A man met with a kid to purchase some clothing July 9 on the 700 block of Lake Street. The man then displayed a firearm and stole the youth’s property and money. The estimated loss is $2,250.
Burglary
A man entered a Chicago resident’s trailer July 9 on the 800 block of Highland Avenue and stole an Echo leaf blower. He then fled in a Chevrolet Malibu. The estimated loss is $700.
Battery
On July 10, a man entered the Mobil gas station at 622 Madison St. and demanded a refund. He then threw an assortment of candies on the ground and pushed a Skokie resident in the chest. He fled in a gray Honda CR-V. The estimated damage is $50.
Theft
- Someone stole an Oak Park resident’s package that contained an Abbott medical device between June 29 and July 10 on the 800 block of Fair Oaks Avenue. The estimated loss is $3,500.
- On July 8, three women stole makeup and beauty care products from the Sephora at 1145 Lake St. They then fled in a Chevrolet Equinox. The estimated loss is $4,341.
Criminal damage to property
Someone used a large landscaping brick to break out the sunroof of an Oak Park resident’s 2012 Infiniti G37X between July 8 and 9 on the 800 block of South Euclid Avenue. The estimated loss is $3,000.
Motor vehicle theft
Someone stole an Oak Park resident’s 2020 Hyundai Tucson between July 8 and 9 on the 200 block of South Maple Avenue. The estimated loss is $25,000.
Arrests
- A 36-year-old Oak Park man was arrested for battery and criminal trespass to property on July 9 on the 200 block of North Kenilworth Avenue.
- A 39-year-old Chicago woman was arrested for battery and criminal damage to property July 9 on the 800 block of Lake Street. She also had an active Metra warrant for criminal trespass.
- A 61-year-old Oak Park man was arrested for violation of an order of protection July 9 on the 1100 block of South Harvey Avenue. He was also charged for another violation of an order of protection that occurred March 31.
- A 42-year-old Melrose Park man was arrested for driving under the influence after being in an accident July 12 on the 300 block of Randolph Street.
- A 58-year-old Berwyn man was arrested July 12 on the 1100 block of South Ridgeland Avenue for disorderly conduct. He was cited and released at the RUSH Oak Park Hospital.
- A 31-year-old Oak Park man was stopped July 12 on the first block of Erie Court as a “suspicious person.” He gave a false ID and was charged with obstructing identification. He was found to have two outside warrants for “dangerous drugs” and for retail theft. He was transported to bond hearings.
- A 49-year-old Chicago man was arrested for battery July 14 on the 400 block of South Grove Avenue after he grabbed, struck and kicked an Oak Park resident several times. He was issued a notice to appear citation and released.
These items were obtained from Oak Park Police Department reports dated July 8 – 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 physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.
Compiled by Luzane Draughon