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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The victim refused medical treatment, and she described the attacker as a Hispanic boy or man age 17-18, 5’9 and 140 pounds, brown eyes, black hair, medium complexion.
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A 25-year-old Clearing man was attacked by
three thugs as he walked down a sidewalk on the west side of Midway Airport, at
6100 south, at about 7:45 p.m. Thursday, July 31. The attack was apparently not
random, because one of the three attackers reportedly said, “That’s him.”
The
trio beat the victim with an aluminum pipe, a wooden board and their fists
before stealing his wallet and cell phone. They sped away in a dark blue Chevy
Impala with tinted windows, the victim told police. The victim did not report the
crime until almost 24 hours later, and the CPD incident report did not contain
a description of the attackers.
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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, August 6. 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.
Two 14-year-old South Side boys were arrested and charged with burglarizing a garage near 78th and Keating at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 30. The duo allegedly stole two bicycles and fled when neighbors saw them in the victim's backyard and hollered at them.
Police responding to a 911 call spotted the boys pedaling north on Pulaski at 76th Street a short time later and took them into custody. They were positively identified by the neighbors, and the bikes were returned to the victim, a 35-year-old woman.
The two may have been the perpetrators of an attempted burglary three hours earlier at a house near 80th and Kilpatrick. In that incident, a 52-year-old woman coming home from a walk startled two boys trying to break into her home. They fled on foot after failing to gain entry, but damaged the front door and side window.
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An arsonist set fire to a car parked in front of 3634 W. 65th Street at 11:51 p.m. Wednesday, July 30. Neighbors quickly extinguished the fire, police said. A witness who said she saw the crime gave police a description of the criminal, a 17-year-old Hispanic boy with black hair in an Afro style. Police responding to the call apprehended a teen fitting the description at 65th and Kedzie a short time later, but the witness declined to positively identify him, telling police she may know the offender and fears for her safety.
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Burglars entered the
unlocked service door of a garage near 55th and Hamlin and stole a
bicycle, two toolboxes with tools, two vacuum cleaners and two grass trimmers.
The crime was discovered by the victim, a 50-year-old woman, at 3 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 2.
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Burglars smashed the
glass of the back door of an apartment near 49th and Keeler, entered
and stole a laptop computer, a cell phone and $600 cash. The crime was
discovered by the victim, a 33-year-old man, at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2.
Police said they saw blood on the curtains next to the broken window.
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A 53-year-old Archer Heights man successfully
interrupted the burglary of his home near 45th and Kedvale. Driving
home at 12:15 p.m. Monday, July 28, he pulled up in the alley and saw his TV
and laptop computer on the rear sidewalk. The burglar saw him and fled on food
without the items. He is described as a 15-year-old boy, 5’5 and 100 pounds,
wearing a gray hoody and blue jeans. A basement window that had been pried open
was damaged, according to the CPD incident report.
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A 47-year-old woman celebrating with neighbors
at a block party near 58th and New England later learned that her
unlocked garage had been burglarized. She made the discovery at 2 a.m. Sunday,
July 27. Stolen were an air compressor and a pressure washer.
Burglars forced open the service door of a garage near 68th and Kostner and stole a power drill and a saber saw. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 40-year-old man, when he returned home from vacation at 11 p.m. Monday, July 28.
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Burglars entered the back door of a home near 43rd and Kedvale and stole a TV and a stereo speaker. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 19-year-old man, when he came home from work at 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 30.
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Burglars forced open the back door of a home near 52nd and Springfield and stole a TV, two laptop computers, a desktop computer, several men's suits and $1,400 cash. The crime was discovered by the victim, at 50-year-old man, when he came home from work at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 29. Burglars also entered his garage and stole a 2003 Toyota Corolla.
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