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 armed thug trying to rob the Boost Mobile store at 6659 S. Cicero was thwarted when a 19-year-old clerk activated a panic alarm. The would-be robber entered the store at about 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, December 15, leaned over a counter and demanded cell phones and cash. He had a gun in his waistband and was carrying a brown canvas bag, the clerk told police. When the clerk activated the alarm—worn around her neck—the bandit said, B~tch, you shouldn’t have done that. I’ll kill you.”

He then fled on foot and was last seen running north through the adjacent alley. The suspect was described as a black boy or man age 15-20, 5-foot-6 and 150 pounds with a dark complexion, wearing a black skull cap, a black-and-red “100” sweater, black jeans, white athletic shoes and black gloves.

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A 32-year-old Hometown man was charged with attempted aggravated robbery after he

Alan R. Lindelof

allegedly tried to rob the CVS pharmacy near 84th and Pulaski at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday, December 15.

Alan R. Lindelof was arrested at the scene, held on $100,000 bond and is due in court on January 5. A 47-year-old pharmacy clerk told police that Lindelof handed her a note in which he claimed to be carry a .357 caliber handgun and would kill her and her-co-workers if she did not give him a supply of Norco (a prescription-strength pain reliever).

The clerk showed the note to another clerk—a 38-year-old woman—who immediately notified police. Lindelof was not armed, according to the police report.

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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 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.

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A 21-year-old West Lawn woman told police she was robbed of her cellphone by two former friends as she walked down a sidewalk on the 6500 block of South Kenneth at 4:35 a.m. Tuesday, December 15. She said a man and a woman pulled up in a black BMW and offered her a ride, when she refused, they got out and began to hit her. During the struggle, the man took the victim’s cell phone, and the two offenders sped away. The victim gave police the names of the offenders, and police were following up.

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A 19-year-old Pilsen man told police he was robbed of his cell phone and backpack at gunpoint as he walked down a sidewalk in front of 4843 S. Tripp at 9 a.m. Tuesday, December 15. He said that two masked men approached, one of whom brandished a handgun. As they took his belongings, they ordered him to look the other way, which he did. They then ran away. The victim’s description of the offenders was vague.

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A 15-year-old Ashburn boy was robbed of his cellphone as he walked down a sidewalk in front of 4431 W. 79th St. at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, December 15. He was approached by two men who implied they had a knife (threatened to “stick” him) if he did not allow them to search his pockets. After roughing him up and throwing him to the ground, they fled on foot. A passing motorist—a 53-year-old Ashburn man—stopped to assist the victim. The robbers were described as black men age 17-20, 5-foot-7 and 170 pounds, wearing black hoodies and other black clothing. One offender had a stubbly, short beard.

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Two 15-year-old West Elsdon boys were beaten and robbed as they walked home through Senka Park, 56th and St. Louis, at 9 p.m. Tuesday, December 15. The youths told police they were approached by three teen boys who demanded that they make certain disrespectful gang signs. When the victims resisted, they were punched and beaten with a blunt object, possibly a baseball bat, and then robbed of their cellphones. After the offenders fled, the victims walked to one of their homes, where a parent called police. The victims were transported via CFD ambulance to Holy Cross Hospital, police said. The offenders were described only as two Hispanics and one black teen.

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A 23-year-old Romeoville man told police he was beaten and robbed as he walked in an alley behind 4740 W. 63rd Street at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, December 13. The victim, described by police as intoxicated, said that two men punched him and took $200 cash from his wallet before speeding away in a green Hyundai Elantra. The offenders were described as black men age 20, about 5-foot-11.

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Burglars forced open the service door of a garage near 48th and Lawler and stole a table saw and a cement saw. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 59-year-old woman, at 2:20 p.m. Monday, December 14.

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Burglars forced open the service door of a garage near 56th and Kolin and stole an air compressor, a power car jack, a battery charger, two tool chests, assorted tools and two leather jackets. The crime was discovered by the victim, an 82-year-old woman, at 6:45 a.m. Monday, December 14.

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Burglars entered the unlocked bedroom window of a basement apartment near 49th and Kolin and stole assorted jewelry. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 33-year-old woman, at 7:30 a.m. Monday, December 14.

