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 25-year-old Naperville man was arrested and charged with armed robbery after he
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| Jorge Toledo |
Jorge Toledo is currently held on $250,000 bond by the Cook County Department of Corrections. His next court date is Wednesday, November 26 (a day after his 26th birthday) in Cook County Circuit Court Branch 48, 155 West 51st Street.
Witnesses told police that at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday, November 20, Toledo approached a USPS letter carrier (a 39-year-old South Side woman) in front of 4821 South Hamlin, brandished a black baseball bat and said, "Yeah, b~tch, give me all your money." The postal employee said she responded by saying she carried no cash, and that Toledo then snatched her cell phone and fled on foot.
A witness told police that Toledo got into a red Ford truck and sped away west on Archer. Police said that an off-duty Cicero police officer witnessed the crime and followed Toledo, who then reportedly got into a crash with a taxi cab in front of 5040 South Archer before speeding away west.
Minutes later, Toledo allegedly robbed a 14-year-old boy in front of 4020 West 50th Street. The boy was walking home from school and said that Toledo threatened him with a baseball bat before taking his wallet (which contained $107 cash) and cell phone.
Police curbed Toledo's vehicle in from of 4951 South Cicero, police said. They added that the victims positively identified Toledo. His vehicle was towed and impounded.
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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, November 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.
An armed thug robbed the Aldi grocery store at 4501 South Pulaski at 7:40 p.m. Friday, November 14. According to a cashier, a 32-year-old Archer Heights woman, a man walked in, showed a pistol and said, "If you don't give me the money, I'll shoot you."
She gave him $716 from the cash register and as the criminal was insisting on more money, an Aldi security guard (a 58-year-old South Side man) sprayed the robber with pepper spray. The robber ran out of the store and was helped into a gray or white four-door vehicle, which sped away north on Pulaski. The offenders are described as a Hispanic man age 25-30, 5'9 to 6'1 and 175-195 pounds, olive complexion. The other was described as a Hispanic woman age 25-30.
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An 86-year-old Scottsdale woman who was in her bedroom reading when she heard a home invader in her basement, startled the criminal, who then fled on foot. The crime occurred just after 2 p.m. Thursday, November 13. The victim told police her basement was ransacked, but she was not immediately aware of what, if anything, was stolen. The offender is described as a man age 18-35, 6'0 to 6'2 and 180-200 pounds, wearing a black jacket and black pants.
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Burglars forced open the back door of a home near 81st and Keeler and stole a TV, assorted jewelry and a computer. The crime was discovered by the victim, an 89-year-old woman, when she came home from visiting friends at 1 p.m. Thursday, November 13.
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Burglars forced open the side door of a home near 86th and Keating and stole an undisclosed amount of belongings. The crime was discovered by a neighbor, an 81-year-old man, who called 911 when he saw a gray SUV backing into the driveway of the victim, a 57-year-old man, at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, November 18. The victim was at work at the time. By the time police arrived, the van and the men inside had sped away.
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Burglars forced open the side door of a home near 83rd and Kilbourn and stole two TVs, an Xbox 360 video game console and a Rolex watch. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 32-year-old man, when he came home from work at 3 p.m. Monday, November 17.
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Burglars forced open the side door of a home near 61st and Parkside and stole a TV, a Bose entertainment system, two guitars, an amplifier and assorted power tools. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 45-year-old man, when he came home from work at 4:45 p.m. Monday, November 17.
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A 48-year-old Blue Island motorist told police that two men in another vehicle threatened him with a gun near 50th and Cicero at 8:45 p.m. Monday, November 17. The victim told police that while he was on the Stevenson Expressway, attempting to exit at Cicero, he cut off another vehicle. The driver of the other vehicle pursued him, rolled down the window and hollered, "You cut us off, you f~ckin' n~gger," while pointing a pistol at him. The victim, immediately took evasive action and was able to lose the vehicle pursuing him, he told police. The men who assaulted him are described only as Hispanic men age 20-26.
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