Oak Park police arrested an area man wanted for aggravated assault over the weekend.
On Feb. 5 police arrested a 70-year-old Markham man after a name check revealed that he had an active Cook County warrant for aggravated assault, according to police. Police transported the man to the station, processed him and held him for bond hearings, according to police.
The man was later arrested by Oak Park police for violating a protective order on Feb. 8, according to police.
Battery arrests
Oak Park police arrested several people on battery charges over the last week.
Police arrested a 20-year-old Chicago woman for battery in connection with an attack on another Chicago resident in the 1100 block of South Boulevard, according to police.
Oak Park police also arrested a 39-year-old Chicago man on two counts of domestic battery charges and criminal damage to property charges. The incident reportedly occurred in the 1100 block of S. Lombard Avenue, according to police.
A 38-year-old Oak Park woman was also arrested on domestic battery charges in connection with an incident in the 200 block of S. Maple Avenue, according to police.
Steak theft
Oak Park police are investigating reports of a man stealing hundreds of dollars’ worth of steaks from a local grocery store.
On the morning of Feb. 4, a man reportedly stole Four Australian Wagyu beef tomahawk steaks from the Wild Fork Foods grocery store in the 400 block of Harlem Avenue, according to police.
The steaks are valued at a combined $380, according to police.
These items were obtained from Oak Park’s Police Department reports dated Feb. 2– Feb. 9 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.
