19th and 20th Districts
Breaking up
An aggravated assault occurred at the 2400 block of N. Lincoln Ave. at 1:25 a.m. Wednesday, June 8. Both the woman and her boyfriend had been drinking when a verbal altercation occurred. He then picked up a knife, grabbed her by the jaw, and threatened to kill both her and himself because she said she was breaking up with him. He proceeded to cut himself in the abdomen. The offender was taken into custody, treated for his wounds and then taken for a psychiatric evaluation. The victim was giving instructions on obtaining an order of protection.
Attempted robbery
A man with a knife attempted to rob three men at 9:54 p.m. June 5 in the 2400 block of N. Lincoln Ave. The offender approached the three from behind, then began patting down one victim, startling him. "Just looking for change," said the offender. A witness who was behind the offender saw that he had a knife behind his back and yelled, "He's got a knife!" At this point the offender demanded money. Police were called and they took the offender into custody.
Armed with a light bulb
At 9:45 p.m. June 5, a man was robbed by a team in the 2700 block of N. Greenview Ave. Two Hispanic men, about 20, approached and said, "Give me all of your money. We don't want to hurt you." One displayed what appeared to be a long fluorescent light bulb, saying, "You don't want me to hit you," while the other took the victim's $75, ATM card, IDs and keys.
The offenders then ran into a waiting vehicle; its driver guided the car north on Greenview and they disappeared.
Bank robbery
North Community Bank, 3401 N. Western Ave., was robbed at 3:25 p.m. June 1. A black man, 25-30, walked casually up to a teller and said, "Give me all your big bills. Give me twenties and tens." The teller handed over $3,120. The offender then left the bank as tellers pressed alarms and called police. A witness observed the robber getting into an old white four-door Ford that was waiting in the alley with another black male, 25-30, at the wheel.
Garage burglary
Sometime between 10:30 p.m. June 6 and 8 a.m. June 7, a burglar struck a garage in the 1400 block of W. Belle Plaine Ave. He took a Trek bicycle, a DeWalt SawZall, a jig saw, a table saw, and a circular saw.
30 minute opportunity
Carpeting and electrical tools were stolen from a garage in the 2800 block of N. Hermitage Ave. between 10:30 and 11 a.m. June 7. The victim had left his overhead garage door open part way. The value of the tools was $1,000.
Laptop & more
After being away since 7:15 a.m., a resident returned to his apartment in the 1500 block of W. George St. at 5:50 p.m. June 7. He discovered that his rear door had been pried open. Taken was one Nike Trax watch, two DVD players, one laptop, one AIWA stereo, one XBox game/game cube, miscellaneous IDs and checkbooks.
$1,000 of tools
An unknown person entered an unlocked garage in the 3200 block of N. Lakewood Ave. sometime June 7. He made off with a box of tools worth $1,000.
Laptop, etc.
The front door of an apartment in the 1500 block of W. Addison St. was pried open sometime June 3-10. Taken was a laptop ($3,500), 40 DVDs ($800), and jewelry ($50).
Panasonic, polka dots
A burglar forced his way into an apartment in the 3100 block of N. Seminary Ave. on June 8. He took a Gateway laptop with a polka-dotted bag, a Panasonic cordless phone, a Kodak digital camera, an Olympian digital camera, a Coach blue leather purse, a Tiffany silver bracelet, 100 CDs and 60 DVDs.
Description of offender: No pants
At 10:45 p.m. June 6, two women were walking in the 1100 block of W. Wrightwood Ave. encountered a streaker. Wearing only a blue T-shirt and white running shoes, the man ran past the women, who told him to stay away. "I'm so sorry — I'm doing it for my fraternity!" he yelled, and sped away.
Shop burglarized
Radio Shack, 3336 N. Western Ave., was burglarized June 3 before 6 a.m. Someone used a boulder to smash the glass door, then entered and removed items from behind the counter. It appears that the offender tried to use keys to gain entry into the display case.
Stolen ATM machine
The manager of the Irish Eyes Pub, 2519 N. Lincoln Ave., opened the bar at 3 p.m. June 3, and a customer went to use the ATM machine, located inside the bar, at 3:10 p.m. It was gone. Apparently someone had gained entry through the rear door, which may have been inadvertently left unlocked. The standing floor machine was ripped from its anchors on the wall, leaving brick and grout remnants on the floor. About $1,300 in cash was inside.
Church burglarized
The Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2120 W. Sunnyside Ave., was burglarized sometime June 5-7. The cleaning crew arrived on June 7 to find the front door open, with pry marks on the door frame/latch. Several rooms, the storage area, the office and the audio room were ransacked. Taken was one laptop, one amplifier, three microphones and $90.
School break-in
An ADT alarm alerted police to a burglary at McPherson School, 4728 N. Wolcott Ave., at 10:30 p.m. June 7. Police searched the building with a K-9 unit with negative results. Apparently an offender entered the school through a window left open. Taken was one electronic mixer (DJ equipment), worth $800.
Scalpers beware
Three men were arrested June 6 at 7:22 p.m. when they were observed selling Cubs tickets within 1,000 ft of Wrigley Field. They were stopping vehicles and pedestrian traffic at Clark and Addison streets in an attempt to sell the tickets. Another man was arrested in the 1200 block of W. Addison St. for the same offense at 6:36 p.m. June 7, and two more in the 3500 block of N. Clark St. at 7 p.m. that day, and another at 7:26 p.m. that day in the 3800 block of N. Clark St.
Criminal damage to vehicle
Someone poured an unknown substance on the rear of a 2005 Toyota Corolla, parked in the 3700 block of N. Ravenswood Ave., on June 6. The substance damaged the rear panel of the car.
Possession of drug equipment
Acting on a tip, on June 4 an undercover agent approached a residence in the 800 block of W. Lill St. and knocked on the door, asking the man who answered to set him up with a bag of meth. The other two men in the apartment began to yell "Police!" and run around the apartment. Police secured the apartment and discovered in plain view on the kitchen counter a scale, plastic baggies used to package crystal meth, and a glass tube used to ingest it.
One of the men was holding a hand-rolled cigarette of a crushed green leaflike substance believed to be cannabis, which police inventoried. Officers found $716 in cash in the bedroom closet. King, a dog from the K-9 unit, positively identified a drug scent on the cash. The three were arrested. This case will be heard in Br. 29-4 on July 27 at 1:30 p.m. |
