Oak Park police are investigating an incident in which $10,000 in property damage was done to a local middle school.
An unknown suspect reportedly damaged multiple fences and turf fields at Percy Julian Middle School on Ridgeland Avenue in Oak Park with a vehicle. The suspect reportedly rammed the vehicle through multiple school fences and drove over the top the turf fields, according to police.
The incident reportedly occurred in the early morning hours of Nov. 24, according to police.
Aggravated assault arrest
Oak Park police arrested a Forest Park man on violent felony charges last week.
Oak Park police arrested the 29-year-old man in the 500 block of South Maple Avenue just after 2:20 p.m. Nov. 25, according to police. The man faces charges of aggravated assault and criminal trespassing to real property in connection with an incident that allegedly victimized another Forest Park resident, according to police.
The man was transferred into Cook County custody and appeared in court Tuesday Dec. 1, according to county records.
These items were obtained from Oak Park’s Police Department reports dated Nov. 25 – Nov. 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.
