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River Forest police help crack $28,000 Maywood heroin ring

A River Forest police street stop in early May led to information allowing area police departments to execute a search warrant in Maywood that netted heroine, crack cocaine and ecstasy with a street value of $28,000, according to a River Forest police press release.
Oak Park cops nab 7-Eleven armed robber
Oak Park police arrested a man who had allegedly robbed the 7-Eleven in the 600 block of South Boulevard around 11 p.m. on May 12.
Police capture River Forest home invasion suspect

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A man wanted by River Forest police for more than six months for an armed home invasion was captured without incident in a Lombard laundromat on May 7 by a team of officers from River Forest and Forest Park in the West Suburban Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement (WEDGE) task force.
Oak Parker arrested for robbing teen
Travone T. Norris, 25, of the 100 block of Kenilworth Avenue, was arrested Thursday, May 1, around 7 p.m. after he was identified in both a photo and a live lineup by a 14-year-old Oak Park juvenile who was robbed, the afternoon of April 20, near the Austin Boulevard Blue Line stop.
Oak Police investigating possible attempted abduction of teenager
Oak Park police reported an abduction attempt of a 17-year-old girl in the 800 block of Division Street, Tuesday around 3:30 p.m.
As temperatures rise, so do robbery attempts
Oak Park police said four strong-arm and armed robbery attempts took place in Oak Park between April 20 and 27.
Oak Park and Chicago police investigate ticking package in mailbox at Austin and Madison

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Police from Chicago and Oak Park responded to a report of a ticking package inside a mailbox at the southeast corner of Austin and Madison Monday afternoon.
Sheriff's officers find missing baby in Oak Park
Cook County Sheriff's officers executed a child protection warrant to recover an 8-month-old baby in Oak Park on April 22. The child's 41-year-old mother had left a Chicago alcohol and drug addiction treatment center without permission on April 9, a sheriff's spokesperson said.
Phony contractors pull off alley con in Oak Park
Oak Park police reported that a pair of phony contractors made off with two diamond rings and credit cards on April 18 in the 600 block of S. Lyman. Police said a 65-year-old homeowner flagged down the men, who were reportedly driving through his alley in a red late-model pickup marked with white writing.
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One gun displayed, one implied in Oak Park robberies
Oak Park police said two armed robbery attempts took place in Oak Park on April 20 and 22.
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