Best Christmas Decorations to Be Hailed By Garfield Ridge Neighborhood Watch

As members of the Garfield Ridge Neighborhood Watch make their usual

rounds this Christmas season in police Beat 811 (Garfield Ridge, west of Central Avenue), they will be looking for more than the usual crime-related concerns---they will be looking for the best holiday decorations.

“One way to fight crime is to promote neighborhood pride and beautification,” said GRNW President Al Cacciottolo. “We have done exactly that in the past year, and this Christmas decoration contest is a continuation of that.”

From now until Christmas Day, GRNW members on patrol will identify the “best dressed” homes and businesses in Beat 811, take photos and then vote among themselves to determine the top decorations.

Three winners will be chosen, and prizes will be awarded shortly after Christmas. The prize package will include free pies, courtesy of the Fasano Pie Company.

The contest is sponsored in part by Chicago Glass Blocks and Best Home Insulation, two local, family-owned companies saluted earlier this year by the GRNW for their ongoing role in improving the beauty, comfort and value of Garfield Ridge homes and businesses.

“Garfield Ridge is one of the best places in all of Chicago to live, work and raise a family,” stated Carol Basic, owner of Chicago Glass Blocks. “We salute the neighborhood watch for launching this fun Christmas contest, and we look forward to seeing the winners.”

A video of the best Christmas decorations will be made and shared online by the Southwest Chicago Post.

For more details about the GRNW, visit garfieldridgenw.com.

In the meantime and to help get us all in the Christmas spirit, check out this brief but fun video, shot at various Southwest Side locations by SWCP videographer Mary Hadac late on Christmas Eve 2012. (She finished shooting minutes before midnight and then edited it on Christmas Day.)

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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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A knife-wielding man robbed the Subway sandwich shop at 7949 South Cicero at 3:10 p.m.

Sunday, November 24. According to two employees, a man walked in, posing as a customer but then brandished a knife and demanded money. A casher complied, giving him $220 cash.

The robber the fled on food south through the parking lot. He is described as an Arab man age 25-30, 5'10 to 6'0 and 170-180 pounds, wearing a gray hoody, gray sweatpants and white gloves.

The cashier suffered a minor cut to her left palm in the incident, but refused medical treatment.

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

live in Beat 834 (see map), come to Bogan High School at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, 

December 5. 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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A 49-year-old Garfield Ridge woman foiled an attempted home invasion when she stared out out her front window at three people trying to break into her residence near 59th and Natchez.

The attempted crime occurred at about noon Sunday, November 24. The woman told police that she went to the window when she heard them at her front door, and that they fled on foot when they saw her staring at them. She described them only as two black men and a black woman, according to police.

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A 36-year-old West Lawn man was robbed by a pair of thugs as he walked in an alley near 54th and Harding at about 3:00 a.m. Sunday, November 24. The victim, said by police to be drunk, reported that punched him in the face and neck as they stole four rings, a watch and a metal neck chain, as well as $30 cash. He described his attackers only as white Hispanic men age 20-25. Police said they noticed injuries consistent with his story, but he refused medical treatment.

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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, December 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.

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A criminal open the unlocked sliding glass patio door of a home near 63rd and Kedvale and startled a 53-year-old man who had been sleeping inside. The crime occurred at 8:20 a.m. Saturday, November 23. The man's wife had just left in the family car. Upon seeing the home invader in his bedroom, the victim yelled, frightening off the criminal--who got away with the victim's wallet, which contained $250 cash.

The victim is described only as a man, 5'10 and 200 pounds, wearing a green Army jacket and blue jeans.

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Two thugs robbed a 20-year-old West Elsdon man as he walking on his way to the CTA Orange Line stop at Pulaski.

The crime occurred at 5:50 p.m. Monday, November 25 near 54th and Keeler. The victim told police that the two robbers walked up to him, with one saying "Give me all your sh~t!" The victim tried to run away, but was caught and thrown to the ground, as the criminals went through his pockets and stole his book bag, a laptop computer, a cell phone, two textbooks, and school supplies.

The crooks are described as white Hispanic men age 18-27, 5'5 and 150 pounds, according to the CPD incident report.

