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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Thieves stole a catalytic converter from a pickup truck parked on the street near 64th and Long. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 31-year-old man, at 11:25 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8. The victim told police he got a glimpse of the offenders, whom he described as two black men who fled in a black Jeep Cherokee.
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A catalytic converter was stolen from a van parked on the street near 60th and Rutherford at 12:02 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10. A witness who said she heard a loud noise and looked out her front window, said she saw the crime in progress. She alerted the victim, a 58-year-old man. The offenders were described as black men fleeing in a black Jeep.
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Two hours earlier, a catalytic converter was stolen from a Comcast truck parked on the street near 63rd Place and Major. The crime was reported by a Comcast employee, a 40-year-old man.
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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 St. Symphorosa School at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 14. 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 two people at the Public Storage facility at 7455 S. Pulaski at 11:44 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5. According to a clerk--a 26-year-old woman--the robber can in, brandished a pistol and said "Don't move" to her and a customer, a 58-year-old West Side man. Stolen from the business was $1,500 cash and 11 blank checks. Stolen from the customer was $700 cash, a wallet, and a cell phone.
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Burglars forced open the rear window of a home near 52nd and Moody and stole assorted jewelry, a camera, and Xbox video game console and several games, and $200 cash. The owner was on vacation at the time of the crime, which was discovered by a neighbor checking on the home at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6.
Burglars pried open the back door of a home near 46th and Karlov and stole a white-gold cross with a coral stone. The crime was discovered the victim's son, a 22-year-old man, at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7.
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Burglars smashed the sliding glass door of a home near 52nd and Natchez and stole assorted jewelry. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 37-year-old woman, when she came home at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.6. A neighbor told police that she earlier heard a loud crashing noise, but did not investigate or call 911.
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Thieves stole the plumbing van of a 41-year-old Garfield Ridge man while he and a girlfriend sat in a tavern near Archer and Nordica at midnight Wednesday, Jan. 7, according to police. The 2001 Ford Econoline, with about $20,000 worth of equipment inside, was last seen speeding away north on Nordica.
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Thieves stole a Ford F150 pickup truck belonging to Schmidt Steel of Elgin while it was parked on the street near Archer and Rutherford--near the home of an employee. The crime was discovered by the employee at 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5. There reportedly was $20,000 worth of equipment in the vehicle, according to the company.
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Burglars entered an apartment near 63rd and Nashville and stole a computer, an Xbox video game console and five games, and $700 cash. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 21-year-old woman, at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5. Police said they saw no sign of forced entry.
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Burglars removed a section of fencing at U.S. Trailer Parts
& Supply, 4334 S. Tripp, and stole 300 truck brake cores. The crime was
discovered by a manager at 6 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9.
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Burglars
forced open the side door of a home near 56th and Melvina and stole
assorted jewelry. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 35-year-old man, at
3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 when he came home from work.
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