Man stabbed on CTA Blue Line near Harlem Ave.; suspects arrested in connection with car break-in on Victoria; man steals from car at gas station in Forest Glen

A man was stabbed in his hand at about 4:50 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10, on a CTA Blue Line train near the Harlem station, 5550 N. Harlem Ave., after a man with a knife allegedly stole his belongings and attacked him, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
The 31-year-old man reported that he was riding the train toward O’Hare and had a backpack and a suitcase with him, according to police. The man reported that he left his belongings unattended for a moment when a man took his backpack and moved to another car, police said.
The man reported that another rider told him what happened and he followed the man to recover his belongings, according to police. The man reported that the man pulled out a pocketknife and stabbed him between his fingers on his left hand when he confronted him, police said.
Officers placed the man with the knife into custody and recovered the victim’s belongings, according to police.
The man with the knife refused to provide identification and was only described as Black, age 55 to 65 and 180 pounds, with white hair, police said.

One man was arrested at about 4:40 a.m. in the 7700 block of West Victoria Street and another at about 5 a.m. in the 7800 block of West Higgins Avenue, Thursday, Aug. 13, after they allegedly attempted to steal a vehicle and struck a marked police car as they fled in a different vehicle, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
A caller reported that two men holding handguns broke into a vehicle parked on Victoria but left without taking it, according to police.
They reportedly then attempted to drive away in a sedan, which struck a marked police vehicle on Victoria, and both men then fled on foot, police said.
Officers later discovered the sedan had been reported stolen out of Cicero, according to police.
Officers placed one of the men into custody in the 7700 block of Victoria after a foot pursuit and reportedly recovered two handguns, police said. Officers located the other man in the 7800 block of West Higgins Avenue and placed him into custody a short time later, according to police.
The suspects were identified by police as Isiah Gonzalez, age 18, of the 2900 block of West Lake Street, and Omar Villalba, age 18, of the 1600 block of South 51st Avenue in Cicero, according to police.

A woman reported that a man stole several items from her vehicle at about 5:05 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, while she was pumping gas at the Mobil gas station, 5202 N. Cicero Ave., according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
The 59-year-old woman reported that she was pumping gas when a man entered her vehicle and refused to leave until she began yelling at him, according to police. The woman reported that the man took her wallet containing IDs and credit cards, then fled to a gray Lincoln Navigator but she was unable to gather license plate information before he fled in an unknown direction, police said.
The man as described as age 20 to 25, with a light brown complexion, wearing a black ski mask and a gray hooded sweatshirt, police said.

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