Oak Park police are investigating after a woman was mugged while walking on Oak Park Avenue over the weekend.
The woman was reportedly attacked by a man wearing a hood and black clothing while she walked in the 1000 block of South Oak Park Avenue shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23. The man tackled her from behind and kicked her in the leg before demanding the woman’s purse, according to police.
The man fled the area on foot after taking the woman’s purse. The woman’s cellphone had been inside the purse but was recovered on Harvard Street at the mouth of the Ridgeland/Cuyler alley, according to police.
The stolen purse is valued at $50, according to police.
Domestic battery arrests
Oak Park police arrested two people on domestic battery charges last week.
Just before 11:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, Oak Park police arrested an 18-year-old woman from Homewood in the 900 South Euclid Avenue on charges of domestic battery, according to police. The woman was also charged with criminal damage to property and held for bond hearings, according to police.
Oak Park police arrested a 22-year-old Chicago man on domestic battery charges in the 200 block of South Maple Avenue at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21. The man was held for bond hearings, according to police.
These items were obtained from Oak Park’s Police Department reports dated Jan. 21– Jan. 27 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.
