Some men entered an Oak Park apartment at the 100 block of Garfield Street through an open window Feb. 7, confronted a boy in his bedroom, displayed a handgun and demanded property. The men ransacked the apartment, stealing a gaming system and car keys. They then fled through the front door. The estimated loss is $600. The boy was not reported to be harmed.
Armed robbery
A man walked up to the Dunkin’ Donuts & Baskin-Robbins drive-thru window at 6820 Roosevelt Road and ordered a drink Feb. 9. He then displayed a firearm and demanded money. He stole money from the register drawer as the victim held the drawer up to the window. The estimated loss is $100.
Reckless discharge of a firearm
- Someone driving a black Buick sedan fired a gunshot at two men walking on foot in an alley. The incident occurred at roughly 11 a.m. Feb. 7 on the first block of Greenfield Street. The vehicle fled westbound and the two men on foot fled.
- Officers responded to the 900 block of Division Street after callers reported shots being fired Feb. 10. After the shots were heard, a caller saw a yellow vehicle flee eastbound along with a second vehicle. Officers found shell casings in the roadway.
- On Feb. 11, someone fired six rounds from a gun into an Oak Park resident’s unoccupied Honda Accord while it was parked in a garage on the 800 block of North Marion Street.
Burglary
- A burglar alarm went off at an Oak Park business on the 100 block of South Marion Street Feb. 6 because glass was breaking. A dark-colored older Chevrolet Suburban or Tahoe pulled up front, cameras showed, and four men got out. One forced the front door open and the other three entered the business and began breaking display cases and stealing merchandise. The men then got back in the vehicle, which was last seen southbound on Marion Street. The owner said two of the broken cases were full of rings, wedding bands, earrings and necklaces. The estimated loss is $20,000.
- Someone broke into an Oak Park resident’s garage at the 100 block of South Grove Avenue between Feb. 6 and Feb. 7. The individual stole a blue Cannondale 900 series bike with attached saddle bags and front rack. The estimated loss is $3,500.
Arrests
- A man turned himself in to the Oak Park Police Department on Feb. 10 for a domestic battery that occurred at the 400 block of North Austin Boulevard Dec. 10, 2023. He was charged with aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery.
- An Oak Park man was arrested for battery and criminal damage to property Feb. 10.
- A Texas man was arrested and issued a citation for driving under the influence Feb. 10 at the 800 block of Madison Street.
- A Chicago man was arrested and issued a citation for driving under the influence of alcohol Feb. 11 at the 1000 block of North Elmwood Avenue.
- A man was arrested and issued a citation for driving under the influence of alcohol Feb. 11 at the 1000 block of North Austin Boulevard.
Motor vehicle theft
Someone stole an Oak Park resident’s black 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia while it was parked at the 400 block of North Elmwood Avenue. The incident, which occurred between Feb. 6 and Feb. 7, resulted in an estimated loss of $20,000.
These items were obtained from Oak Park Police Department reports dated Feb. 5-12, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.
Compiled by Luzane Draughon