Sunday, July 7, 2013

Crime News Update

Editor's note: The crime news reported by the Southwest Chicago Post---taken directly from Chicago Police Department incident reports---is not by any means an exhaustive catalogue of all crime reported in the Chicago Lawn (8th) District. For example, it typically does not include news of crimes committed in the eastern and southern sectors of the district---because the Southwest Chicago Post's coverage area is primarily the neighborhoods that border Midway Airport and secondarily because including the relatively large volume of crime news from elsewhere in the district would be a logistical challenge. We make this note to offer a little helpful perspective and remind everyone that while crime is definitely a concern in all parts of the district (as it always has been), crime remains relatively low overall in Sector 1. May all of us work together diligently to keep it that way. May all of us also remember that a person charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.


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A 24-year-old man was arrested after he was found in the boiler room of an apartment building near 56th and Narragansett.


Darryl Hankins (no home address or court date was given by police) was arrested.

The situation began, police said, at about 11:30 p.m. Monday, July 1, when a tenant of the building--a 36-year-old woman--was in the basement laundry area and noticed that some of her clothes were strewn about. She spotted Hankins and screamed, police said, prompting three men (two other tenants plus a 26-year-old Frankfort man) to rush to her aid. The trio held Hankins at bay until police arrived, although a furnace vent was allegedly damaged by Hankins as he tried to escape.


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An armed thug made off with $700 cash after robbing the Mobil gas station at 8145 South Pulaski.

The crime occurred at 1:58 p.m. Tuesday, July 2. The robber walked in, jumped over the
8145 South Pulaski
counter and demanded money from the cash register and safe. The cashier, a 41-year-old man, explained that he had no access to the safe. He was ordered to empty the cash register into a brown plastic Jewel/Osco bag, which he did.


The crook also swiped several packs of Newport 100 cigarettes before running south through the parking lot and east on 82nd Street.

He is described as a black boy or man age 16-18, 5'4 to 5'6 and 140-150 pounds, brown eyes, dark complexion, wearing a gray hoodie, black face mask, black jeans and white gym shoes.


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A 44-year-old Chicago Lawn man was charged with possession of stolen property after police found him sleeping on the back porch of the sister of a burglary victim.

Kevin Cloney (aka Jim Cloney) of 60th and Sacramento is scheduled to appear in Cook County Circuit Court Branch 48-4, 155 West 51st Street, on Friday, July 12, police said.
Kevin Cloney

At about 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 6, an 80-year-old woman returned from vacation to find the back door window of her home near 65th and Kedzie broken. She further discovered that the home had been burglarized. Missing were a watch, a checkbook, a debit card and a pension check for over $700.

When police arrived to investigate, the victim's sister told police that the burglar was asleep on the back porch of her home, across the alley on 65th Place.

When police rousted Cloney from his slumber on a couch, he stood up. Police said that several small foil packets fell to the floor. They found additional foil packets nearby. Police said the tan powder inside the packets was suspect heroin.

Police searched Cloney and found the stolen property on him. It was returned to the victim.

Cloney was in the victim's house, according to the victim, because he had been hired and let into the building (while she was away) to clean a sewer drain.


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Want to work directly with Chicago Police to prevent crime in your neighborhood? If you live
in Beat 812 (see map), come to the Clearing Branch Library at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 10. Hear updates on crime in your neighborhood and learn how you can work with neighbors and police to make the community safer and better for all.


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A 24-year-old Gage Park man told police that he was robbed at knifepoint on the CTA Orange Line platform at Pulaski.

The crime occurred at 12:40 a.m. Thursday, July 4. The man said that as he was getting off the train, another man accosted him and asked for money. The victim ignored him and started walking away. The offender then grabbed him and put a knife to his chest. The victim surrendered his cell phone and wallet which contained $250 cash, according to the victim.

