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 20-year-old Scottsdale man told police that he was robbed at gunpoint by two thugs on the street at 8000 S. Pulaski, moments after he stepped off a CTA bus at 11:49 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26. The victim said the criminals brandished a gun and said, "Hey, b~tch, gimme your money." The victim handed over his wallet, which contained $100 cash, and the offenders fled in a blue van, west on 80th Street. They are described as Hispanic men, about 5-feet-10 and 180 pounds.
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A lone thug made off with about
$3,000 from a safe at the Dollar Tree store located at 5101 S. Cicero, the
store manager told police. The crime occurred at 8:45 a.m. Monday, Dec. 22,
when the robber walked in, pulled a black revolver and demanded cash. After
obtaining the cash, he walked out and fled in an unknown direction, according
to the police report. He was described as a black man age 35-40, 6-foot-1 and
230 pounds, with black hair and a light complexion. He was wearing a black
hoody and a black coat, witnesses told police.
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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, January 7. 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.
A 25-year-old West Lawn man told
police he was punched in the face and robbed by two criminals as he walked down a
sidewalk near 71st and Lawndale at 2:05 a.m. Friday, Dec. 26. The
attackers managed to take his cell phone, but the victim told police that the
offenders failed to get his wallet because he pinned himself against a nearby
chain-link fence. He described the robbers as black men age 18-25, 5-foot-10
and 160 pounds.
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A 37-year-old clerk was robbed at gunpoint moments after she closed up shop at the Check Into Cash store at 8547 S. Cicero, and was walking to her car at 6:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22. The armed thug made off with the victim's purse and fled on foot. He is described as a black man age 19-23, 6-foot-1 and 140 pounds, brown eyes, dark complexion.
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While a 69-year-old West Elsdon
woman put up Christmas decorations in front of her house near 57th Place and Karlov, a burglar entered the dwelling via the unlocked rear door and
stole her purse from a second-floor bedroom. The crime occurred at about 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 23. Her friend, a 79-year-old Archer Heights man, was helping her
at the time and later told police he saw a man hop a fence in back and flee the
scene. He was not able to provide a significant description of the man.
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Burglars forced open the rear
window of a home near 80th and Knox and stole assorted jewelry, six
pairs of Air Jordan athletic shoes, two video game consoles and $1,500 cash.
The crime was discovered by the victim, a 36-year-old woman, when she came home
from work at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23.
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Want to work directly with Chicago Police to prevent crime in your neighborhood? If you live in Beat 814 (see map), come to Vittum Park at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 8. 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 55-year-old Bolingbrook man was robbed by a male accomplice of a female prostitute he picked up at 47th and Cicero at about 8:30 p.m. Christmas Day. The victim told police that the streetwalker suggested he drive to 44th and Leamington before she performed a sex act. He complied and was met by the accomplice, who brandished a handgun and said, "Drive to the ATM and withdraw money, or I will kill you." The victim did as instructed, eventually surrendering $200 cash, his cell phone, and a bar code reader that belongs to his employer.
When questioned by police, the victim claimed he could not recall which ATM he used, and he gave only a vague description of the offenders to police. He added that he had no interest in pressing charges, according to the police report.
A burglar forced open the service door of a garage near 62nd and Tripp and stole a snow blower, a hydraulic jack, a box of screws, and other items. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 34-year-old man, at 10 a.m. Christmas Day. Surveillance video revealed that the criminal was a Hispanic man but nothing more, according to the police report.
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Burglars forced open the service door of a garage near 54th and Kilbourn and stole assorted power tools. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 32-year-old man, at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24.
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Burglars entered the back door of a home near 49th and Keating and stole a TV, a Blu-ray Disc player, a microwave oven, a box containing watches, and a cell phone. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 60-year-old man, when he came home from Christmas shopping at noon Wednesday, Dec. 17.
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Criminals broke into a home near 47th and Kostner and stole two watches and assorted jewelry valued at $3,000. The crime was discovered by one of the victims, an 85-year-old man, who woke up at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 when he heard the invaders in his home. He could only describe them as Hispanic men age 20-25, police said.
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