Oak Park police are investigating an incident where a man reportedly spat on a CTA train conductor.
A man in a blue coat and mismatched blue and black shoes was holding the door of the train open while it was stopped at the Oak Park Avenue Green Line station despite the train conductor telling him to stop blocking the door. When the conductor was on their way to report the man to CTA control, the man spit on the conductor before fleeing the station on foot, according to police.
The man is being sought on battery charges, according to police. The incident happened shortly before 6 a.m. on Feb. 18, according to police
Aggravated robbery
Oak Park police are investigating a robbery incident in which thousands of dollars in electronics and cash were stolen from a Chicago resident, according to police.
The victim was in the 800 block of South Humphrey Avenue at around noon on Feb. 19 when they were approached by a man in his late 30s who was driving a purple Acura SUV. The man threatened the victim by implying that he had a firearm, before taking cash and two cell phones from the victim, according to police.
The total value of the stolen items is estimated at $9,900, according to police. The suspect is being sought for aggravated robbery, according to police.
Coffee shop battery
Oak Park police received a report of a battery incident at a local coffee chain location last week.
A male in either his teens or early twenties entered the Starbucks in the 700 block of Lake Street shortly before 4:20 p.m. Feb. 18 while yelling and then grabbing the victim, an Oak park resident, and forcing them outside of the store. The suspect then pushed the victim before punching them multiple times in the face with closed fist, according to police.
The offender was last seen going west on Lake Street towards Oak Park Avenue, according to police.
These items were obtained from Oak Park’s Police Department reports dated Feb. 16– Feb. 23 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.
