Two friends were cited by Tinley Park police this week after using water from a fire hydrant to make an ice rink in a nearby backyard. I know how this went, it’s very simple. These guys were sitting on the couch bored to death and googled how to make an ice rink, they then proceeded to do so and stole 26,000 gallons. Click below to read the story.
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Police were called to Tinley Park High School about 7 p.m. Sunday when a school custodian noticed a fire hose hooked to a running fire hydrant on the school’s property. They followed the hose through a fence and a wooded area to find a partially frozen ice rink measuring 91 by 43 feet, police said. Tony Nelin and Timmy Ryan, both 20 and from Tinley Park, met police at their homemade rink and were issued citations for tampering with a fire hydrant. They are scheduled to appear in court Jan. 26 when they’ll likely be fined and ordered to pay for the water they used, an estimated 26,000 gallons, according to Tinley Park police. Based on regular water rates, the water is expected to cost about $127.44, said Tinley Park interim police Chief Phil Valois. “They don’t have the authority to tap into a fire hydrant without permission of the village,†he said. Nelin said he borrowed about 250 feet of fire hose from a firefighter relative to fill up the lumber-framed rink where he and four friends plan to play hockey this winter.