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A 17-year-old West Lawn boy was robbed of his cell phone as he walked down a sidewalk near 63rd and Springfield at 6:00 p.m. Monday, November 25. The victim told police that an unknown assailant came up from behind and hit him on the head with a blunt object, knocking him down. The victim's mother took him to Mercy Hospital for evaluation and treatment.

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A 21-year-old West Englewood man was arrested and charged with criminal damage to property and possession of burglary tools after he allegedly attempted to break in a garage near 83rd and Karlov at 10:50 a.m. Monday, November 25.

Donte M. Guyton of 61st and Winchester is scheduled to answer misdemeanor charges on Thursday, December 19 in Cook County Circuit Court Branch 34-4, 155 West 51st Street.

A witness said he saw Guyton pounding on the service door of a garage and using a crowbar in an unsuccessful attempt to pry it open. Another witness, a neighbor of the victim, told police that he saw a a Ford Taurus parked in the alley near Guyton. Two men were in the car and reportedly honked the horn and sped away, but not before the witness obtained the license plate number and shared it with police. The car turned out to be stolen, police noted.

Guyton was also seen at the back door of the residence near the garage. When he saw the witnesses looking at him, he reportedly fled on foot, north on Kedvale and then west on 83rd Street. The witnesses gave chase and apprehended him a short distance away, holding him for police.

The two men in the Ford Taurus are described as black men age 18-22.

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Burglars tried but failed to break into a house near 70th and Central Park. The crime was discovered by a 66-year-old Palos Heights woman--a daughter of the 94-year-old woman who had owned the home until her recent death--at 10:35 a.m. Sunday, November 24. There was damage to several window screens, police noted.

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Burglars pried open the window of a basement apartment near 47th and Kedvale and stole a

tablet computer, a hot plate and the ownership title for a van. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 27-year-old woman, when she came home at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 25.

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Burglars pried open the door of a garage near 51st and Ridgeway and stole assorted power tools. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 39-year-old woman, at at 5:15 p.m. Monday, November 25.

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Burglars broke into a garage near 59th Place and Lawndale and stole an air compressor, a car jack and assorted hand tools. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 42-year-old woman, at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 26.

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Burglars entered a basement apartment near 53rd and Millard and stole a tablet computer, two jackets, a bottle of men's cologne and a total of $5,100 cash. The crime was discovered by one of three victims, a 28-year-old woman, at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, November 26. The woman told police that she noticed that her back door was unlocked when she arrived home and said it had been locked when she left the residence earlier in the day.

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Burglars forced open the service door of a garage near 60th and Kostner and stole a snow blower, a leaf vacuum and assorted tools. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 45-year-old man, at 5:00 p.m. Saturday, November 23.

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CPD Alert: Robberies Near Pulaski

This isn't news to regular readers of the Southwest Chicago Post, but pasted below is an alert put out earlier today by CPD. Just sharing for informational purposes.

Groups Critical of UNO to Host Public Presentation at Archer Heights Library

Just sharing some news that came to us from Southwest Chicago Post reader Carol Zwiazek, about a presentation relating to charter schools and public schools, set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, December 2 at the Archer Heights Branch Library, 5055 South Archer.

Sounds interesting. 

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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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An 82-year-old Garfield Ridge woman was swindled out of more than $1,500 cash by two thieves posing as Water Department employees. The men came to the woman's house near

52nd and Nottingham at about 1:00 p.m. Monday, November 18 and said they needed to enter her basement to read the water meter. The thieves had no identification other than work vests, but the woman concluded they were legitimate and let them in.

While she was in the basement, one con artist ran the water in a basement sink (in an apparent attempt to muffle the sound of the other thief rummaging through the first floor of the home). After they left, the victim said she discovered $45 cash missing from her purse and $1,500 cash missing from her chiffonier.

The woman waited over 24 hours to notify police, because she said she was dumbfounded by the crime. Her description of the criminals was vague. She said they were both white men, with one described as Irish or Italian.

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Two Garfield Ridge girls have been arrested and charged in the beating of a 35-year-old Chicago Lawn woman that occurred outside a gas station at 5900 South California at 12:30 a.m. Thursday, November 21.

Javier Tamayo

The girls, a 17-year-old from 51st and Melvina and a 16-year-old from 59th and Narragansett, allegedly were part of a trio that pummeled the victim with fists, feet and a hammer. The third alleged assailant was Javier Tamayo, 22, of suburban Burbank, said by police to be an admitted gangbanger.

