Oak Park police arrested two men for unlawful use of a weapon in separate incidents last week, according to police activity reports. 

Police arrested a 23-year-old Oak Park man on charges of domestic battery and unlawful use of a weapon just after 10:10 p.m. April 1. Police had responded to a domestic battery report in the 100 block of Washington Boulevard when they found that the man had a loaded handgun in his pocket, according to the police activity report. 

Police also arrested a 34-year-old Chicago man on charges of unlawful use of a weapon and resisting arrest in connection with an incident that occurred in the 100 block of Austin Boulevard just after 7 a.m., March 31, according to police activity reports. 

Battery incidents 

On April 2, police arrested a Chicago man on battery charges in connection with an incident that occurred in the 7100 block of Roosevelt Road. After his arrest, police reportedly also learned that the man had not been in compliance with his mandated sex offender registration. 

On April 3, police arrested a Maywood woman on battery charges in connection with an incident in the 800 block of Oak Park Avenue. 

On the morning of April 2, a man in his 60s reportedly assaulted a Rolling Meadows resident in the bathroom of an Oak Park business in the 100 block of Madison Street. The victim told police that the man had shoved them in the chest after they told him he couldn’t be in the women’s restroom before he fled on foot. No arrest has been made in connection with the incident, according to police activity reports. 

Car theft 

An unknown suspect stole an Oak Park resident’s 2018 Hyundai Sonata that had been parked overnight in the 800 block of Euclid Avenue on April 3. The car was valued at over $12,000, according to police. 

Robbery incident 

A Chicago man was robbed while walking in the 100 block of Maple Avenue in Oak Park. An unknown suspect pushed the man to the ground from behind and stole the victim’s state-issued cellphone then fled the scene, according to police. 

These items were obtained from Oak Park Police Department reports dated March 30-April 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 a description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.   

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