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A 31-year-old Clearing woman told police that burglars entered her garage near 63rd and Laporte and stole a lawnmower and other items. She discovered the crime at noon Tuesday, December 15 when she saw both the overhead door and the service door open. It was not clear if there was forced entry, according to the police report.

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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 (northeast entrance) at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, 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.

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Burglars kicked in the service door of a garage near 65th and Laporte and stole an air compressor and eight rolls of roofing paper. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 43-year-old man, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 15.

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An 18-year-old woman told police that someone stole the catalytic converter off her car while it was parked overnight on the 3700 block of West 75th Place. She discovered the crime at 7 a.m. Tuesday, December 15.

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A 45-year-old woman told police that someone stole the catalytic converter off her car while it was parked overnight on the 3800 block of West 78th Street. She discovered the crime at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, December 15.

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Burglars smashed through the basement window of a home near 52nd and Lockwood and stole three flat-screen TVs and a cellphone. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 53-year-old woman, when she came home from shopping at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 15.

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Burglars forced open the overhead door of a garage near 64th and Keating and stole a snow blower and assorted hand tools. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 64-year-old man, at 4 p.m. Tuesday, December 15.

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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 32-year-old Garfield Ridge woman was charged with domestic battery after she

Kinisha L. Ray

allegedly stabbed her 27-year-old boyfriend in the chest during an argument in the kitchen of their rented home near 54th and Natchez at 3:26 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.

Kinisha L. Ray was arrested and is due in Domestic Violence Court on Monday, Dec. 21. 

The victim, a Calumet City man said by police to be a gang member, was transported via CFD ambulance to Loyola University Medical Center and was listed in critical condition.

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A 26-year-old Hearst area man was charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly threatened his ex-girlfriend with a gun at 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12.

Marcellus Blackwell

Marcellus Blackwell of 44th and Leamington allegedly went to the 22-year-old victim’s home near 57th Place and Springfield, stood under her bedroom window and hollered, “I have a gun, b~tch. Come outside so I can shoot you.”

The victim called 911, and police responding said they found Blackwell near 57th Place and Pulaski, walking in the street, naked from the waist up.

He was arrested, charged, held without bond and is due in Cook County Circuit Court at 51st and Wentworth on Dec. 28.

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A 16-year-old Gage Park boy was shot in the leg as he walked down a sidewalk near 59th and Hamlin at 2:41 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. The youth told police he was walking home from a friend’s house near 55th and Keeler when he was approached by two thugs who asked him about gang affiliation.

The victim told police that he told the men he was not in any gang and one of them then fired a pistol at him, hitting him in the lower right leg. He ran away and called 911. He was transported by CFD ambulance to Holy Cross Hospital and later transferred to Mount Sinai Medical Center. He described the attackers as Hispanic men age 18-20 about 5-foot-9, wearing dark clothes.

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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, December 22. 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 27-year-old North Lawndale man and a 21-year-old Brighton Park man were stabbed outside a nightclub near 47th and Karlov at 4:25 a.m. Friday, Dec. 11. Police responding to a call of two stabbing victims at Mount Sinai Medical Center were told by a witness, a 27-year-old Brighton Park man, that a man stabbed both victim in the chest, back, neck and face.

The witness drove the victims to the hospital, where they were listed in critical condition. The witness said the offender was a Hispanic man age 25, 5-foot-7 and 180 pounds, with brown eyes, short black hair and an olive complexion.

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A 58-year-old Scottsdale man was robbed at gunpoint as he unloaded items from his vehicle as it sat parked by his home near 80th and Kostner at 11:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10. One offender put the victim in a chokehold, when the other brandished a handgun and demanded his belongings. The victim said he surrendered his wallet and $1,700 cash, and the offenders sped away in a brown Chevy sedan.

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A 19-year-old Scottsdale man was roughed up by a thug attempting to rob him outside the McDonald’s near 85th and Pulaski at 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 10. The victim told police that the offender approached and asked, “What you be about?” When the victim replied that he does not belong to any gang, the offender grabbed him, spun him around, threw him to the ground and started going through his pockets.

The only valuable the victim had on him was his cell phone, which the attacker slammed to the sidewalk, rendering it inoperable. After the offender ran away, the victim drove to Daley College—where he is a student—to report the crime. The attacker was described as a black man age 28-31, 6-foot-4 and 180 pounds with a dark complexion, wearing a black hoody and black jeans.

