A man, driving a black Kia Soul, approached a Chicago resident’s vehicle in traffic around 7:30 a.m. on March 8 on the 1500 block of North Harlem Avenue. He was screaming a profanity and then pointed a small gray semi-automatic handgun at the victim. The victim then drove away.
Aggravated unlawful use of a weapon arrest
A 22-year-old Chicago man was driving and stopped for a traffic violation on March 9 on the 300 block of North Austin Boulevard. He had a loaded gun, which had been converted to be fully automatic, inside his car. He was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon – machine gun. He was held for bond hearings.
Aggravated discharge of a firearm
Someone, possibly driving a dark gray Volkswagen sedan with tinted windows, fired a gun several times into a Chicago resident’s vehicle. No injuries were reported. The incident occurred on March 5 on the 6400 block of West North Avenue.
Motor vehicle theft
Someone stole an Oak Park resident’s white 2016 Nissan Maxima between March 3 and March 4 on the 600 block of South Boulevard. The estimated loss was $20,000, but the vehicle was recovered by the Chicago Police Department on March 8.
Theft
- In West Suburban Medical Center, at 3 Erie Court, someone got into an unlocked room and stole two boxes with a Sherlock navigation system, a mounting bracket, a side mount arm, a wireless remote and a Sony printer bracket. The incident, which occurred between March 1 and March 4, resulted in an estimated loss of $8,540.
- Someone got into an Oak Park resident’s Ford work van by breaking the front driver’s side window on March 9 on the 1200 block of Woodbine Avenue. The person stole assorted tools. The estimated loss was $3,150.
Arrests
- A 61-year-old Chicago man was arrested for battery against an Oak Park resident on March 6 on the 100 block of North Marion Street. He was issued a citation and released.
- A 33-year-old Chicago man was arrested for domestic battery against an Oak Park resident on March 6 on the 4900 block of West Cermak Road, in Cicero.
- A 46-year-old Oak Park man was arrested for domestic battery against a Chicago resident on March 9 at the 1100 block of Westgate Street.
These items were obtained from Oak Park Police Department reports dated March 4-11, 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
