Damaged cars on Mango and Major, shots fired in parking lot, alleged deception on apartment rental reported in 16th (Jefferson Park) Police District

A group of three men reportedly were seen breaking car windows and rummaging through at least four vehicles at about 12:35 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, in the 4400 block of North Mango Avenue in the Portage andJefferson Park areas, according to 16th District police.
A resident reported that she was awakened by the sound of a car alarm and saw the group shattering windows, according to police. They were described only as wearing black clothing, including hooded sweatshirts, police said.
No items were reported missing from the four vehicles, police said.
Three similar incidents were reported to have occurred the same day between 1 and 3 a.m. in the 3800 block of North Major Avenue, police said. Windows were broken, and no items were reported stolen in at least two on the incidents, police said.

A woman reportedly was arrested at about 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, after a man and a woman reported that they had paid $2,350 for an apartment which they were denied access to, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
They told officers that they paid a $1,150 deposit for an apartment in the 5600 block of North Mason Avenue on Thursday, July 2, and then another $1,200 on Sunday, July 5, but that when they showed up to receive keys to the apartment, the landlord reportedly told them she was unavailable to give them the keys, according to police.
They also reported that she later told them she could not return their money immediately because her husband has access to it, police said.
In addition, they told officers that they found a Facebook post indicating that others have had similar issues with the landlord, police said.
The suspect had been arrested at about 11:50 a.m. Monday, March 30, in the 5900 block of West Bryn Mawr Avenue and charged with five counts of theft/deception, according to police.
Receipts which the man and woman had been given for their payments were provided to the officers, and the Mason case was referred to a financial crimes detective, police said. The suspect was arrested about six hours after the man and woman reported the incident, police said.
The suspect, who was identified by police as Mayra G. Cuito, age 49, of the Mason address, was charged with one count of theft/deception involving a landlord, police said. A warrant also had been issued, police said.
Two other people were arrested at about 4:35 p.m. Thursday, July 9, in the 5700 block of North Mason Avenue in connection with a reported physical altercation, but it is not clear if the incident was connected to the apartment issue. Police did not release additional details.

A man reported that an attempted theft of his 2022 Dodge Durango truck occurred at about 7 a.m. Monday, July 13, while it was parked in the 5200 block of West Byron Street, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
No additional details were available.

Three gunshots were fired in the air during a dispute involving several youths at about 10:40 p.m. Monday July 13, in a parking lot in the 5400 block of North East River Road, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
A witness provided officers with footage of the incident in which the dispute escalates and a masked individual draws a pistol and fires three shots toward the sky, according to police. Everyone in the dispute and onlookers then flee, with some driving away in a gray Dodge Carryall, police said.
Offices recovered bullet casings from the scene, police said.

A 30-year-old driver was taken into custody at about 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, on the 4200 block of North Cicero Avenue, after an officer noticed a suspicious-looking Illinois temporary license plates, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
The officer reported that the driver said he was unaware the plate on the rear of  his 2008 Chevrolet Aveo was false and he had purchased it online from someone in Texas, according to police.
A second temporary plate was in the glove compartment box, but it had not been issued to the driver, place said.
The driver was taken to the police station for processing, but it’s not clear if the driver was ticketed or charged.

A 57-year-old woman reported that surveillance footage showed a man attempting to open a lock box on the door of a relative’s home at about 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, in the 4500 block of North Narragansett Avenue, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
The woman said that she was alerted to the man on the porch via a Ring camera and that when she used the Ring app to ask the man who he was, he did not answer and left the porch, according to police. The man, who took a picture of the house, was only described as White, according to police.

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