Sunday, February 22, 2015

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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Burglars entered a home near 61st and Kolmar and stole a PlayStation 4 video game console, 12 video games, a pair of Beats headphones, and a jar with about $100 in coins inside. The crime was discovered by the victims, a 35-year-old woman and her 17-year-old son, when they came home from shopping in Orland Park at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21. Police found no sign of forced entry, and the boy admitted that he keeps a ground-level window unlocked in case he forgets his keys.


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Want to work directly with Chicago Police to prevent crime in your neighborhood? If you live in Beat 815 or 821 (see map), come to St. Bruno School (south entrance) at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 4. 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.



Burglars kicked in the back door of a home near 64th and Komensky and stole a safe, $5,000 cash, assorted jewelry worth about $17,000, two fur coats, a TV and a computer. They also broke into the garage and stole three nail guns, an air compressor and assorted work tools. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 61-year-old woman, when she came home from visiting her son at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15. Also burglarized in the incident was a basement apartment unit. According to the victim,a 40-year-old man, the burglars stole a TV, a laptop computer and $50 cash.

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A 42-year-old man told police that someone stole two DVD players, two TVs and eight bottles of cologne from his apartment near 62nd and Major. He discovered the crime at 2:30 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 17. Police said they found no sign of forced entry, and the victim said that his nephew occasionally allows gangbanger friends inside as guests.


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