Man learns strip club a bad pick-up joint

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill., July 9 (UPI) -- Police say a 50-year-old man should not have become close to a woman he met in a strip club in Chicago Heights, Ill., given she allegedly stole from him.

Police said the unidentified man from Park Forest, Ill., originally met Rachel Klootwyk, 38, in a strip club and soon learned of her alleged health and financial problems, the SouthtownStar reported Thursday.

After the man started helping out his strip club friend by paying some of her bills, Klootwyk allegedly learned his bank account information and began using his funds as her own.

Park Forest Police Chief Tom Fleming told the SouthtownStar the man alerted police after learning of $3,700 worth of unauthorized account withdrawals.

"These are tough economic times for everyone, including bad guys," Fleming said regarding the felony financial identity theft charge against Klootwyk.

"Sometimes, you get what you expect. Generally, you meet better people at church than you do at a strip club."