The robber then ran downstairs and fled east toward Pulaski. A CFD ambulance arrived to treat the victim's wounds (a cut to his left hand and scratches on his back). They transported him to Holy Cross Hospital, where the victim refused further treatment and left, police said.

The robber is described as a white Hispanic man age 22-24, 5'9 and 150 pounds, brown eyes, short black hair, fair complexion, wearing a gray sweater, blue shorts and a gray skull cap.


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An 18-year-old Gage Park man told police he successfully resisted an armed robbery, but was pistol whipped by the would-be bandit.

The crime occurred at 12:35 p.m. Wednesday, July 3. The victim said he was walking down a sidewalk near 59th and Komensky, listening to music from his iPhone, when a thug rode up on a silver-colored bicycle. The robber demanded his phone and opened his jacket to reveal a pistol in his waistband.

The victim told police that he then walked away, hollering for help at the same time. The offender then hit the victim in the face with the gun and pedaled away west on 59th Street. A CFD ambulance arrived and treated his wound at the scene.

The criminal is described as a white man age 19-24, 5'9 and 200 pounds.


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Burglars entered a garage near 48th and Knox and stole a grease gun, an air wrench, a gas generator, a jack, a box of wrenches, a leaf blower and a weed trimmer. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 44-year-old man, at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, June 29. There was no sign of forced entry, police said.


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Want to work directly with Chicago Police to prevent crime in your neighborhood? If you live in Beat 814 (see map), come to Vittum Park at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 11. Hear updates on crime in your neighborhood and learn how you can work with neighbors and police to make the community safer and better for all.


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Burglars entered the unlocked service door of a garage near 65th and Keating and stole a lawn mower and a car jack. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 62-year-old man, at 5:00 p.m. Friday, July 5.


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Burglars kicked in the service door of a garage near 58th Place and Karlov and stole an air
compressor and assorted wrenches. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 70-year-old woman, at 8:00 a.m. Friday, July 5.


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Burglars entered an unlocked back window of a home near 58th and Natchez and stole about 20 items of sports memorabilia, mostly Bulls caps, and an undetermined amount of cash. The crime was discovered by one of the victims, a 19-year-old man, at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 3. The victim told police that a window air conditioning unit prevented him from locking it.


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If you live in Beat 811 (see map), please be sure and attend the next meeting of the Garfield Ridge Neighborhood Watch, set for 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 15 at Normandy Park. Guest
speaker is 23rd Ward Alderman Michael R. Zalewski. The GRNW is one of the Chicago area's most effective citizen-led crime fighting organizations. If you live and/or own a business in Garfield Ridge (west of Central Avenue), this group a "must" to join! Details at www.garfieldridgenw.com.

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Burglars pried open the side door of a home near 79th and Kilpatrick and stole a TV, assorted perfume and jewelry, and $250 cash. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 58-year-old woman, when she came home at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 3.


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Burglars forced open the service door of a garage near 49th and Kildare and stole a lawn
mower, a battery charger and a CD player. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 47-year-old man, at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 2.


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Burglars broke into a vacant house bear 50th and Tripp and stole an oven and a range. The crime was discovered at noon Monday, June 24 by a 28-year-old man employed as an agent of a property management company--but not reported to police until 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 2.


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Cash rewards for crime tips? Up to $1,000? True story! Get more details at www.cookcountycrimestoppers.org.

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Burglars forced open the door of a garage near 47th and Komensky and stole two computers, a router and a lawn mower. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 34-year-old woman, at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, July 2.


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Burglars entered an apartment near 62nd and Narragansett and stole a TV and assorted jewelry. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 61-year-old woman, at 11:25 p.m. Tuesday, July 2.


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Burglars entered a garage near 64th and Austin and stole an air compressor, as well as assorted tools and auto parts. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 56-year-old woman,  at 3:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 3. There was no sign of forced entry, police said.


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Burglars entered a garage near 56th and Lawndale and stole a lawn mower. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 55-year-old man, at 3:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 2. There was no sign of forced entry, police said.

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