s dogs thwarted her attempt, scaring her off, police said.

Anyone with information should contact police at 708-448-2191 or 708-671-3770.

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