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Gang members injure opponent, crash car
After an argument earlier in the evening, members of two different gangs encountered each other in Laurie's Liquor Store, 5153 N. Broadway, at 2:05 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29. Two victims from the first gang were in the store when three offenders from the second gang entered and separated them by standing between them. One offender left the store and returned moments later with an aluminum baseball bat. He struck one victim in the back of the head, causing laceration and hematoma. The other two offenders prevented the victim’s friend from coming to his aid. The offenders then fled in a red 2001 Ford SUV.
Police responded to a 911 call and transported the injured man to Weiss Hospital. They toured the area and found the offenders' vehicle crashed into the McDonald's at 1002 W. Foster Ave., with no occupants. Police Beat 2412 stopped a subject and brought him to the liquor store, where he was identified as one of the offenders who had restrained the friend. He was arrested, searched, and transported to the 20th District. |
19th and 20th Districts
Attempted strong arm robbery
A 25-year-old black man attempted to rob a woman on the sidewalk in the 5800 block of N. Winthrop St. at 2:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27. He approached her and asked for a cigarette. Before she could reply, he grabbed her and knocked her to the ground. He went through her pockets, found nothing to take, and fled.
Cash out
A burglar forced open the rear door of an apartment in the 1400 block of W. Elmdale Ave. on Friday, Jan. 27. He ransacked the living room and the bedroom, taking $220 cash.
Bike robber
A black male, aged 14 or 15, stole a bike from a boy riding down the 1400 block of W. Thorndale Ave. at 3:40 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. He punched the victim off the bike, climbed on, and took off. Several juveniles observed the robbery and accompanied the offender. The bike, a blue Diamondback BMX, had pegs on the rear tires as well as a small red and black bag on the rear. It was valued at $180.
Injured during robbery
A man was robbed of his paycheck ($600) in a parking lot in the 5600 block of N. Ridge Blvd. at 9:05 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. He parked his car and exited; two men approached and demanded his money. One offender struck him in the face with a metal object, possibly a gun, causing a gash. Both offenders went through the victim’s pockets. At this time a witness heard the commotion and came out to assist the victim, so the offenders fled.
Robber gets help
A victim made it easy for a robber at 8:38 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, in the 5600 block of N. Kenmore Ave. He saw the man trying to get into a locked apartment building and he offered to let him in with his own key. Once the victim unlocked the door, the offender pushed the victim inside, grabbed him from behind, and placed a 6” knife to his stomach. “Give me your wallet!” he said. The victim told him he had no wallet, but he surrendered his Tagheuer watch, cell phone, black leather jacket, and one black glove. The offender told the victim to wait inside while he fled.
The offender was white, 30-35, 6’, blond. He wore a green jacket, blue knit cap, and LSW glasses.
Strong arm robbery
In the 4900 block of N. Kenmore Ave., a retired man taking out the garbage at 8:44 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, was robbed of $2. The offender pushed the victim down and went through his pockets. A witness yelled, “I’ll call the police!” and the robber fled. He was black, 30-35, 250 lb., with short black hair.
Unexpected burglar
At 12:43 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, a man stood on top of a black car to climb through the back window of an apartment in the 1400 block of W. Winnemac Ave. He ran through the apartment—waking a resident—and seized a laptop, conveniently in a shoulder bag, from an unoccupied bedroom. He then jumped out of the same window and fled on foot with the laptop.
Caught red handed
At 7:02 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, police responded to a call of a man breaking into a car in the 1500 block of W. Lawrence Ave. Upon arrival they observed a man with his body halfway inside the car. One window was broken. The man was in possession of a red winter parka, a baseball hat, an umbrella, and a flashlight—all items that belonged to the car’s owner. The man was arrested and charged with a felony.
Carelessness costs
While shopping at Dollar Tree, 5235 N. Broadway, at 6:21 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, a woman placed her purse into a shopping cart. A black woman opened the purse, removed the wallet, and fled to a nearby Jewel. She was pursued by a police officer but he lost sight of her in the Jewel. The wallet contained $250.
Financial identity theft
A man from New Lenox, IL, told police that someone obtained a mortgage in his name for a property in the 2000 block of W. Farragut Ave. The man has no involvement with the mortgage company or with the house. The offender also purchased a 2002 Pontiac using the victim’s information, all without his consent.
Car damaged, raided
A woman parked her 2004 Toyota in a lot in the 5700 block of N. Lincoln Ave. at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27. Someone smashed her window and took her bag, purse, cell phone, green card, passport, and electronic dictionary.
