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Oak Park police are investigating an incident in which a woman reportedly put a brick through a local business’ window, according to recent police activity reports. 

Just after 8:20 a.m. Aug. 14, a woman reportedly threw a brick through the front lobby window of a business in the 800 block of South Oak Park Avenue, according to police. 

The woman then fled the scene in a gold Chevrolet Equinox that was waiting to pick her up, according to police.  

Bike theft 

Police are investigating an incident in which multiple bicycles were stolen from an Oak Park home. 

On Aug. 13, police learned that someone had entered the garage of a home in the 200 block of Madison Street. The intruder then made off with a Vanmoof electric bicycle and another single-speed bicycle, according to police. 

The total value of the stolen bikes is estimated at $3,450, according to police. 

Burglary arrest 

Oak Park police arrested a 45-year-old Chicago man on burglary charges last week, according to police. 

The man was charged in connection with a burglary that reportedly occurred in the village in the 500 block of Lyman Avenue last month. 

Police arrested the man on the afternoon of Aug. 14 and transported him to bond hearings, according to police. 

These items were obtained from Oak Park’s Police Department reports dated August 11 – August 15 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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