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18th and 23rd Districts
Public indecency
In response to numerous complaints regarding sexual activity in the Montrose Bird Sanctuary, 4441 N. Simonds Dr., police performed an aggressive foot patrol on Saturday, July 2. At 9:43 p.m. they observed two men engaged in anal sex. The police announced their office; at this point one man fled on foot, making good his escape. The other man, 39, was arrested. His court date is 1:30 p.m. July 27 in Br. 47-4.
Computer fraud
A woman in New Hampshire fell victim to a fraud by a man in Lake View. She responded to an online advertisement that detailed a 2000 Acura Integra for $2,000. She went to Western Union and sent the $2,000. The offender emailed her and said he would drive the vehicle to her and arrive on the evening of April 21. The victim has not heard from the offender since. She reported the crime on July 7.
Credit card fraud
A former boyfriend got hold of the credit card of an Uptown woman. He charged $207 at Hotels.com and $100 at Verizon.
Unauthorized debit
Someone stole the debit card from a Lincoln Park woman, and used it to make a withdrawal of $1,500 from her checking account. The crime occurred sometime June 27 - July 5.
Aggravated assault with handgun
A stranger waved a gun at a man driving in traffic at 4:58 p.m. Wednesday, July 6. The victim was heading south on Sheridan Rd. and stopped at a light at Bryn Mawr Ave. The offender pulled up to his left in a '93 aqua GMC carry-all van. He displayed a handgun, shouted an unknown remark, and pointed the gun at the victim. The offender, described as black and 30, wore a gray skullcap. The victim gave police the license plate number to trace.
Flammable situation
In the 4700 block of N. Winthrop Ave., one residence was "a fire waiting to happen," and the fire did happen at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 7. A 13-gallon trash can, along with its contents of miscellaneous trash, caught fire and melted in the rear room of the basement. The room was not well ventilated and was used as a storage location for kerosene, gasoline and lawn mowers as well as other flammable materials. Responding officers also observed exposed electrical wires in the room. The occupant regularly smoked, and burned candles and incense.
Injured by...
According to police reports, a wheelchair injured a rider on a #36 Broadway bus at 9 p.m. Saturday, July 2. The victim said a hand-propelled wheelchair, powered by a white man, ran over his left foot, causing a small contusion.
Stolen food
Steaks, beer, fish sticks and a DVD player were among items taken in a burglary in the 4500 block of N. Magnolia Ave., sometime June 25-July 3. The resident returned from an out-of-town trip to find the apartment door kicked open and the doorframe splintered. Clothes had been pulled out of the closet; the kitchen cabinets and the refrigerator door were open. Food was missing from the fridge.
Escaping burglar spotted
A burglar slipped into the unlocked door of an apartment in the 400 block of W. Surf St. while the residents were down in the basement laundry room at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, July 3. One resident returned to the apartment to get more change, and spotted the offender leaving the apartment. The victim yelled and the offender fled down the service elevator. He was described as black, 30-35, 5'7" and 150 lb. He took $50 and three packs of Camels.
Break-in on Sheffield
In the 3700 block of N. Sheffield Ave., a burglar forced open the rear door of a basement apartment, breaking two locks, on Tuesday, July 5. He took an X-Box console and 125 X-Box games, as well as 120 DVDs and about $120 in change from a large jar. A purple soccer bag with the word LOTTO was also missing. An evidence technician was summoned.
Laptop
A burglar pried open the door to an apartment in the 800 block of W. Cornelia Ave. on Tuesday, July 5. He took a laptop ($1,500) and 40 DVDs ($400).
Drunken victim
At 12:45 a.m. Friday, July 1, in Duffy's Bar, 420-1/2 W. Diversey Pkwy., someone took the wallet of a very intoxicated man. He lost credit cards, IDs and $70.
Theft
While shopping in Marshall's, 3131 N. Clark St., on Wednesday, July 6, a woman left her purse unattended in her cart. Someone made off with her lime-green purse ($85), Coach wallet ($225), cell phone ($100), $60 cash, credit cards, bank card, keys, driver's license and digital camera ($600).
Unlawful use of handgun
At 2:16 a.m. Sunday, July 3, a group of three to five Hispanic men were standing on the corner of Irving Park Rd. and Broadway. A dark car pulled up, and the men approached it. The driver, a black man, exited the vehicle and fired several shots at the men. The gunman next ran about a block, then returned to his vehicle and drove away. Two bullets penetrated the window of Arnold's Restaurant, 4001 N. Broadway. The offender was 23-27, 6'2" and 225 lb. |
19th and 20th Districts
Domestic battery, serious injury
At 11:25 p.m. Sunday, July 3, a woman and her boyfriend returned home to the 4100 block of N. Western Ave. After a verbal altercation, the woman threw an object in anger. The man responded by throwing a glass container, which struck her in the right ankle and caused a serious laceration to her heel and another to the foot. The offender fled. The woman was transported to Swedish Covenant; surgery may be necessary if the Achilles tendon is cut.
Fire during night
An electrical fire damaged a second floor apartment in the 2100 block of W. Roscoe St. at 1:06 a.m. Sunday, July 3. Tenants of the third and first floors smelled smoke, called 911 and vacated the building. The fire department extinguished the fire and disconnected electrical service to the second floor apartment.
