Oak Park Police have responded to several burglary incidents over the last week, according to their published activity reports.
Between the hours of 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. Feb. 25, a man was captured on video surveillance breaking through a glass pane to gain entry to a home in the 200 block of Linden Avenue. Once inside, the man stole clothes, shoes, a backpack, a laptop and wallet with the total value of the items estimated at $1,550, according to police.
Police arrested a 39-year-old Chicago man later that day in connection with the incident.
At 5:20 a.m. Feb. 25 in the 600 block of Harrison Street, an unknown suspect broke down the glass door of a building to steal a delivery package containing paint, with the cost of the stolen items and the damage to the building estimated at just over $1,000, according to police.
Police had also responded to reports of a burglary at an apartment building in the same block at around the same time, as police believe an unknown suspect broke a lock on an exterior door to enter the building and steal a package sometime during the early hours of Feb. 25, the value of which is unknown.
At 2:38 p.m. Feb. 25, an unknown suspect stole $900 worth of tools from a Wood Dale resident’s truck when it was parked in the 900 block of North Lombard Avenue, according to police.
At 2:33 a.m. Feb 24, an unknown suspect entered an unlocked door to a garage at a home in the 500 block of Fair Oaks Avenue and stole a $500 portable electric car charger, according to police.
Juvenile Robbery Arrests
Two juvenile residents of the Village of Bellwood were arrested at 3 p.m. Feb. 25 in connection with the robbery of a Chicago resident in the 900 block of Lake Street on Nov. 1, according to police.
Domestic Battery Arrest
Police arrested a 40-year-old Oak Park woman on charges of domestic battery Feb. 28, according to police. A name check revealed that the woman had a separate Cook County warrant, also for domestic battery, according to police.
These items were obtained from Oak Park Police Department reports dated Feb. 24 –March 3 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.