Crime & Safety
Year-Over-Year Crime Down in River Forest: Report
Year-over-year crime down in River Forest in October 2013, according to a monthly report.
River Forest police reported another drop in overall crime compared to 2012 in their monthly update to the village.
With 694 total calls resulting in "Part I" and "Part II" offenses, overall police activity was down about six percent from October 2012 and nine percent from September 2013. Police also saw a dip in high-priority offenses in September 2013, according to the September report.
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According to the October 2013 report, high-priority offenses, or Part I offenses, including homicide, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated robbery, burglary, theft over $500 and motor vehicle theft, were down 19 percent in October 2013 from October 2012 and 14 percent for 2013 overall. Police reported 30 Part I offenses in October 2013, down from 37 offenses in October 2012 and up from 18 offenses reported in September 2013.
Police reported 64 "Part II" offenses, including battery, assault, trespassing, disorderly conduct and other misdemeanor and traffic offenses, down from 75—15 percent—from October 2012, according to the report.
Police received 45 calls for service on Town Center properties. Five of those calls were related to reported crimes, including an assault, burglary to auto, one theft and two retail thefts.
Significant events included felony DUI charges on Oct. 6 and Oct. 9, an Oct. 15 burglary and an Oct. 18 burglary attempt.
On Oct. 9, police charged a West Chicago man with disorderly conduct after he followed a woman from her place of work in Oak Park, told her he was in love with her and tried to whisper into her ear on Harlem Avenue.
On Oct. 22, police charged a 19-year-old Chicago man with felony disorderly conduct after he sent "alarming" emails containing a photo of a semi-automatic pistol to other Concordia University students, who worried he was planning violence at the school.
With 694 total calls resulting in "Part I" and "Part II" offenses, overall police activity was down about six percent from October 2012 and nine percent from September 2013. Police also saw a dip in high-priority offenses in September 2013, according to the September report.
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According to the October 2013 report, high-priority offenses, or Part I offenses, including homicide, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated robbery, burglary, theft over $500 and motor vehicle theft, were down 19 percent in October 2013 from October 2012 and 14 percent for 2013 overall. Police reported 30 Part I offenses in October 2013, down from 37 offenses in October 2012 and up from 18 offenses reported in September 2013.
Police reported 64 "Part II" offenses, including battery, assault, trespassing, disorderly conduct and other misdemeanor and traffic offenses, down from 75—15 percent—from October 2012, according to the report.
Police received 45 calls for service on Town Center properties. Five of those calls were related to reported crimes, including an assault, burglary to auto, one theft and two retail thefts.
Significant events included felony DUI charges on Oct. 6 and Oct. 9, an Oct. 15 burglary and an Oct. 18 burglary attempt.
On Oct. 9, police charged a West Chicago man with disorderly conduct after he followed a woman from her place of work in Oak Park, told her he was in love with her and tried to whisper into her ear on Harlem Avenue.
On Oct. 22, police charged a 19-year-old Chicago man with felony disorderly conduct after he sent "alarming" emails containing a photo of a semi-automatic pistol to other Concordia University students, who worried he was planning violence at the school.
Police said a student in the 7400 block of Augusta Avenue reported she received an email from Ricardo Gonzalez, of Chicago, containing photos of a gun and some "menacing messages" about 7:20 p.m. Gonzalez denied planning any violence at the school, police said.
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