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A 52-year-old Archer Heights man was robbed as he walked down a sidewalk near 48th and Avers at 11:29 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10. The victim told police that three men approached and demanded his wallet. He refused and a struggle ensued. The trio stole his cell phone and two pairs of blue jeans before fleeing north on Avers in a white van. The attackers were described only as Hispanic men.

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Burglars forced open the door of an apartment near 56th and Narragansett and ransacked the premises. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 30-year-old man, when he came home at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 11. It was initially unclear what, if anything, had been stolen.

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Burglars broke through the basement window of a home near 66th and Kostner and stole a computer and two disc jockey turntables. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 56-year-old woman, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10.

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Burglars broke into a house near 58th and Mayfield and stole a jewelry box, assorted jewelry and two watches. The crime was discovered by the victims, an 87-year-old man and an 82-year woman, when they came home from shopping at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10.

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Burglars tried but failed to break into the back door of a home near 54th and Long. The victim, an 84-year-old woman, told police that when she came home from a doctor’s appointment at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, she saw the storm door damaged, but that the reinforced main door was intact and locked.

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Burglars entered the unlocked service door of a garage near 52nd and Meade and stole two snow blowers. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 66-year-old man, at 4:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7.

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Burglars forced open the rear window of a home near 48th and Knox and stole assorted jewelry and $1,000 cash, according to the victim, a 57-year-old woman. The crime was discovered by a neighbor, a 47-year-old man, at 6:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7.

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Cafe 63 Cooks Up Success on 63rd St.

By Tim Hadac
Managing Editor

A chef known for his dips and spreads sold at farmers

markets is cooking up success at a restaurant in the Clearing neighborhood.

Chef Dale Andrews and his wife, Donna, launched Café 63 earlier this year at 6411 W. 63rd St., in a space that was home to Ginger & Jerry’s Rock & Roll Diner for several years—and Café Renee for many years before that.

A self-described “corporate dropout” and self-employed catering chef who among other things, has been credited with greatly improving the menu at the legendary Dell Rhea’s Chicken Basket in Willowbrook, Andrews said he “had been looking for a place for a few years” and the cozy space was a good fit.

“I grew up in this neighborhood [in nearby Central Stickney],” he said, adding that Donna grew up in Burbank. Both first met as students at Reavis High School.

Before opening his new restaurant, Andrews was “basically retired,” he said, although his culinary skills services were available through his website (mychefdale.com), and his Chef Dale’s Sensational Spreads were building quite a following at farmers markets.

Those spreads and dips are available now at Café 63—including such flavors as spinach and artichoke, buffalo chicken, taco, dill, carmelized onion and more.

Dale and Donna gave the interior a different look. Gone are

the colorful, kitschy decorations linked to pop music. In their place is an interior featuring plenty of wood and earth tones.

“We wanted a really clean look, so we went with wood, which brings out natural beauty,” Dale said. “We handpicked all the oak, and it’s gorgeous—the walls, the countertops, the tabletops.”

“There’s a warm and inviting feel here,” Donna added.

The star of the show, however, is the food, all prepared from scratch, Dale said.

Café 63 boasts all the steak-and-egg basics in ample portions that Southwest Siders expect from a breakfast/brunch diner that goes through about a hundred dozen eggs a week.

“Our plates are huge,” Dale said. “Let’s just get a platter and fill it, that’s my way of thinking. People are going to know if they’ve had enough. That’s why, for example, when we serve French toast, you’ll see six pieces on the plate.”

But Café 63’s menu also shows flairs of the Andrews’ creativity and even whimsy, such as “gator and eggs” featuring gator meat flown in from bayou country.

“Our red-velvet french toast is nirvana—red velvet cake with cream cheese,” Dale said. “It’s really, really popular.”

Café 63 is “basically ‘comfort food meets upper end’—if you

feel like Spam and eggs, you can have Spam and eggs,”

Dale continued. “You want a fried baloney sandwich? You can have it. You want a New York strip steak with cheesy potatoes? It’s yours. Our South Side Irish skillet is popular—fresh-shaved corned beef, potatoes and eggs, with Dubliner cheese and shredded cabbage. Especially on Saturdays, we’re a big Notre Dame place.”

