At around 6:42 a.m. Nov. 12 on the 200 block of South Grove Avenue, a man confronted an Oak Park resident. The resident had just located what he thought was a stray dog. The man struck the resident in the face with a closed fist, telling the resident not to touch his dog. The man then fled the scene.
Theft
Between 5 p.m. Nov. 10 and 10 a.m. Nov. 13 someone stole jewelry from an Oak Park resident’s jewelry box inside her residence on the 700 block of Wisconsin Avenue. The estimated loss is $21,000.
Arrests
- A 69-year-old Oak Park man was arrested for a previous battery at 5:34 a.m. Nov. 11 on the 700 block of Madison Street. He was issued a citation and notice to appear in court.
- A 19-year-old Chicago man was arrested at 9:17 a.m. Nov. 11 on the 300 block of Linden Avenue for a battery that occurred in Oak Park. He was also charged with criminal trespass to a safe school zone.
- A 34-year-old Lake Zurich man was arrested at 10:45 p.m. Nov. 11 on the first block of Erie Court for possession of a controlled substance. He was given a citation and notice to appear.
- A 32-year-old Oak Park man was arrested at 5:54 p.m. Nov. 12 on the 100 block of Garfield Street on two cases for violation of order of protection. He was transported to bond hearings.
- A 33-year-old man from Champaign was stopped for traffic at 8:38 p.m. Nov. 11 on the 500 block of Madison Street. The vehicle had been reported stolen and the man had two felony Cook County warrants for escape and aggravated battery to a police officer. He was also driving on a revoked driver’s license. He was transported to bond hearings.
- A 45-year-old Oak Park woman was arrested at 8:07 a.m. Nov. 13 at Target, or 1129 Lake St. She was charged with criminal trespass to real property and battery for an incident that occurred Nov. 11 at the same location. She was involuntary committed after having a mental health crisis.
- A 27-year-old Chicago man was stopped for traffic around 9 p.m. Nov. 13 on the 300 block of North Austin Boulevard. A search revealed a handgun in the center console of the car. He was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, then given a citation and notice to appear.
- A 68-year-old Oak Park man was arrested at 11:40 a.m. Nov. 13 at Village Hall for failure to register while on the Illinois Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. He was transported to bond hearings.
- A 55-year-old man from Pembroke Township was arrested at 10:31 a.m. Nov. 15 on the 800 block of North Ridgeland Avenue for unlawful use/possession of a weapon and failure to reduce speed. He was held for bond hearing court.
- At 12:36 p.m. Nov. 16 at Village Hall, an Oak Park boy turned himself in for aggravated battery complaints which occurred at Oak Park and River Forest High School on Feb. 8. He was referred to court.
These items were obtained from Oak Park Police Department reports dated Nov. 11 – 18 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