16th District Crime: Man shot, robberies reported, men arrested for alleged car thefts at Cumberland CTA Blue Line parking garage on Northwest Side

A man was shot between midnight and 1 a.m. Sunday, June 7, in the 5300 block of North Avondale Avenue, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The 26-year-old man reported that he was driving with a woman in the passenger seat when the driver of a dark-colored Ford Explorer with a driver’s side spotlight brake-checked him and pulled over to the side of the road on Avondale, between Meade and Melvina, according to police.

The man reported that the vehicle had tinted windows and he was only able to see that there was a male driver and a female passenger as he passed the Ford, police said.

The man reported that the driver of the Ford began tailgating him, then passed him, opened the passenger side window and fired a shot, which went through the front driver’s side door, grazed the top of his right thigh and lodged in the center console, according to police.

The man reported that the driver of the Ford then fled in an unknown direction, police said.

A description of the shooter was not provided, police said.

A rideshare driver reported that a man with a handgun robbed him at about 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, in the parking lot of McDonald’s, 5656 W. Irving Park Road, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The driver reported that he returned to his vehicle after purchasing a drink when a man opened the unlocked rear passenger door of his vehicle, mumbled something, then pulled out a handgun, pressed it to the right side of his ribcage and demanded money, according to police.

The man reported that the man took his wallet containing $500 in cash, pressed the handgun to the right side of his head then fled on foot in an unknown direction, police said.

The man was described as age 20 to 50, and wearing a light brown hooded sweatshirt and a black ski mask.

Two men were arrested at about 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, after a parking attendant at the Cumberland CTA Blue Line station parking garage, 5800 N. Cumberland Ave., reported that the men allegedly  broke an exit gate and officers discovered they allegedly were driving a stolen vehicle, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The employee initially reported on May 30 that surveillance footage showed the men broke an exit gate after one of them forced the gate open, according to police.

The employee reported that the men returned to the garage and forced open the exit gate again on Tuesday, June 2, police said. The employee reported on June 3 that the men returned and had not left the premises yet, according to police.

Officers located the vehicle captured in surveillance footage and discovered a man sitting in the front passenger seat, police said.

During officers’ investigation, another man approached the vehicle and officers also detained him, according to police.

Officers placed one of the men into custody on signed complaints for damaging the exit gate and placed the other man into custody after they discovered he had an active warrant out of Cook County, police said.

A license plate search revealed that neither of the men were the registered owner of the vehicle and officers determined the vehicle had been stolen without the owner’s knowledge while he was out of the state, according to police.

The suspects were identified by police as Marlon D. Kimber, age 22, of the 3900 block of West Monroe Street, and Marshun C. Kimber, age 26, of the 100 block of North Austin Boulevard.

A man was arrested at about 10:55 p.m. Monday, June 1, after an employee of 7-Eleven, 5037 W. Lawrence Ave., reported that he allegedly damaged store property at about 10:15 p.m., according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The employee reported that a man and a woman entered the store and the woman asked to use the bathroom, according to police. The employee reported that both the man and woman entered the bathroom so he knocked on the door and told them that was not allowed, police said.

The employee reported that the man exited the bathroom and was upset, then knocked over merchandise that was in front of the cash register, according to police. The employee reported that the man then walked out the door, grabbed a piece of firewood and smashed the front glass panel on the fire extinguisher cabinet, police said.

Officers located a couple matching the descriptions standing across the street and the man was arrested after he was identified, according to police.

The suspect was identified by police as Rodrigo Palomo Blanco, age 29, of the 1700 block of North Ashland Avenue.

Tool thefts from vehicles were reported in the area between about 3:35 and 4:30 a.m. Friday, June 5, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

Thefts were reported in the 5000 block of North Rutherford Avenue and in the 5000 block of North Nagle Avenue, according to police. Tools valued between $8,000 and $8,500 were reported stolen, police said.

A man was arrested at about 10:20 a.m. Saturday, May 30, in the 4800 block of North Pulaski Road, after a CTA driver reported that he allegedly threatened her with a knife, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.

The driver reported that the man pulled out a large knife and allegedly made threats, according to police. The driver reported that the man allegedly started swinging the knife and indicated that he was mad that several buses that were not in service passed him while he was waiting for a bus, police said.

The driver reported that the man said that he “was going to cut someone if the next bus was not in service,” according to police.

The driver reported that the man exited the bus and got on another bus and officers stopped the vehicle and placed him into custody after he was identified, police said, according to police. Officers reported recovering a folding knife with a 5-inch blade, police said.

The suspect was identified by police as Michael E. Ferrara, age 60, of the 1700 block of North Drake Avenue.

An employee of Peterson School, 5510 N. Christiana Ave., reported that a man threatened him outside of the school at about 11:10 a.m. Monday, June 1, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.

The employee reported that he was in front of the school when a man approached him and yelled, “these kids better be quiet” and “I will come back and shoot up the school,” according to police.

The employee reported that the man was not making sense and he was unsure why the man stopped his vehicle outside of the school to make the threats, police said.

The employee reported that the man fled south on Christiana in a white Ford Bronco and no children were present during the incident, according to police.

The man was described as White/Hispanic or Middle Eastern, age 40 to 45, 5-8 to 5-10 and 210 to 240 pounds, and wearing a blue jacket, black shirt and gray pants.

A teenager was placed into custody at about 1:15 a.m. Saturday, May 30, in the 3900 block of West Belmont Avenue, after a man reported that the teen allegedly trespassed inside his vehicle and attacked him, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police.

The 30-year-old man reported that he was talking to a friend a short distance from his unlocked BMW sedan, which was parked with the engine running, when a black Kia sport utility vehicle passed him, and the driver made a U-turn and stopped next to his vehicle, according to police.

The man reported that a teenager exited the Kia and entered his vehicle so he and his friend detained him and called 911, police said.

The man reported that the teen allegedly punched him twice in the head but he and his friend were able to subdue him and held him until officers arrived, according to police.

The suspect was identified by police as a 16-year-old teenager

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