Theft
An unknown person removed the catalytic converter from a 2004 Chevy Malibu parked in the 200 block of South Marion Street between the morning and afternoon of Aug. 24. Estimated loss is $1,047.
A 16-year-old Oak Park boy was arrested, the evening of Aug. 27, in the 100 block of Division Street after he removed a pink bicycle from a rear yard in the 700 block of Hayes Avenue.
Someone removed an 8-foot section of copper downspout from the south side of St. Edmund Church in the 100 block of South Oak Park Avenue between the afternoon of Aug. 24 and morning of Aug. 28. Estimated loss is $225.
An unknown person entered a locked rear yard in the 300 block of South Oak Park Avenue, overnight Aug. 28, cut a cable lock and removed a women’s purple Schwinn bicycle. Estimated loss is $340.
Police arrested three men, early Aug. 29, in the first block of South Boulevard for theft of a bicycle. The Cicero men, ages 18, 19 and 20, had taken the bike from the first block of Van Buren Street about 10 minutes before the arrest.
An unknown person removed three pairs of Nike and Puma shoes from a UPS package left in front of the apartment building in the first block of Garfield Street, the morning of Aug. 28. Estimated loss is $180.
An orange Gary Fisher bicycle was removed from the unsecured rear yard of a residence in the 800 block of Home Avenue, overnight Aug. 30. Estimated loss is $600.
An unattended cellphone was removed from a table at a business in the 900 block of Madison Street, the afternoon of Sept. 2. Estimated loss is $700.
A pink Magna bicycle was removed from a backyard in the 1100 block of South Scoville Avenue between the afternoon of Aug. 31 and evening of Sept. 1. Estimated loss is $185.
A resident of the 7900 block of North Avenue told police someone removed their red Schwinn bicycle, which had been parked unlocked in the bushes in front of their home between the morning of Aug. 27 and evening of Aug. 28
A student at Concordia University reported his Adidas backpack was taken from the school’s computer lab, the afternoon of Aug. 30. It contained an Apple Macbook Pro computer, a wallet with personal identification, cash, a credit card and keys. Estimated loss is $2,120
Burglary
Someone removed a black Garmin GPS unit, miscellaneous CDs, a cellphone charger and a pair of sunglasses from a black Lexus RX350 in the 600 block of Garfield Street, overnight Aug. 26. Estimated loss is $160.
A Chicago juvenile was arrested and charged, the night of Aug. 28, with possession of burglary tools after he was found at the bicycle racks in the first block of Garfield Street.
Someone entered a tool shed in the 1000 block of North Humphrey Avenue between the morning and evening of Aug. 29 and removed a red Toro snowblower, a silver ladder and two snow shovels. Estimated loss is $640.
An unknown person entered a residence in the 700 block of Home Avenue, overnight Aug. 29, and removed an Ogio duffle bag, containing a calculator, a wallet with $25 cash and keys to the residence. Estimated loss is $167.
A Panasonic 42-inch plasma TV and a 32-inch flat screen TV were removed from a residence in the 100 block of South Elmwood Avenue between the early morning and afternoon of Aug. 31 after someone cut the kitchen window screen and climbed in through an unlocked window. Estimated loss is $890.
A Coach purse containing $25, miscellaneous credit and identification cards and a North Face book bag were removed from a locked vehicle in the 900 block of Lake Street between the morning and evening of Aug. 31. Estimated loss is $260.
Someone entered a residence in the 1200 block of North Lombard Avenue, the morning of Sept. 1, and removed a red floral purse containing a Samsung cellphone, $1,000 in cash, a checkbook and miscellaneous credit cards. Estimated loss is $1,260.
An unknown person removed a black men’s 21-speed Bulls bicycle and a black boy’s 12-inch Raleigh bicycle from a garage in the 1000 block of North Grove Street, overnight Sept. 1. Estimated loss is $900.
A grey 21-speed Specialized hybrid bicycle was removed from a garage in the 100 block of South Kenilworth Avenue, overnight Sept. 1. Estimated loss is $500.
Someone entered a 2012 Toyota Prius in the 7700 block of Lake Street, the night of Aug. 31, and removed a backpack containing a wallet with a license, paychecks, credit cards and $120 in cash
Criminal damage to property
An unknown person used silver spray paint to draw lines across the passenger’s side of a 1999 Honda Civic in the 700 block of Monroe Avenue overnight Sept. 2-3. The offender also used blue spray paint to write “bitch” on the passenger side window. The victim told police that before leaving her vehicle on the street, she confronted a group of juveniles who fled from a backyard on the block, directing foul language at her. No offenders were located in the area.
Robbery
A 17-year-old Chicago boy was arrested and charged with robbery in the 1000 block of Lake Street, the evening of Aug. 27, after he forcefully removed an iPhone from a woman’s hand.
These items, obtained from the Oak Park and River Forest police departments, came from reports filed Aug. 28-Sept. 3 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.
