Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Oak Park police reports, Feb. 8 to Feb. 11.
MONDAY, FEB. 11 A second floor window on the northwest side of Whittier Elementary School, 715 N. Harvey Ave., was broken with a rock. Estimated damage was $100. The incident took place sometime between Feb. 8 and Feb. 11. The ignition was pulled and the steering column peeled on a 2000 Dodge Caravan parked in the rear lot of a building in the 200 block of South Maple Avenue. A pry tool was used to force open the front driver’s side window. Estimated damage was $1,800. SATURDAY, FEB. 9 Aaron Williams, 26, of Chicago was charged with retail theft after he attempted to take four bottles of liquor from Dominick’s Finer Foods, 259 Lake St., police said. Sylvester Aaron, 30, of Chicago was charged with retail theft after he attempted to take …
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
River Forest police reports, Feb. 4-10.
SUNDAY, FEB. 10 Charles Davis, 19, of Chicago, was charged with obstructing identification and disorderly conduct after a disturbance in the 500 block of River Oaks Avenue, police said. SATURDAY, FEB. 9 Wayne Kuhn, 23, of Rolling Meadows was charged with driving under the influence, battery and resisting a police officer following an incident in the west parking lot at Dominican University, police said. Around 2:20 a.m., campus security told police that a 2001 Honda Accord had been sliding around the lot, plowing into a snow bank. The driver, later identified as Kuhn, then backed up and nearly crashed into a River Forest squad car that had arrived on the scene. After Kuhn got out of the car, officers noticed he smelled of alcohol and had …
Monday, February 11, 2013
Oak Park police reports, Feb. 1-6.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6 A River Forest resident reported that they were the victim of a battery in the 300 block of Lake Street by an Oak Park juvenile. The juvenile was picked up in the 200 block of Scoville and taken to the station. They were later released to a parent. Michael J. Conlin, 31, of the 600 block of Madison in Chicago, was charged with criminal trespass to real property around 5 p.m. in the 2600 block of south California in Chicago. Conlin was processed and returned to a bond hearing. Get breaking news alerts and follow us on Facebook for more news: TUESDAY, FEB. 5 Vincent G. Saitta, 43, of the 5200 block of Brighton in Plainfield was arrested at his home after sending several harassing emails to an attorney of his ex-wife who …
Saturday, February 9, 2013
River Forest police have charged Stanley Mark Rozkocha with the theft of copper downpouts.
River Forest police announced they nabbed the man responsible for a series of copper thefts around the village in recent weeks. If you've been following our coverage of the police blotter, you know there have been multiple reports of someone stealing the copper downspouts off homes in River Forest lately. Get breaking news alerts and follow us on Facebook for more news: Police arrested Stanley Mark Rozkocha, 36, of the 7400 block of Belmont in Chicago, and charged him with one count of theft. Police reported Rozkocha implicated himself in a total of five separate copper downspout theft incidents in the 800 block of Bonnie Brae between Jan. 20 and Feb. 5. Detectives believe that his arrest may also help other area agencies with similar …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
River Forest police reports, Jan. 29-Feb. 2.
SATURDAY, FEB. 2 An officer responded to a building in the 400 block of Clinton around 5:29 p.m. to investigate a reported of a damaged window in the lobby area. The window was reportedly damaged just before the officer's arrival and three juveniles were seen in the area prior to the incident. The damage was estimated at $1,500. Are you a fan of true crime? Like the Crime-n-Shame Facebook page for tales of mischief and woe from all over the Chicago area. THURSDAY, JAN. 31 Officers responded to a disturbance at Dominick's Foods, 7501 W. North Ave., around 2:48 p.m. While in the store, the officers learned that the offender, identified as Richard Strapp, 52, of the 4800 block of west Potomac in Chicago, had attempted to pass a bad check and …
The driver of a stolen vehicle located in River Forest refused to be pulled over, hit a police car and sped off.
River Forest police made the decision to end a high speed chase with the driver of a stolen vehicle around 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 2. An officer on patrol in the 400 block of Lathrop on Saturday night was alerted when their cruiser's automated license plate reader alerted the officer of a car reported stolen in Melrose Park Jan. 25. The vehicle was described as a black, Ford 500 and was driven by an estimated 25-year-old male wearing a black and red jacket. Are you a fan of true crime? Like the Crime-n-Shame Facebook page for tales of mischief and woe from all over the Chicago area. The officer requested backup and an attempt was made to stop the vehicle at Harlem Avenue and Augusta. Instead of stopping, the car reportedly jumped the curb, …
Monday, February 4, 2013
Oak Park police reports, Jan. 30-31.
THURSDAY, JAN. 31 Alex L. Carraminana, 21, of the 900 block of Wenonah, was arrested and charged with assault. Carraminana was issued a March court date and released after posting bond. Two male juveniles from Oak Park were arrested and charged with a theft that occurred in the 200 block of north Scoville around 4:57 p.m. in the 800 block of Austin. Both were later released to guardians. A man was reported seen in the 1100 block of south Oak Park around 7:16 a.m. emerging from the rear basement stairwell of a building. A witness reported seeing a fire there later which they then put out. Gregory Anderson, 41, of the 3700 block of Butterfield Road in Bellwood was arrested on an active warrant from Illinois State Police for driving with a …
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Oak Park police reports, Jan 29-30.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30 A juvenile Oak Park resident reported a theft to police that occurred in the 200 block of north Scoville between 3-5 p.m. Stolen was an Apple iPhone from a locker for an estimated loss of $600. An Oak Park juvenile reported the theft of their bike in the 200 block of north Scoville between 4:45-7:50 p.m. Stolen was a red, white and blue Fuji bike, a bike helmet and a bike lock for an estimated loss of $650. A Chicago juvenile was identified as the offender who pushed a victim during an altercation in the 6500 block of North Avenue around 1:18 p.m. The juvenile was taken to the police station and later released to a guardian. Get breaking news alerts and follow us on Facebook for more news: TUESDAY, JAN. 29 An Oak Park …
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Steven L. Chew, 26, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated arson by Oak Park police after setting fire to kitchen blinds following a domestic arguement.
Steven L. Chew, 26, of the 4800 block of west Fulton in Chicago, was charged with aggravated arson after turning himself into police, according to LaDon Reynolds at the Oak Park Police Department. Police were called to a home in the 400 block of Taylor around 3:17 a.m. Jan. 19 to investigate a report of a domestic fight in an apartment. The victim told police officers that Chew had come over to her home and began pounding on an apartment window. When she let him into the apartment, the two got into a verbal argument and she asked him to leave. When Chew refused, the victim told him she was going to call police. She later told officers that he yelled at her, "I'll give you something to call the police about." She was in the process of …
Police report that with the arrest of two Juveniles from Chicago, they can clear nearly 20 open burglary cases in Oak Park.
Oak Park police reported Wednesday the arrest of two 16-year-olds from Chicago—twins—that could clear as many as 20 open burglary cases in Oak Park. One of the two teens was charged with two counts of burglary and one count of attempted burglary, and was transported to a juvenile detention center. The other was charged with one count of attempted burglary, and later released to parents. Although the two have not been charged with between 17-20 total burglaries that police believe they can connect them to, Investigations Commander LaDon Reynolds told Patch that their arrest will clear numerous open burglary cases that span from last summer. The two teens were arrested separately in Chicago Jan. 28, but police said they got a break in the …
matt cordtwist
7:15 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
i imagine so but kudos to the RFPD. more ›