Dynamite on Fullerton
A man displayed an "explosive device" of six red sticks of dynamite with a black box and a blinking red light at a local currency exchange. At 12:02 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, the offender displayed the device to the manager of the Great Lakes, Inc. exchange, 832 W. Fullerton Ave. He indicated his discontent with the government's treatment of military veterans, and said, "This is what I was trained for, making explosive weapons." When she picked the phone to call 911, he said, "Don't be a hero - I'll let it go this time." He put the device back into his black shoulder bag and left. Police sent a flash message but did not locate the offender, described as black, 30-35, 5' 9", 160 lb. Possession of explosives is a sub-category of arson. The currency exchange is making available to police a videotape of the incident.
Public indecency
At 9:30 p.m. Sunday, June 19, police on routine patrol observed a man, 40, and a woman, 31, engaging in sexual intercourse in a grassy section of an alley in the 4600 block of N. Wolcott St. The officers approached the offenders, told them to put their clothes back on, and placed them in custody. They were transported to the 19th District for processing.
Robber with handgun
At 11:15 p.m. Monday, July 4, two offenders who approached from behind accosted two students walking in the 2600 block of N. Marshfield Ave. The offenders, both Hispanic men, 18, displayed a gun and demanded money. The victims surrendered $5, keys and IDs.
The offender & the vendor
Armed with a knife, a black man robbed a street vendor in the 1000 block of W. Belmont Ave. at 11:05 a.m. Monday, July 4. He approached the victim and said, "Give me some money." When the vendor said he had none, the offender pulled out a large knife and demanded the money. At this point the victim turned over $60, and the offender fled in a car with another black man inside. The robber was described as 35, 5'11", 210 lb. The man in the car had braids.
Beaten with bat for bike
At 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 5, a 19-year-old student was robbed of his bike in the 4700 block of N. Maplewood Ave. As the student bicycled south, a Hispanic man jumped out from behind a parked car and hit the victim in the arm with a baseball bat, telling him to give up the bike. The victim complied, fearing further beating. At this point three Hispanic men jumped out of a red hatchback Toyota, grabbed the bike, and put it in the back of the vehicle. All four offenders then fled in the car. The bike was a Dyno GT-red with a value of $700.
Masked man
A woman on crutches was robbed at gunpoint at 1 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, in the 4400 block of N. Wolcott St. She entered the courtyard of an apartment building from the alley. The offender brandished a blue steel semi-automatic pistol, demanded her money, grabbed her purse and kicked her in the right leg. (She had a cast on the left leg). She lost bank cards and IDs. The offender was a white man, 6', 200 lb., wearing a ski mask.
Troubles at tavern
When the watchdogs were out on a walk, a burglar struck a tavern. Between 1 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 3, the dogs were out of Sylvie's tavern, 1902 W. Irving Park Rd. During this time, a burglar took cigarettes ($350), various bottles of liquor, 50 CDs, unknown money from the poker machine, two speakers ($500), two microphones ($500) and $1,400 cash. The following day, a window in the tavern and a window in the upstairs apartment were broken, possibly with a BB gun.
Office burglary
Someone pushed in a first floor window air-conditioner, stole $25, and exited via the front door of an office in the 2600 block of N. Halsted St. The crime took place sometime June 30 - July 5.
Bogus check
A woman driving a red Hummer stopped at a currency exchange in the 4100 block of N. Lincoln Ave., where she cashed a computer-generated check for $1,983.44. The account turned out to be closed, causing a loss to the currency exchange, which reported it on July 2.
Quiet street, noisy crime
At 1:05 a.m.Monday, July 4, someone shattered both the front and back windshields of a '99 VW parked in the 2100 block of W. Agatite St. Both windows on the driver's side were also shattered. Apparently the offenders arrived and took off in a vehicle, as there was a sound of screeching tires and a crash just before the damage was discovered. |
The case of the shrinking wardrobe
According to police reports, a woman's wardrobe gradually disappeared from her closet over four months. The woman moved into an apartment in the 1400 block of W. Belmont Ave. in February, and began to notice several items missing every few weeks. Taken were 10 sweaters from Israel ($100 each); three blouses ($25 each); five pairs of dress pants ($40 each); 25 silk scarves; four tote bags; a black leather jacket; four large bath towels; and two CDs of Christian music. The locks on the apartment were not changed when the previous tenant moved out. |
Landlord training at Police Department reduces crime
The Department of Buildings and the Chicago Police Department offer a Landlord Training Program, to help ensure that neighborhoods are safe and well-maintained.
Started in 1997, the Landlord Training Program is designed to teach building owners, landlords, building managers and residents how to:
* keep criminal activity out of their buildings
* practice preventive building and crime maintenance
* screen tenants properly
* become a part of CAPS (Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy) partnership by working with the Police and Buildings Department to report illegal activity in buildings
* recognize dishonest tenants, and
* manage and maintain buildings that are free of building code violations and illegal activity.
The program also provides critical information on crisis resolution, the eviction process, contract clauses and leases, warning signs of illegal activity, and City services.
The City's Landlord and Tenant Ordinance holds landlords accountable for criminal activity that occurs in the buildings over an extended period of time. If a landlord permits or encourages illegal activity in their property, he can be fined up to $500 a day.
The free program lasts approximately three hours. The following sessions will be offered at the 19th District Police Station Auditorium, 2452 W. Belmont Ave., with a 6 p.m. registration and a 6:30 p.m. class: Aug. 10, Sept. 13, Oct. 11, Nov. 9, and Dec. 7. For more information, call (312) 744-3430, or visit
www.cityofchicago.org/buildings. |
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