The victim told police that shortly before the beating, Tamayo had ordered her away from the gas station by allegedly saying "This is my hood. We run this" and threatening the victim with getting "popped" if she did not leave.

Police said the victim sustained injuries in the beating that included quarter-sized red marks under her left shoulder blade. They recovered a hammer from the scene, although it was not clear which individual hit her with the tool. The victim refused medical attention and left the scene before police could question her further.

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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 26. 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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Home invaders struck a residence near 64th and Natchez and stole $100 cash, as well as a 2006 Infiniti automobile.

The crime was discovered by the victims, a 38-year-old man and his wife, when they got out of bed at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, November 20 and saw their back door open. The home invaders also reportedly severed the home's phone/cable line and removed several knives from the kitchen and placed them on furniture at several places throughout the residence.

Police said the stolen vehicle was recovered behind an apartment building at 6300 West 63rd Street and that it was returned it to the victims.

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A trio of thugs robbed a 30-year-old Clearing man as he parked his car in his garage near 63rd and Austin at 7:06 p.m. Wednesday, November 20. They entered via the service door, flashed a pistol and made off with $540 cash, running away westbound on foot before jumping in a blue SUV and speeding away east on 62nd Street.

One is described as a black man age 20-25, 5'10 and 120 pounds, brown eyes, medium complexion, black hair in a "fade" style, wearing a gray hoody and tan pants. The other two are described as white Hispanic men age 20-25.

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A shoplifter pulled a knife on a worker at a store in Ford City Mall, although police did not say which store was struck or what merchandise was shoplifted. The crime reportedly occurred at 5:40 p.m. Thursday, November 21.

After a struggle, the thief reportedly dropped the merchandise, ran outside and fled on a bicycle west through the mall parking lot. He is described as a white Hispanic man 5'7 to 5'8 and 170 pounds, brown eyes, fair complexion, and black hair in a comb-over style, wearing a red-orange puffy jacket, blue jeans and tan boots.

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A 25-year-old West Elsdon man told police he was robbed at gunpoint as he walked down a sidewalk near 49th and Lawndale at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 20. The victim said the offender initially appeared to be nothing more than a man asking for a cigarette. After the victim gave him one, the offender followed him, pulled a pistol and demanded money. 

The victim surrendered his cell phone and $20 cash, and the offender ran away west on 49th Street. He is described as a black man age 20-24, 6'3 and 200 pounds, brown eyes, black hair, medium complexion, wearing a brown hoody with a blue vest, blue jeans and a black baseball cap with white lettering on it.

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A 15-year-old West Lawn boy told police that he was robbed at gunpoint as he walked home

from school down a sidewalk near 65th and Springfield at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday, November 20. After the offender pulled a pistol, the boy surrendered his cell phone and a pair of red and black Nike Air Jordans. The offender was described as a black man age 25-27, 6'3 and 180 pounds, wearing a blue jacket and having a tattoo on the back of his right hand.

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Burglars smashed the glass front door of Bon V Salon & Spa, 5334 South Archer, and stole

a TV. Police were alerted to the crime by an alarm that sounded at 5:18 a.m. Friday, November 22.

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A 33-year-old Clearing woman told police that someone had thrown her jacket on the floor and taken her car keys, residence keys and driver's license while she slept in her rented condominium unit near 64th Place and Melvina. She said she made the discovery at 6:15 a.m. Friday, November 19.

Police said there was no sign of forced entry.

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Burglars forced open the rear door of a home near 62nd and Kolin and stole a tennis bracelet. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 38-year-old woman, when she came home from work at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, November 20.

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Burglars entered a garage near 65th and Kolin and stole a floor jack, two jack stands, and a car battery charger. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 47-year-old man, when he came home from work at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 19. There was no sign of forced entry, police said.

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Burglars forced open the service door of a garage near 55th and Kilbourn and stole a tool box filled with tools. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 62-year-old woman, at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, November 21.

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Burglars entered the back door of a home near 59th and Kildare and stole a laptop computer, a tablet computer and assorted jewelry. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 44-year-old man, at noon Thursday, November 21.

