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 42-year-old Archer Heights man was charged with disorderly conduct and filing a false police report after he allegedly called 911 and claimed that a person was holding a gun to his head.
Jose J. Castro, an employee of Car Zone, 5103 S. Archer, was embroiled in an argument with two customers at about 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 when he made the call. Police responding said that when they asked where the gun was, Castro said, “There was no gun. Nobody had a gun.” The CPD incident report did not give a court date for Castro.
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A 14-year-old boy told police he was robbed as he walked home from school, on a sidewalk in front of 5200 S. Keeler at 3:50 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25. The assailants approached from behind, with one putting the victim in a chokehold while the other went through his pockets and stole a cell phone. The boy claimed he did not get a good enough look at the two males to offer a significant description.
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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, October 1. 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.
Watchful neighbors may have interrupted the burglary of an apartment
near 53rd and Moody at 6:55 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25. Police
responding to a “burglary in progress” call said they saw a 36-year-old man
exiting the apartment. He explained himself by saying he lives in the building,
which he does. Police said that the apartment was in disarray, and some
valuables were stacked by a door, as if ready to be carried away. Other
neighbors told police that the man had been in the apartment without
permission. The CPD incident report gave no indication if the man was arrested
or charged with a crime.
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A 33-year-old Garfield Ridge man told
police he was robbed by two gang members as he walked down a sidewalk in front
of 5400 S. Lotus at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24. The victim said that a man
jumped out of a gold Buick Lacrosse with temporary license plates, shouted a
gang slogan, flashed a handgun and said, "What you got? You better give it up, or you know what will happen."
The criminal stole his cell phone, wallet and
prescription medications. The offender then got back into the car, which sped
away west on 54th Street. The assailant and driver are described
only as Hispanic men age 20-25.
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Burglars kicked in the front door of an
apartment near 55th and Linder and stole a TV. The crime was
discovered by the victim, a 51-year-old woman, at 5 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24.
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Burglars forced open the bedroom window of an apartment near 59th and Lawndale and stole assorted power tools, two extension cords, two light fixtures and a bathroom faucet. The crime was discovered by the building owner, a 41-year-old Burbank woman, at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24.
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A burglar entered a home near 57th Place and Keeler and stole a laptop computer. The crime was discovered by a woman related to the victim, a 45-year-old man. The witness told police she saw the offender in a bedroom. When confronted, he claimed to be a friend of the victim’s son and was merely inside to retrieve an ID. He then fled on foot. The offender is described as a Hispanic man age 18-19, 5’6 and 140 pounds, brown eyes, black hair in a fade, medium complexion.
Burglars pried open the service door of a garage near 64th Place and Major and stole an Xbox 360 and four amplifiers. The crime was
discovered by the victim, an 18-year-old man, at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23.
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24-year-old Garfield Ridge man was charged with assault after he allegedly
threw a rock at an acquaintance, a 41-year-old Garfield Ridge woman, during an
argument that occurred outside a home near 56th and Massasoit at
about 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21. Michael G. Parker of 56th and
Menard allegedly pedaled away on a bicycle after the incident. He is scheduled
to appear in Cook County Circuit Court Branch 34, 155 W. 51st St.,
on Oct. 14.
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Burglars entered the side window of an apartment near 58th and Massasoit and stole a TV and a DVD player. The crime was discovered by the
victim, a 34-year-old man, when he returned home from work at 11:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 20.
Burglars forced open the front door of an apartment near 80th and Pulaski and stole a TV and a Nintendo Wii. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 68-year-old woman, when she returned from swimming at noon Thursday, Sept. 25.
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A 22-year-old Scottsdale woman was robbed at knifepoint by a thug on a black bicycle, as he walked west on a sidewalk in from of 4452 W. 79th Street at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24. Stolen was the victim's purse, which contained IDs, a CTA fare card, a debit card, $41 cash and a library book. The offender is described as a Hispanic man age 17-25.
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A 48-year-old Scottsdale woman investigating a noise in the rear of her apartment scared away a would-be burglar at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24. The burglar was using a screwdriver to try and pry open a rear bedroom window but fled on foot when he saw the woman. He is described as a black boy age 15-16, 5'9 and 150 pounds, with curly black hair.
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