A 52-year-old Chicago man was arrested at 11:45 p.m. Nov. 5 for driving under the influence of alcohol on the 900 block of Lake Street. He was also charged with possession of a concealed firearm under the influence. He was given a citation and notice to appear.
Motor vehicle theft
- Between noon and 1:35 p.m. Nov. 4, someone broke into a Bellwood resident’s 2016 black Kia Optima while it was parked on the 700 block of South Boulevard. The estimated loss is $15,000.
- Between 2 p.m. Nov. 6 and 7:42 a.m. Nov. 7, someone stole an Oak Park resident’s white 2016 Nissan Maxima while it was parked on the 900 block of South Humphrey Avenue. The estimated loss is $15,000.
- Between 11 p.m. Nov. 7 and 6:19 a.m. Nov. 8, someone shattered a window to break into and steal a Chicago resident’s black 2020 Nissan Maxima. The estimated loss is $20,000.
Theft
- At 2:33 p.m. Nov. 4, a man was seen through home security cameras stealing a package containing ink markers and bingo cards on the 600 block of South Maple Avenue. The package was later found open, with all contents.
- Around 1:57 a.m. Nov. 4, someone stole a package containing three smoke detectors from the front porch of an Oak Park residence on the 600 block of North Kenilworth Avenue. The estimated loss is $447.
- A man stole an Oak Park resident’s unlocked black, gray and white camouflage “SE” BMX bike from the front lawn of a building at 3 p.m. Nov. 9 on the 900 block of South Boulevard. The man rode away on the bike westbound on South Boulevard. The estimated loss is $1,200.
Arrests
- A 36-year-old Bellwood man was arrested at 6:50 p.m. Nov. 4 for an assault that occurred on the 800 block of South Oak Park Avenue. The man was given a citation and notice to appear. He also had three retail theft complaints and was given citation and notices to appear on those charges, too.
- A 21-year-old Chicago man was arrested for domestic battery at 2:09 p.m. Nov. 6 in Berwyn.
- An Oak Park boy was arrested at 5:13 p.m. Nov. 6 for a robbery that occurred on Oct. 23 on the 200 block of North Scoville Avenue.
- A 39-year-old Chicago man was arrested for driving under the influence at 1:17 p.m. Nov. 7 on the 500 block of South Maple Avenue. He was given a notice to appear.
- A 27-year-old Chicago woman was arrested at 2:35 a.m. Nov. 9 for battery that occurred on the first block of Division Street. She was given a citation and notice to appear.
- A 62-year-old Chicago man was arrested for unlawful use or possession of a weapon at 8:26 p.m. Nov. 9 on the first block of Erie Court. He was held for bond hearings.
These items were obtained from Oak Park Police Department reports dated Nov. 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