He told police that he had left his home for only a short time and that when he arrived, he saw the offenders fleeing in a gray Chevy Malibu heading east on 59th Street. One burglars is described as a black man age 40, 5'8 and 160 pounds. The other is described only as a white Hispanic man.

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Regular Folks Give Thanks to Veterans at Fifth Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive

Hundreds of military veterans came to the Des Plaines Valley

VFW Post 6863 in Summit today to receive free groceries, as well as a pat on the back and even blessings from a minister--all part of the Illinois Motorcycle Freedom Run's Fifth Annual Veterans Food Drive.

According to founder/organizer Mike Cozzi, this year's drive will feed nearly 700 veterans for Thanksgiving with not just a turkey, but bags of groceries donated by a number of businesses and individuals.

The event has grown every year, Cozzi observed, saying that the first year's goal was to feed 15-20 vets but wound up providing food for 109.

A small army of about 300 volunteers of all ages, grade school students to retirees, helps make it all happen--everything from people sorting, assessing, packing, driving, greeting and much more.

Cozzi was inspired to launch the annual drive when he saw the plight of veterans. "It amazed me that veterans who are returning from service overseas were unable to find work, were struggling to provide the bare necessities," he said.

He added that the drive typically serves "veterans who are unemployed or on some other kind of hardship," he said.

Some of the vets “wonder how we got ahold of them because they thought they were forgotten. These are individuals who have struggled all along and are living off their disability [checks] or Social Security or retirement from the military, and that’s what they’re limited to. To be able to do something like this, to have such a magnitude of support from the community so we’re able to provide an extensive meal for them, really means a lot.”

We at the Southwest Chicago Post tip our cap to everyone who volunteered and/or assisted in any way to bring a little sustenance and a lot of brightness into the lives of veterans in need this Thanksgiving, and that includes the Des Plaines Valley VFW Post 6863 for once again donating the use of their facility---which, we are told, meant forfeiting a Friday fish fry, a lucrative event for the post.

Some people are good at giving lip service to veterans; but at 63rd and Harlem today, where the rubber meets the road, hundreds of regular folks proved that they'll never forget and are grateful for the sacrifices made by veterans.

Want to help with next year's efforts or other worthy causes? Check out ILMFR.org today.

Byrne School eighth graders (from left) Angelica Kalafut, Kyra Geissler, Eve Stromidlo and Emily Dryden were among the many volunteers who assisted in the effort to bring food and good cheer to veterans this Thanksgiving.

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Clear Ridge Little League Registration

Sharing a flyer sent to us by our friends at Clear Ridge Little League Baseball, a great organization that has been serving the community for more than 50 years.

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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A 24-year-old Gage Park man was robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of the Walgreens at 3959 West 47th Street at 8:13 p.m. Monday, November 11.

The victim told police that a thug put a gun to his head and ordered him to throw his wallet on

the seat of his 2004 Chevy Trailblazer and start the engine. The victim did as he was told, and the criminal jumped in and sped away east on 47th Street.

The robber is described as a white man age 45-50, 5'7 and 150-165 pounds, wearing a black skull cap and a dark blue hoody.

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In what police are calling a gang-related incident, a 33-year-old Oak Lawn man received a graze wound to the forehead when he was shot by a gangbanger near 65th Place and Hamlin.

The victim and another man, a 28-year-old West Lawn man, were reportedly sitting in a parked vehicle at 10:32 p.m. Monday, November 18 when a thug walked up, said a gang slogan and fired as many as five rounds into the vehicle before fleeing on foot, north through an empty lot and then east down an alley.

The victim was transported by CFD ambulance to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was treated for his injury. The shooter is described as a white Hispanic man age 18-25, 5'7 and 170 pounds, wearing a black skull cap, a gray hoodie and black sweatpants.

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Two thugs robbed a 54-year-old West Lawn man at knifepoint as he walked down a sidewalk near 59th Place and Lawndale. The crime occurred at about 2:00 a.m. Saturday, November 16. The victim told police he was walking home from work when the robbers approached him on foot, brandished a pocket knife and ordered him, in Spanish, into a nearby yard.

