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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   Three men are charged with attempting to steal 30 cases of Remy Martin liquor worth $10,000 from the BNSF rail yard near 49^th and St. Louis.

   Christopher Tucker, 36, of 40^th and Western; Terrance L. Ware, 37, of suburban Harvey, and Leroy A. Ware, 39, of suburban Calumet City, were apprehended by police in front of 4048 S. Christiana, after a foot chase at 1:25 a.m. Friday, March 7.

   Police said that an anonymous caller to 911 tipped them off about the theft in progress. According to police, the 30 cases had been removed from a box car and stacked near the railroad tracks.

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   Two West Lawn teenagers—an 18-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man--told police that they were robbed on a sidewalk in front of 6037 S. Hamlin at 5:20 p.m. Monday, March 10. The offenders are described as four black men age 18-20—one of whom had red/orange dreadlocks and a large gap between his two front teeth.

   The victims said that the offenders surrounded them, saying to the man, “What you got on you?” and “I wanna pop you.” They stole two cell phones and $30 cash before fleeing on foot.

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   A team of six burglars smashed through the front door of Wireless Vision, 4317 S. Pulaski,

4317 South Pulaski

and stole $3,500 worth of cell phones and computers.

   An alarm alerted police to the crime at 3:50 a.m. Tuesday, March 11. The offenders were recorded by a surveillance camera but were difficult to identify. All were wearing black hoodies and latex gloves.

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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, March 13. 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 pried open the front door of an apartment near 65^th and Nashville and stole a TV, an Xbox 360, a cell phone and assorted jewelry. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 35-year-old man, when he returned from vacation at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4.

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Burglars forced open the side door of a home near 43^rd and Karlov and stole a large amount of jewelry, including a USAF ring (size 7), a USAF pin with diamonds, a men’s watch, gift cards, $700 cash and more. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 74-year-old woman, and reported to police on Thursday, March 6.

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   Burglars pried open the rear door of a home near 64^th and Kedvale and stole an unknown amount of jewelry. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 41-year-old woman, at 3 p.m. Friday, March 8.

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   Burglars pried open the front door of a home near 65^th and Karlov and stole a TV, assorted jewelry, a laptop computer and an iPad. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 25-year-old man, when he came home from work at 12:47 p.m. Tuesday, March 11 after a neighbor had sent him a text message that his front door was open.

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Want to work directly with Chicago Police to prevent crime in your neighborhood? If you

live in Beat 813 or 833 (see map), come to West Lawn Park at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 25. 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 pried open the service door of a garage near 68^th Place and Springfield and stole a lawn mower and a snow blower. The crime was reported to police by the victim, a 78-year-old woman, at 12:40 p.m. Monday, March 10.

   A neighbor said he had heard a loud noise coming from the victim’s garage at about 4 a.m. Saturday, March 8, but that he did not see anything and did not investigate further. Additionally, the victim found that a light bulb in an outside fixture had been loosened, apparently by the burglars.

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   A 54-year-old man taking a nap in his home near 62^nd and Keating awoke at 2:30 p.m. Monday, March 10 to find an intruder looking at him in his bedroom. Upon seeing him, the intruder fled, and the man discovered that his daughter’s bedroom had been ransacked. The victim told police that an unknown amount of jewelry had been stolen, but said he would not press charges if the home invader was caught, because a limited amount was stolen. The intruder is described as a Hispanic man age 20-22, 5’10 and 150-160 pounds, brown eyes, short black hair, light complexion.

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