Friday, June 25, 2021

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 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 the western section of the district. 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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Charge woman with retail theft, again
Cynthia Ortega


A 35-year-old Chicago Lawn woman was charged with retail theft after she was arrested at 5301 S. Pulaski at 3:48 p.m. Friday, May 28.

Cynthia Ortega, of the 6000 block of South California, allegedly filled a cooler with merchandise from a nearby grocery store and stole it. A store manager told police that Ortega also stole merchandise on May 26, in the same manner, but was not apprehended.

According to public records, Ortega has been arrested 18 times by CPD since 2014 on charges that included criminal damage to property, assault, aggravated assault, violating an order of protection, criminal trespass to a vehicle, possession of a controlled substance and retail theft (seven times).






Say man violated order of protection
Pedro Rivera



A 41-year-old Ashburn man was charged with violating an order of protection after he was arrested during a traffic stop in the 3700 block of West 59th Street at 8:49 p.m. Sunday, May 30. 

Pedro A. Rivera was in a vehicle with a 40-year-old woman, in violation of a court order, a CPD spokesman said. He also was cited for driving on a suspended license.

Rivera’s arrest came exactly two weeks after he was apprehended in the 3000 block of West Walton and charged with domestic battery.






Say man drove drunk, wrong way on street
Oswaldo Garcia



A 39-year-old Lower West Side man was charged with aggravated DUI after he was arrested in the 3600 block of West 56th Place at 10:04 p.m. Sunday, May 30.

Oswaldo Garcia, of the 2300 block of South Seeley, was reportedly spotted driving his pickup truck the wrong way down a one-way street.

A charge of possession of a controlled substance was added after police reportedly found a small plastic bag of suspect cocaine on Garcia. He also was cited for driving without a license.






Man slumped over steering wheel hit with drug rap
Victor Martinez



A 43-year-old Chicago Lawn man was charged with possession of a controlled substance after he was arrested in the 5300 block of South Meade at 2:36 a.m. Saturday, June 12.

Victor M. Martinez, of the 6400 block of South Mozart, was reportedly found to be in possession of a substance suspected of being crack cocaine. Police encountered him slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle, a CPD spokesman said.

According to public records, Martinez has been arrested three times by CPD since 2016 on charges that included drinking alcohol on the public way, resisting arrest and violating parole by contacting a street gang member.





Arrested after dustup at MDW
Damarri Conner



An 18-year-old Southeast Side man was charged with two counts of assault and three counts of resisting arrest after he was arrested at Midway International Airport at 8:08 a.m. Monday, June 14. 

Damarri K. Conner, of the 2200 block of East 97th Street, allegedly threatened officers responding to a call of a disturbance between Conner and a TSA staffer.

A CPD spokesman did not indicate if Conner was a ticketed air passenger or not.





Hit Oak Lawn man with drug charges
Gytis Stanevicius



A 34-year-old Oak Lawn man was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance after he was arrested in the 4400 block of South Lavergne at 1:13 p.m. Tuesday, June 8.

Gytis Stanevicius, of the 4800 block of West 109th Street, allegedly was found to be in possession of small amounts of cocaine and Xanax.

He was encountered by police who said his parked vehicle was blocking an alley.






Charge man with drug possession

A 23-year-old Ashburn man was charged with possession of a controlled substance and drinking alcohol on the public way after he was arrested in the 8600 block of South Karlov at 9:38 p.m. Saturday, June 5.

Thomas Velasquez, of the 7700 block of South Homan, was in a vehicle and found to be in
Thomas Velasquez

possession of a controlled substance, as well as an open container of malt liquor, a CPD spokesman said.

According to public records, Velasquez has been arrested four times by CPD since 2016 on charges that included assault, aggravated assault, leaving the scene of an accident and battery.

















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