Thursday, January 2, 2014

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 30-year-old West Lawn man was arrested and charged with criminal trespass to land after
Noel Castillo
he was spotted in a garage near 63rd and Kostner at 3:02 a.m. Friday, December 27.


Noel Castillo of 6210 South Kildare will answer charges in Cook County Circuit Court Branch 34, 155 West 51st Street, on Wednesday, January 8.

According to police, a witness said he saw Castillo pounding on the garage's overhead door and trying to lift it with a stick. The witness said he then heard Castillo kick in the garage's service door. Police officers responding to a 911 call said they saw the service door open and Castillo standing behind it, with a stick lying nearby.


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Anthony C. Donaldson
A 50-year-old South Side man was arrested and charged with retail theft after he allegedly stole a number of items and threatened the manager of the Walgreens at 3920 West 79th Street at 3:24 p.m. Sunday, December 29.

Anthony C. Donaldson of 7604 South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive is scheduled to answer charges on Monday, January 6 in Cook County Circuit Court Branch 48, 155 West 51st Street.

Walgreens staff told police that they had observed Donaldson stuffing merchandise into his jacket, including a utility knife set, six tubes of
3920 West 79th Street
toothpaste, a bottle of eye drops, three bottles of pain killers, two bottles of cough medicine, and two toy helicopters. They claimed that when confronted, Donaldson made threatening gestures with what they thought was a knife, but which turned out to be a pair of needle nose pliers.






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A 27-year-old Ashburn man was shot in the lower back by a thug who tried to rob him in the parking lot of Pizza Nova, 3836 West 79th Street, at about 5:00 p.m. Monday, December 30.


3836 West 79th Street
The victim told police he had just pulled up in his car when a robber got in the passenger side, sat down, drew a revolver and said "Give me your money and cell phone." When the victim saw a second assailant approaching his vehicle, he bolted from the car. The first assailant then shot him, before fleeing on foot--empty handed---with the other criminal, south through the parking lot, then east on 79th Street.

The victim then ran to a friend's house nearby and called police. He was transported by CFD ambulance to Christ Hospital.

The robbers are described as black men age 18-22, 5'11 to 6'1 and 160-170 pounds, dark complexion.


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Want to work directly with Chicago Police to prevent crime in your neighborhood? If you
live in Beat 834 (see map), come to Bogan High School at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, 
January 2. 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 burglar cut through fencing at a construction site at 54th and Harlem (Jet Brite Car Wash)
54th and Harlem
and stole scaffolding worth about $1,000. The crime occurred at midnight Monday, December 23. Video surveillance showed the burglar to be a white man age 35-45, driving a white Ford F150 pickup truck.








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5403 South Harlem
Burglars forced open the front door of the Verizon Wireless store at 5403 South Harlem and stole 15 cell phones. The crime was discovered by a manager (a 39-year-old man) at 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 27.








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Burglars pried open the rear window of a home near 62nd and Menard and stole three acoustic guitars, 25 collectible hockey jerseys (worth an estimated $6,000), and two I-Pass transponders. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 37-year-old man, when he returned home at 11:50 p.m. Wednesday, December 25.


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A 60-year-old Scottsdale man returned home from vacation at 11:10 p.m. Saturday, December 28 to find the back door of his home near 86th and Komensky kicked in and his residence burglarized.

Stolen in the crime were two laptop computers, two TVs and a fur coat.


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A 19-year-old West Lawn woman and her 24-year-old boyfriend from Back of the Yards were robbed at gunpoint as they walked on a sidewalk near 60th and Kolin at 3:10 a.m. Sunday, December 29.

The victims said they were approached by two well dressed men, one of whom asked to borrow a cigarette lighter. As the victims obliged, one of the robbers pulled a revolver and demanded their valuables---stealing two cell phones and a total of $200 cash before fleeing on foot south and possibly getting into an older gray van.

The two criminals are described as black men age 19-23--one 5'4 and 130 pounds and the other 5'9 and 170 pounds, both dressed in black.


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A 40-year-old Archer Heights woman was robbed as she walked on a sidewalk in front of 5030 South Kolin at 3:20 p.m. Sunday, December 29. She told police she was coming home from shopping when a thug pushed her to the ground, snatched her purse and fled on foot.

The victim said that her purse contained $300 cash, along with various IDs. Her arm was injured in the attack, although she refused medical attention. The criminal is described as a white man age 18-20, 5'8.

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Burglars broke the lock on a wrought iron gate, entered a garage near 63rd and Kolin and stole a 24-foot ladder. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 51-year-old man, at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 25.

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Burglars cut the lock on the door of a garage near 57th and Parkside and stole several power tools. The crime was discovered by the victim, an 84-year-old woman, at 8:00 a.m. Sunday, December 29.


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Burglars entered a basement apartment near 55th and Keeler and stole a cell phone, a digital camera, a bottle of perfume, assorted clothes, and $160 cash. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 38-year-old man, at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 24. There was no sign of forced entry, police said.

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Burglars entered a garage near 62nd and Melvina and stole a lawnmower and various lawn care tools. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 53-year-old man, at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, December 29. There was no sign of forced entry, police said.


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Burglars entered a home near 51st and Newland and stole a hand gun in its case, several dozen rounds of ammunition, a jewelry box with assorted jewelry inside, two watches, a bottle of perfume, two laptop computers, a tablet computer. The crime was discovered by the victims, a 33-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, at 1:55 a.m. Sunday, December 29.


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