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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An 82-year-old West Lawn woman was pushed to the ground and robbed as she walked in the back yard of her home near 60th and Komensky at 5:30 p.m. Friday, December 12. Stolen was her purse, which contained $100 cash, credit cards, a cell phone and other items. The victim was not able to provide a description of the offender, because she was pushed from behind and the crime happened so quickly, she told police.
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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, December 23. 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.
A 22-year-old Scottsdale man, said by police to be a gangbanger, was reportedly assaulted by rival gang members at 12:37 a.m. Sunday,
December 14. The victim told police he was sitting in his car near 80th and Kostner when he saw two men approaching. He bolted from the car and fled on
foot, with the two offenders in pursuit.
He added that he heard a gunshot and
several trigger pulls, indicating the weapon had jammed. The offenders then
fled on foot in the direction of Stevenson Elementary School. Police searching
the area found a loaded pistol and are investigating, according to the CPD incident
report.
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Burglars forced open the rear door of a home near 57th and Meade and stole a TV, a PlayStation video game console and games, 20 pairs
of Nike Air Jordans, and $200 in two-dollar bills. The crime was discovered by
the victim, a 41-year-old man, when he came home from work at 6 p.m. Saturday,
December 13.
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Burglars smashed the window next to the rear door of Beggars Pizza, 5133 South Cicero, entered and stole $5,000 cash from a safe. The crime was discovered by a manager at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 9.
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Burglars broke into a garage near 59th Place and
Hamlin and stole assorted power tools. The crime was discovered by the victim,
a 38-year-old man, at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 13.
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A transom above an apartment door was the point of entry for
a burglar who stole a laptop computer and a video game console from a residence
near 50th and Keeler. The crime was discovered by the victim, a
25-year-old man, when he came home from work at 3 p.m. Saturday, December 13.
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Burglars entered the unlocked service door of a garage near
86th and Keating and stole a pair of designer sunglasses. The crime
was discovered by the victim, a 25-year-old woman, at 7:20 a.m. Saturday, December 13.
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Two Garfield Ridge boys were arrested after they allegedly burglarized Byrne Elementary School, 5329 South Oak Park, at about 12:30 p.m. Saturday, December 6. The boys, age 13 and 14, were apparently caught on surveillance video committing the crime and were taken into custody three days later. They allegedly entered an unlocked window at the school and then stole $75 cash from a first-floor room, an electronic megaphone from the main office, and a number of tennis balls. Parents of both were notified, and the teens were taken by police to the city's Juvenile Intervention Support Center, 39th and California.
Two teenage boys were apprehended after they allegedly robbed a 64-year-old West Elsdon man at gunpoint shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday, December 6. The crime occurred on a sidewalk in front of 5220 South Tripp. The duo--a 17-year-old from California and Congress on the West Side, and a 16-year-old from 51st and Halsted on the South Side--allegedly took $70 cash from the victim before fleeing on foot.
A short time later, they were spotted by police on the CTA Orange Line platform at Pulaski. Witnesses said that as police approached, one of the two threw something atop a train leaving the station. It may have been the teen's gun, which was found by police under the platform, next to the train tracks. The cash was recovered and returned to the victim.
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Burglars forced open the service door of a garage near 84th and Komensky and stole an air pump. The crime was discovered by a neighbor of the victim, a 90-year-old woman, at 3 p.m. Saturday, December 6.
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