The man complied and was robbed of his wallet, paycheck, cell phone and backpack. The criminals fled on foot and are described as white Hispanic men--one 5'10 and 160 pounds, the other 5'7 and 150 pounds. Both have short black hair, and one had a dark complexion, the victim told police.

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Three robbers stole a cell phone from a 26-year-old man as he walked near 50^th and Keeler,

on his way home after getting off at the CTA Orange Line stop at Pulaski at 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 13. The victim told police that one of the three was carrying a crowbar, and that in a struggle for the weapon, the other two assailants punched him in the face and body.

The trio fled east in Archer in a vehicle, according to the victim. One of three is described as a white Hispanic man age 20-22, 5’5 to 5’7 and 150-165 pounds.

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Two men tried but failed to rob a mailman as he walked down a sidewalk near 77^th and Kilbourn at 6:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18. The Postal Service employee, a 22-year-old man, said the two assailants demanded his money. When he instead tried to grab his canister of pepper spray, a struggled ensued and the mailman was knocked to the ground.

The offenders then gave up and fled in a dark-colored, four door vehicle, which sped south on Kilbourn and then west on 79th Street. The victim described one as a black man 6’0 to 6’2 and 180-190 pounds, and the other as a white Hispanic man 5’5 to 5’7 and 150-160 pounds. Both had short black hair.

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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 26. 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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A pair of armed thugs robbed a 65-year-old West Lawn man as he walked outside his home near 60th Place and Springfield at about 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 13. The man told police that the robbers were dressed in dark-colored mechanic uniforms.

They approached on foot, and one brandished a pistol as he said "Give me your money" and the other said "Just shoot this motherf~cker." The victim surrendered his wallet, which he said contained his passport and $900 cash. The offenders fled on foot and are described as black men age 30-35, 5'9 and 150 pounds, dark complexions.

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Burglars forced open the back window of an apartment building near 72nd and Springfield and stole two laptop computers, assorted jewelry, a wallet, a cell phone and $2,000 cash. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 45-year-old man, when he came home at 9:15 a.m. Monday, November 11.

A 20-year-old woman living in the basement apartment told police that she had heard knocking at the door earlier in the day, but had not answered because she was not expecting anyone. Later she heard someone walking around in the first-floor apartment about her, and the victim's dog barking, but she mistakenly assumed it was the victim's son.

The woman realized there was a crime being committed when she saw the home invader enter her bedroom. Upon seeing her, the criminal fled. Later, a box of take-out chicken was found in the first-floor unit. A piece was missing and was believed to be used to silence the dog. No description of the offenders was available.

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Burglars forced open the back door of a home near 58th and Tripp and stole  TV, an iPad and a PlayStation video game console. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 31-year-old woman, when she came home from work at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, November 13 and found her home ransacked.

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Burglars opened a rear window of a home near 47th and Ridgeway and stole $2,700 cash. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 43-year-old woman, when she arrived home at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 12. Police noted that a number of other valuables in the home were untouched.

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Burglars entered a basement apartment near 62^nd and Narragansett and stole two TVs, a wedding band and other assorted jewelry. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 23-year-old woman, when she came home from work at 7:00 p.m. Monday, November 18.

There was no sign of forced entry, according to police, and the victim said all doors and windows were locked.

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Burglars pried open the service door of a garage near 59^th and Melvina and stole a Ray-Vac pool vacuum. The crime was discovered by the victim at about 7:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 13.

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Burglars forced open the rear door of a home near 51^st and Lawler and stole assorted jewelry. The crime was discovered by the victims, a 31-year-old woman and her husband, when they came home at 8:30 p.m. Monday, November 18 and saw lights on that they had not left on.

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Burglars forced open a basement window of a home near 62^nd and Kildare and stole a TV, two tablet computers, two rings and $1,500 cash. The crime was discovered by the victim, an 18-year-old woman, at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 14 and saw the bedrooms ransacked.

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Burglars forced open the back door of a group home for people with developmental disabilities near 86th and Kilbourn and stole a TV. The crime was committed while staff and residents were away on a mid-day outing, police said, and was discovered at 2:30 p.m. Friday, November 15 when they returned.

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Burglars entered a house near 54th and Harding and stole about $600 in coins and about $3,000 worth of assorted jewelry. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 47-year-old woman, when she came home from work at 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 15. There was no sign of forced entry, police said.

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