Friday, March 15, 2013
The woman escaped and was able to call police, who arrested a suspect and charged him with felony sexual assault.
A Chicago man has been charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault after River Forest Police said he attacked a female acquaintance in her home with a sword. Kenneth W. Merrills, 20, of the 6000 block of North Richmond, was arrested around 7:45 a.m. Thursday in the 8000 block of Lake Street in River Forest, police said. The victim, 43, called police after escaping from her home, where police said Merrills sexually and physically assaulted her with the sword during the late evening Wednesday and early morning Thursday. She told police that Merrills was still inside her home and armed with the sword. River Forest and Forest Park police entered the home and took him into custody without incident, according to the report. The victim was …
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
There are warrants out for the arrest of a number of accused criminals in Oak Park. Patch highlights a few of them.
The following individuals are listed under the Cook County Warrants Search for the zip code 60302: Luke A. Harrington, 47, is wanted on charges of resisting, obstructing, disarming an officer. Bail was set at $5,000. His last known address was the 1000 block of Pleasant Place in Oak Park. The warrant was issued Dec. 1, 2011. Jimmy A. Hicks, 37, is wanted on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. Bail was set at $5,000. His last known address was the 700 block of North Austin in Oak Park. The warrant was issued Dec. 5, 2011. Jeremy S. Hopkins, 33, is wanted on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. Bail was set at $10,000. His last known address was the 400 block of North Washington in Oak Park. The warrant was …
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Oak Park police reports, Feb. 19.
An Oak Park woman was charged with three separate counts of battery after she slapped her child repeatedly and then hit the officer who responded to the incident, police said. Colleen A. Mulvihill, 45, of the 800 block of Highland in Oak Park, was charged with domestic battery/bodily harm, aggravated battery of a child and battery. Det. Sgt. Michael Richardson said police received a call from the child's father at about 5:07 p.m. Feb. 19. According to the police report, Mulvihill slapper her daughter in the face a dozen times, pulled her hair and pushed her to the floor. The daughter called her father, who lives in North Riverside, and he called police. When police responded to Mulvihill's home she hit an officer, Richardson said, and …
Friday, January 11, 2013
Oak Park police arrested Luisito B. Navarro two days after he allegedly punched a 13-year-old boy from Cicero in the face and made comments about his race.
Oak Park police reported this evening that they arrested and later charged a 48-year-old Oak Park man after he allegedly hit a 13-year-old boy from Cicero in the face and made comments about the boy's race. Luisito B. Navarro, of the 1100 Block of south Gunderson, was charged with aggravated battery and a hate crime, both felonies, on Jan. 10. The arrest stems from an incident police said occurred in an alley behind the 1100 block of south Gunderson at about 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 8. The 13-year-old told police he was walking with a 12-year-old friend down an alley in the block as Navarro was getting into his car. The boys were kicking a cardboard box down the alley and Navarro was said to have told them to stop and made comments about boy's …
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Wallet and iPod, stolen from teenage victim.
Four young men have been charged in connection with the beating and robbery of a 14-year-old boy. The attack took place around 5:40 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of Wisconsin Avenue, when police say the four attackers approached the teen from behind. One of them, Devin Weaver, 19, of Glen Ellyn, threw the victim to the ground and began punching. The other three — identified as Rodrick Smith and Lavert Horne, both 17-year-old Berkeley residents, and 19-year-old James Burns of Bellwood, — quickly piled on with kicks and punches. During the melee, the victim's wallet and iPod were stolen. The four then ran away south on Kenilworth Avenue toward Madison Street, said Oak Park Police Det. Cmdr. LaDon Reynolds. The victim contacted police and gave…
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Investigation, parent cooperation lead to battery charge.
An 11-year-old boy accused of hitting, tripping and bruising a female classmate at Percy Julian Middle School has been charged with battery, authorities said. According to police reports, the 11-year-old struck another child in the face during school on May 19 at Percy Julian Middle School, prompting outrage from the 13-old-victim's mother, who told Wednesday Journal school officials were "dragging their feet" in disciplining the alleged aggressor. Police Cmdr. LaDon Reynolds said the school's resource officer, a sworn member of the police department who splits time between the village's two middle schools, led the investigation and worked with school officials and both sets of parents — an inquiry which eventually led to the battery …
Monday, January 31, 2011
Multiple thefts, burglaries reported throughout the week.
The following items are taken from Oak Park Police Department daily summary reports. In all incidents where an arrest occurs, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Battery Charge: Henry Cruz, 24, of 1245 S. Ridgeland Ave. in Berwyn, was charged with battery after punching a man in the 800 block of South Oak Park Avenue on Sunday, Jan. 30, police said. Burglary: A black men's Trek bicycle valued at $800 was stolen from a garage in the 900 block of Clinton Avenue on Saturday, Jan. 29. Criminal Damage: An unknown offender punctured three tires causing around $600 in damage to a vehicle parked in the 1000 block of Madison Street between the …
Monday, January 24, 2011
Catalytic converter also reported stolen.
Correction: An earlier version of this police blotter incorrectly identified the alleged offender of a Jan. 20 domestic battery. The following items are taken from Oak Park Police Department daily summary reports. In all incidents where an arrest occurs, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Criminal Damage: The rear window of a vehicle parked in the 200 block of South Taylor Avenue was smashed between the dates of Wednesday, Jan. 19 and Thursday, Jan. 20. The loss is valued at $250. Domestic Battery Charge: Kyle D. Brown, 18, of Markham, was charged with domestic battery after an incident in the 100 block of West Madison Street on …
joe nimby
3:55 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
ummm....didn't he get smacked for assaulting Navarro by throwing Sunflower Seeds through a window, as opposed to Navarro walking around looking for people of a specific protected group to assault? Let's not stretch the use of the Hate Crime concept and thereby weaken its conceptualization. Sounds like there might have been abundant disresepect on both sides, with the onus on the Adult here....but… more ›