Around 12:46 p.m. Oct. 4, on the 6100 block of North Avenue, a man displayed a knife, swung it toward a Chicago resident and struck them. The man then damaged the doors and hood and punctured a tire of the victim’s 2012 Nissan Altima. The estimated damage is unknown.

Criminal sexual assault

A man was reported Oct. 5 to have previously committed a criminal sexual assault against an Oak Park resident.

Theft

  • Someone stole a Chicago resident’s white and black RadMission Power mountain bike around 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Oct. 1 while it was unlocked and charging on the 1100 block of Lake Street. The charger for the bike was also stolen. The estimated loss is $1,200.
  • At 1:52 p.m. on Oct. 3, a man entered the Walgreens at 811 Madison St. and stole two, 2- packs of Modelo beer. He was last seen heading north on the alley between Oak Park Avenue and South Grove Avenue. The estimated loss is $46.82.

Criminal damage to property

  • Someone used a brick to shatter the windshield of an Oak Park resident’s 2016 Chevrolet Colorado between the evening of Oct. 1 to the morning of Oct. 2 on the 700 block of South Lombard Avenue. The estimated damage is $800.
  • A man hit and broke two glass panes to a CTA bus shelter between the morning of Oct. 1 and the morning of Oct. 2 on the 1100 block of South Boulevard. The estimated damage is unknown.

Burglary

Someone got into an Oak Park resident’s unlocked 2013 Hyundai Elantra at around 12:26 p.m. Oct. 2 on the 600 block of South Humphrey Avenue. The person stole money and a Samsung Galaxy S21 cell phone. The estimated loss is $1,125.

Motor vehicle theft

Someone with keys stole an Oak Park resident’s 2017 black Audi Q5 between 8 a.m. Oct. 2 and 8 a.m. Oct. 3 on the 1200 block of North Harlem Avenue. The car had a 14-piece golf club set, gold bag, golf shoes and golf bag cart. The estimated loss is $17,450.

Arrests

  • A 34-year-old Chicago man was arrested around 11 a.m. Sept. 30 for aggravated battery to an Oak Park resident that occurred on the 1100 block of Westgate Street.
  • A boy from Chicago was arrested for attempted motor vehicle theft of an Oak Park resident’s car around 8:50 a.m. Oct. 2 on the 200 block of Washington Boulevard.
  • A 55-year-old Maywood woman was arrested at 8:13 a.m. Oct. 3 for criminal trespass on the 700 block of Lake Street. She was given a notice to appear and released.
  • A 25-year-old Chicago woman was arrested at 8:42 p.m. Oct. 4 for driving under the influence on the 1–100 block of Washington Boulevard after a traffic accident.
  • A 33-year-old Cicero man was arrested for driving under the influence at 2:25 a.m. Oct. 6 on the 800 block of North Oak Park Avenue.
  • A boy from Chicago was arrested around 6 p.m. Oct. 6 on the 800 block of Wenonah Avenue for an active warrant from Cook County for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.

These items were obtained from Oak Park Police Department reports dated Sept. 27 – Oct. 7 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  

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