Oak Park police are investigating several recent incidents of armed robbery that were reported in the village, according to police activity reports.
On the afternoon of Aug. 16, a Chicago resident was walking in the 300 block of South Taylor Avenue in Oak Park when a man exited from the passenger seat of a Honda Civic with tinted windows and drew a knife on them. The man reportedly demanded money from the victim, who handed over an estimated $400, according to police.
The man then stepped back into the car, which fled eastbound on Randolph Street, according to police.
On Aug. 17, a man entered a convenience store in the 600 block of South Boulevard and demanded money while displaying a firearm. The victim reportedly turned over $625 to the man who fled on foot, according to police.
Police are also investigating an incident in which an Oak Park woman was walking in the 300 block of North East Avenue when a man approached her and stole her phone from her hand, according to police.
The man then shoved the woman to the ground and ripped away her purse before fleeing the area. The total value of the stolen goods is estimated at $550, according to police.
Battery arrests
Oak Park police arrested several people from around the area in connection with battery incidents last week.
Just after 6:30 p.m. Aug. 24, police arrested a 23-year-old Evanston woman on charges of battery and criminal trespassing in connection with an incident at a fast-food restaurant in the 7100 block of North Avenue.
Police arrested a 39-year-old Chicago man on charges related to an alleged altercation with officers in the 1000 block of South Lombard Avenue just before 9 a.m. Aug. 23. The man was booked on charges of aggravated battery of a peace officer, attempting to disarm a peace officer, obstructing a peace officer and resisting arrest, according to police.
Just before 5:30 p.m. Aug. 16, police arrested a 54-year-old Summit man on battery charges in connection with an incident in the 7100 block of Roosevelt Road, according to police.
These items were obtained from Oak Park’s Police Department reports dated Aug .15 – Aug. 25 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.