Just as its predecessors did, Café 63 offers a soup lineup that tastes like mom made it. “Loaded baked potato soup, chicken noodle, French onion. We make it all from scratch, as we do everything,” Dale said. “And the neighborhood demands that we have cream of chicken soup, so every Sunday, that’s what we have.”

Café 63 also serves a spicy chicken soup with Bohemian dumplings, in a culinary nod to Donna’s grandmother.
The new eatery and its fare appear to be a hit.

“Our goal was to create a friendly neighborhood place, and I think we’ve succeeded,” Dale said, with Donna nodding in agreement and adding that Café 63 is “the first restaurant I’ve ever seen where customers come in and introduce themselves. It’s like a family, with people talking to people at other tables.”

Dale tells the story of a customer “who started talking with another man in a different booth. It turns out they went to grade school together 60 years ago, and by chance they re-connected here. That’s the kind of atmosphere there is here, relaxed and friendly. We’ve even taken messages from customers and relayed them to others. It’s kind of like Mayberry, really.”

Open seven days from 8 a.m. to the early afternoon, Café 63 also offers catering services and welcomes groups to its restaurant.

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Garfield Ridge Lights Its Christmas Tree

Thanks to everyone at GRREAT (Garfield Ridge Retail

Entertainment and Amusement Team), as well as the Chicago Park District, the Garfield Ridge Neighborhood Watch and other co-sponsors, for pulling together--for the second year--a Christmas tree-lighting event this evening at Wentworth Park.

Plenty of family photos by the Christmas tree (which this year came not from the north woods of Wisconsin or Michigan, but from right here on the Southwest Side).

Plus visits with Santa Claus and family after family lacing up skates and enjoying Wentworth Park's ice skating rink. 

Here are a few photos we shot, in no particular order.
 
Lots of Christmas-season family fun in one of Chicago's very best neighborhoods!

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GRREAT Christmas Tree Lighting Set For This Saturday at Wentworth Park

Garfield Ridge residents are invited to stop by Wentworth Park, 57th and Narragansett, for a Christmas tree lighting on Saturday, Dec. 5.

The event is sponsored by the Garfield Ridge Retail

Entertainment and Amusement Team (GRREAT), the Garfield Ridge Neighborhood Watch and the Chicago Park District.

Festivities start at 5:30 p.m., with the arrival of Santa Claus on a fire truck and the tree lighting starting about 30 minutes later.

According to a GRREAT press release, revelers will

“sing Christmas carols and enjoy tasty treats from Lindy's Chili and El Patron, as well as the food trucks.”

The park district ice rink will be open for skating, and those without skates may rent them free of charge that night, according to GRREAT.

Last year's event was plenty of fun. Check out the highlights by clicking here.

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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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Three thugs robbed a 72-year-old Garfield Ridge man at gunpoint as he walked home after shopping at the Jewel-Osco at 6107 S. Archer. The crime occurred at 6:32 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16 in front of 5336 S. Moody.

The victim told police that the trio put a gun to his head and issued a demand, in Spanish, that translates to, “Don’t move, motherf~cker.” They then went through his pockets and stole his wallet, credit card and $100 cash. They also snatched a gold chain and Blessed Virgin Mary medallion off his neck before fleeing on foot.

The robbers were described as Hispanic men age 18-19, heights ranging from 5-foot-4 to 6-foot-1, 160-170 pounds, wearing dark clothes.

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Two men robbed the Subway sandwich shop at 6458 W. 63^rd St. at 5:25 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18. An employee, a 37-year-old man, said one the men was armed with a handgun and demanded that he open the store’s safe, which he is unable to do. They then stole $145 cash from the register and $55 cash from his pocket before leaving the store and walking north on Natchez. They were described as black men age 20-25, ranging in height from 5-foot-8 to 6-foot-1, 160-180 pounds, wearing dark clothing.

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Four thugs beat and attempted to rob a 19-year-old South Side man at a gas station at 2801 W. 59th St. at noon Wednesday, Nov. 25. The victim told police he was standing inside the station when four men got out of a car and entered the station. One man tried to make conversation with him, while another shouted, “Run those pockets!” as the others started to go through his pockets.

When the victim resisted, he was punched by the would-be robbers. The struggle spilled outside, where the victim was punched and thrown to the pavement. The criminals then sped away in a gray, four-door Pontiac Grand Prix. The CPD incident report gave no indication what, if anything, was stolen from the victim. The offenders were described only as black men wearing dark clothes.

