Someone broke into an Oak Park residence between April 26 and April 27 on the 800 block of Lake Street and stole an estimated $115,850 worth of money and property. The individual stole a Goyard wallet containing credit and debit cards, a driver’s license, other identification and money. The person also stole a Cartier money clip, a silver watch and two sets of keys, which they used to steal the Oak Park resident’s black 2024 Audi A8 from the garage.
Retail theft
Three men entered the Jewel-Osco at 7036 Roosevelt Road April 25 and stole six bottles of Jose Cuervo gold tequila, six bottles of Jose Cuervo silver tequila and six bottles of Ketel One vodka. The men fled in a white Jeep. The estimated loss is $360.
Battery
A man approached an Oak Park resident and asked for a drink April 25 on the 100 block of South Lombard Avenue. The resident refused, and the man threw a screwdriver at her, which hit her in the back. The man left southbound on a bike.
Motor vehicle theft
Someone broke the window and got into a Nicor Gas white 2022 Dodge Ram pickup truck between April 22 and April 23 on the 100 block of South Boulevard. The estimated loss was $50,000 until the truck was recovered on April 25 on the 2300 block of South Central Avenue in Chicago. No arrests were made.
Robbery
Three men struck an Oak Park resident with their fists and then got into the resident’s 2013 Chevrolet van April 22 on the 1100 block of South Taylor Avenue. The three men stole a camera, camera monitor and a locator. The men then fled in a white Dodge Caravan. The estimated loss is $15,100.
Catalytic converter theft
Someone stole the catalytic converter from an Oak Park resident’s 2005 Toyota Prius between April 24 and April 25 on the 600 block of South Austin Boulevard. The estimated loss is $3,500.
Burglary to motor vehicle
Someone broke into a Chicago resident’s 2023 Ford cargo van April 26 on the 1000 block of North Lombard Avenue. The person then stole a portable generator, saw and power drill. The estimated loss is $1,950.
Arrests
- A 33-year-old Chicago man was arrested for disorderly conduct April 22 on the 1100 block of South Boulevard.
- A 54-year-old Chicago man was arrested for aggravated reckless driving and retail theft April 22 on the 300 block of Washington Street.
- A 36-year-old Oak Park man was arrested on signed complaints for domestic battery against an Oak Park resident April 23 in River Forest.
- A 34-year-old Chicago man was arrested for criminal trespass April 25 on the 1000 block of North Lombard Avenue. He was given a citation.
- A 25-year-old Chicago man was arrested April 27 after he was identified as the person involved in a robbery that occurred on the 100 block of North Marion Street. He was held for bond hearings.
These items were obtained from Oak Park Police Department reports dated April 22-29, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.
Compiled by Luzane Draughon
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