Similar crime
A man parked his 2004 Nissan in a lot in the 5800 block of N. Lincoln Ave. at 6:30 Friday, Jan. 27. Someone smashed a window and took his bag, binder, papers and financial calculator ($150).
Pickpocket
An unknown offender reached into the shoulder bag of a shopper at Village Discount Outlet, 4898 N. Clark St., at 4:50 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27. The thief took $20, a cell phone, two credit cards, and a $25 Sears gift certificate, all within a black purse. |
18th and 23rd Districts
Armed robbers
Two robbers took a wallet from a man in the 800 block of W. Sunnyside Ave. at 9:11 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31. The offenders were both Hispanic males, 20-25, 5’9”, and 140 lb. One displayed a revolver and the other a knife. The wallet contained credit cards and IDs.
Doing repairs at 5 a.m.?
At 5 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, a witness startled two offenders in the laundry room of a building in the 500 block of W. Addison St. One offender immediately fled. The other said he was working on the laundry machine—and then fled. One machine had been pried open and the other had damage, but the coin boxes were intact on both. The offenders departed on “broken down 10 speed bikes.”
Both offenders were 40-year-old males, 5’6”, and 150 lb. One was black; the other was white with blond hair and a beard.
Eggs ruin paint
Someone “egged “ a 1996 Ford Escort parked in the 500 block of W. Barry Ave. overnight Feb. 2-3.
Expensive fire
"A popping noise like firecrackers” alerted a neighbor to a blaze in the garage in the 300 block of W. Wellington Ave. at 2:45 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3.
Flames were shooting out of the garage. Apparently an electrical short in the engine of one vehicle started the fire, which destroyed a 2005 Mercedes Z Coupe, a 2002 Mercedes Z sedan, and a 2002 Lexus SUV. The apartment above the garage was unoccupied; it sustained damage during efforts to strike the blaze.
Coffee and...
An armed robber struck Dunkin' Donuts, 4547 N. Broadway, at 7:05 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. First he ordered a cup of coffee. While the cashier made change, the offender displayed a silver handgun and said, “Don’t say ____. Just give it to me.” The cashier and a second employee remained motionless. The offender reached over the counter and took the cash drawer ($350) then fled. An evidence technician took fingerprints at the counter; he also took "elimination prints” from the two employees.
The robber was black, 30-35, 5’8” to 5’10”, 150-170 lb.
Half an hour later
A resident left an apartment in the 4000 block of N. Kenmore Ave. at 9:35 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27, and returned at 10:09 a.m. to find her rear door open and a master key in the door leading to the water meter in her apartment. Her DVD player ($150) was gone.
Burglar in occupied home
In the 1000 block of W. Byron St., a resident was awakened at 3:17 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, by a noise. He moved from the bedroom to the breakfast room and confronted an offender looking through a purse with a flashlight. “Please don’t hurt me, “ the offender said. The resident hesitated; the offender took off running. The resident gave chase and so did a witness sitting outside who heard the commotion. The offender got away.
Nothing was missing from the apartment. However, the burglar apparently left behind a black winter glove. He was black, 50, 6’, 170 lb, with a mustache. He wore a black jacket with a furry collar.
$1000 taken
In the 1300 block of W. Wilson Ave., a resident locked his apartment and left for work on Jan. 28. When he returned, the doors were still locked, but his money box was damaged and the contents ($1000) were gone.
Cash stolen
In the 400 block of W. Diversey Ave., a burglar struck an apartment sometime Jan. 28-29. Apparently he used keys to enter. He took $100 cash from a top dresser drawer.
Vacation time burglary
In the 900 block of W. Newport Ave., a resident returned from a five-day vacation on Sunday, Jan. 29, to discover a burglary. He found the front door unlocked, the living room light on, and the following items gone: laptop ($2,500), computer bag ($40), amplified antennae ($30), computer speakers ($125), and CDs ($70).
Aggravated robbery
Two offenders followed a victim with a physical disability from a video store on Broadway to an apartment building in the 400 block of W. Aldine Ave. at 3:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27. They managed to get into the locked lobby by entering immediately behind the victim. They threatened to shoot him, then threw him on the floor and repeatedly kicked and punched him. They stole $50 from his wallet and fled.
Loss of $60
A student was robbed by a man with a handgun at 3:45 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30, in the 1100 block of W. Cornelia Ave. The robber said, “Give me your wallet!” and the student handed over a silver money clip containing $60. The offender was a male, 45-50, 6’, 200 lb., with a gray beard. |
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