Local Crime from 16th District 5-10-17
16 Crime 5-10
A MAN WAS shot at about 1 p.m. Friday, May 5, in the 4800 block of West Argyle Street, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
Officers responded to a call of gunshots fired and they discovered a 41-year-old man with a gunshot wound in his pelvic area walk out of a gangway and collapse on the ground, according to police. The man reported that said someone shot him while he was visiting his friend’s landlord, police said. Officers discovered several shell casings located in the alley where the man collapsed, according to police.
The man was transported to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston in serious condition, police said.
A WOMAN reported she was robbed at about 7:40 p.m. Thursday, May 4, in the 6200 block of West Raven Street, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
The 29-year-old woman reported that she exited her vehicle and a group of five women whom she knows to be gang members approached her and that three of the women shattered the front windshield and driver’s side window of her car with a baseball bat while her 8-year-old daughter was still inside the vehicle, according to police. The woman reported that the women struck her in the head and face and took a cell phone from her, police said. A witness reported that he saw a black Chrysler sport utility vehicle driving away from the scene and another witness reported that she observed three women driving away from the scene in a dark blue Dodge sport utility vehicle, according to police.
The woman was transported to Luther General Hospital and treated for minor injuries, according to police.
The woman and her sister reported that a live online stream of the incident was posted on Facebook and that her sister has the video recorded on her cell phone, police said.
TWO MEN were charged assault following their arrest at about 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 5, at the Pub OK Tavern, 5659 W. Irving Park Road, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
A 55-year-old man repeated that after two men were asked to leave the bar for causing a disturbance, one of the men allegedly threatened him with a knife and that he and the other man both threatened to beat him up outside, according to police. The men were arrested after they were identified and officers discovered a folding 4-inch knife in one of the men’s possession, police said.
The suspects were identified by police as James Falco, age 43, of the 5300 block of Blodgett Avenue, Downers Grove, and Mark P. Lejtholc, age 35, of the 5600 block of West Berenice Avenue.
A WOMAN reported that an Uber driver stole items from her at about 2 a.m. Tuesday, May 2, inside her apartment in the 5300 block of North Manila Avenue, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
The 29-year-old woman reported that she and her friend hired an Uber vehicle to drive them home and that upon arrival to her apartment, she invited the driver upstairs into her residence, according to police. The woman reported that the man stayed for 30 minutes and that after he left, she discovered her cell phone valued at $700 and wallet valued at $20 that contained credit cards, personal identification cards and $620 in cash, were missing, police said.
THE OWNERS of the Subway restaurant, 4070 N. Milwaukee Ave., reported that the business was burglarized at about 1 a.m. Monday, May 1, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
Officers responded to a commercial alarm at the restaurant and discovered that the front door had been forced open and that a cash register was missing, according to police.
The owners reported that at about 1:40 a.m. that a cash register valued at $3,500 had been removed without its cash drawer from behind the counter, and that on April 13 the glass door to the restaurant had been shattered, police said.
A WOMAN reported that her home in the 4000 block of North Monitor Avenue was burglarized between 8 a.m. and 1:55 p.m. Thursday, May 4, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
The woman reported that when she returned home she discovered that the back door had been opened and that jewelry valued at $1,000 was missing, according to police.
A CONTRACTOR reported that a residence in the 3700 block of North Narragansett Avenue was burglarized between 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, and 1:15 p.m. the following day, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
The man reported that when he returned to the residence, he discovered that a doorknob containing and electronic lock had been damaged on a side door and that plumbing tools valued at $450, copper pipe and fittings valued at $350, copper wire valued at $240 and two shower kits valued at $200 were missing, according to police. The man reported that the damaged electronic door lock is valued at $50, police said.
THE PASTOR Saint Bartholomew Church, 4950 W. Patterson Ave., reported that a 6-foot-tall marble church statue was vandalized at about 4 p.m. Thursday, May 4, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
The pastor reported that he discovered a 6-foot-tall marble statue had been knocked over and damaged outside the church, and that the head of the statue was missing, according to police.
A MAN REPORTED that the garage of his home in the 5300 block of West Leland Avenue was burglarized between 9:45 p.m. Sunday, April 30, and the following day, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
The man reported that when he returned to his garage he discovered that the door had been damaged and that a Honda pressure washer valued at $349, a Craftsman leaf blower valued at $219 and a Troy-Built snow blower valued at $539 were missing, according to police.
A MAN REPORTED that the garage of his home in the 5600 block of North Northcott Avenue was burglarized between 6 p.m. Saturday, April 29, and 7:30 a.m. Monday, May 1, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
The man reported that when he returned to his garage he discovered that the garage door handle valued at $100 had been broken off and that a Trek mountain bicycle valued at $300, a Schwinn bicycle valued at $100, tools valued at $2,900 and various golf items valued at $3,045 were missing, according to police.
A WOMAN reported that her vehicle was burglarized between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. Friday, May 5, in the 3500 block of North Rutherford Avenue, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
The woman reported that when she returned to her vehicle she discovered that her Microsoft laptop computer valued at $600 and prescription medication were missing, according to police.
