An Oak Park resident was surrounded by four men who demanded the victim’s shirt Sept. 21 on the 300 block of Lake Street. The victim handed over his shirt, a white Hellstar Brainwashed shirt, and the men fled in an unknown direction. The estimated loss is $400.
But then an Oak Park resident located the group involved in the robbery a few hours later and confronted the group. The men began to grab at their waistbands, so the victim fled in a vehicle and drove westbound on Lake Street. She reported she saw a man in a white sedan, who possibly pointed a firearm at her.
Burglary
- Four men were seen on camera shattering the front window of KB Smoke Shop with a sledgehammer Sept. 21 at 7101 W. North Ave. The men stole the ATM machine, cash register and cigarillos. The men then fled in a red SUV that was last seen heading eastbound on North Avenue. The estimate loss is $2,000.
- Someone, through an unlocked front window, broke into an Oak Park residence between Sept. 19 and 23 on the 600 block of North Humphrey Avenue. The person stole a Taurus 38 handgun. The estimated loss is $500.
Robbery
Two men approached two Oak Park residents Sept. 20 on the 300 block of South Elmwood Avenue. The men forcefully stole one of the victim’s purses containing credit and debit cards, car keys, a wallet, an iPhone 15 and other cards. The men fled in a white Toyota Prius that was last seen westbound on Washington Boulevard. The estimated loss is $1,000.
Motor vehicle theft
Someone, with a key fob, got into and stole a Chicago resident’s blue 2014 Mazda 3 Sept. 24 on the 900 block of South Maple Avenue. The estimated loss is $8,258.
Catalytic converter theft
Someone stole the catalytic converter from an Oak Park resident’s 2016 Hyundai Tucson between Sept. 20 and 21 on the 300 block of Home Avenue. The estimated loss is $2,800.
Arrests
- A 29-year-old Chicago woman was arrested for battery against another Chicago resident Sept. 20 on the 800 block of Lake Street.
- A 20-year-old man and a 26-year-old man, both from Chicago, were arrested Sept. 20 in Chicago after being identified as those who committed an armed robbery on the 100 block of South Harvey Avenue. They were also arrested as the offenders in an armed robbery that occurred on the 1000 block of North Austin Boulevard.
- A 32-year-old Oak Park man was arrested Sept. 21 in Forest Park for criminal damage to property that occurred Aug. 9 on the 800 block of South Austin Boulevard. The man was issued a notice to appear citation.
- A 42-year-old Oak Park man was arrested for failing to register as a sex offender Sep. 21 on the 800 block of Carpenter Avenue.
- A 45-year-old Chicago man was the passenger in a vehicle stopped for traffic Sept. 22 in Chicago. He was found to be in possession of a firearm and charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
These items were obtained from Oak Park Police Department reports dated Sept. 20 – 27 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