2801 West 59th Street.

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            A 43-year-old Burr Ridge man was robbed as he walked to his car, which was parked near 52nd and Long, at 1:57 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 26. The victim said he had just left a nearby nightclub when two men approached from behind and demanded money. The victim surrendered his wallet, which contained several credit cards and his ID, but no cash. The offenders then sped away east on 52nd Street. Descriptions of the offenders and getaway vehicle were vague, police said.

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An 18-year-old West Lawn man on his way to school was beaten and robbed by five thugs as he walked down a sidewalk in front of 5600 S. Keeler at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24. The victim said the offenders got out of a white car, jumped him, hit him and stole his cell phone and wallet before fleeing in an unknown direction. The victim was transported by CFD ambulance to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was treated and released. He described the attackers only as five black men.

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A 19-year-old Garfield Ridge man was beaten and robbed as he walked down a sidewalk in front of 4150 W. 60th St. at 12:55 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24. The victim told police that several men jumped out of a light blue minivan, chased him, tackled him, beat him and stole his wallet and cellphone. He sustained several cuts and bruises to the face, but refused medical attention. He described the robbers as black men age 18, all about 5-foot-6 and 130 pounds.

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Want to work directly with Chicago Police to prevent crime in your neighborhood? If you live in Beat 812 (see map), come to the Clearing Branch Library at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 9. 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 33-year-old Chicago Lawn man, said by police to be a gangbanger, was beaten and robbed as he stood on a sidewalk in front of 6135 S. Homan at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24. The victim said that four thugs approached, with one asking, “What you is, n~gga?” (street slang for “What gang do you belong to?”). The victim said he was then punched in the mouth and hit in the legs with a crowbar as the offenders took his cell phone, $20 cash and ID. The quartet then ran away west on 61st Place. They were described as Hispanic men age 23-27 of various height and weight.

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A 51-year-old Englewood man told police that another man threatened him with a knife as he took photos of the outside of a home near 64th and Lamon at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. The victim told police the he was taking photos on behalf of a mortgage company when a man pulled up in a black Chevy pickup truck and started hollering and cursing at him. The offender claimed he lived on the block and then allegedly pulled a knife and pointed it at the victim’s neck. The photographer then got in his vehicle and drove away. He described the offender only as a Hispanic man, 5-foot-7 in height.

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Burglars cut a hole in the overhead door of a garage near 56th and Narragansett, pulled the emergency-release cord inside, entered and stole assorted tools. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 35-year-old man, at 6:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22.

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Burglars entered the unlocked service door of a garage near 48th and Keating and stole an air compressor and a nail gun. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 36-year-old woman, at 4:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 23.

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A burglar cut a hole in the overhead door of a garage near 54th and Rutherford, pulled the emergency-release cord, entered and stole a jack hammer, a tile saw, an air compressor and a tool bag with assorted tools. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 36-year-old woman, at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, when her garage’s burglar alarm was triggered. She told police that when she looked out the back window of her house, she saw a man wearing a gray hoodie in the garage, who then ran into the alley and sped away in a gray sedan.

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Burglars entered the bedroom window of a home near 85th Place and Hamlin and stole three TVs, a stereo system and a cell phone. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 51-year-old woman, at 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28.

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Burglars forced open the back door of a home near 57th and Kolin and stole three TVs, a tablet computer and an iPad. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 38-year-old woman, at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28.

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Burglars kicked in the side door of a home near 55th and Tripp and stole a TV, a bluray disc player, two watches and $500 cash. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 45-year-old man, at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27.

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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 the Vittum Park Fieldhouse at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 10. 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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Burglars forced open the overhead door of a garage near 49th and La Crosse and stole five tires and rims, a lawnmower, a snow blower and a car jack. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 48-year-old woman, at 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 26.

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Burglars kicked in the service door of a garage near 61st and Keeler and stole a gas can and a set of tools. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 25-year-old woman, just after midnight Saturday, Nov. 28.

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Burglars pried open the service door of a garage near 66th and Lawndale and stole two snow blowers and an air compressor. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 51-year-old man, at 9 a.m. Thursday, November 26.

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Burglars broke the basement window of a home near 64th and Lockwood and stole a TV. The crime was discovered by the victim, a 76-year-old man, when he came home at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24.

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