Gunshots were heard at about 11:10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the 5200 block of West Pensacola Avenue in Portage Park, at about the same time a stolen vehicle was read story
Wheel thieves thwarted in incident on Berenice
by BRIAN NADIG
It’s a familiar sight on social media to see pictures of cars resting on bricks because the vehicle’s wheels had been stolen, but residents scared away suspected thieves and police later arrested them in one recent incident.
The arrests, along with several recent shootings in the area, were discussed at the Dec. 13 meeting of the 16th (Jefferson Park) Police District Advisory Committee.
Several residents in the 6100 block of West Berenice Avenue reported that they were alerted to the theft after they heard a loud bang and a dog barking at about 2:55 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9, according to police. At least two men who were seen near the car fled after one of the residents yelled at them, and witnesses provided officers a description of their car, police said.
Two suspects were arrested a short time later after officers reported seeing their vehicle in the 5600 block of West Byron Street, police said. A reported stolen wheel was recovered from the trunk of the suspects’ car, police said.
Meanwhile, it also was reported that arrests were made in two recent shootings over Thanksgiving weekend.
On Friday, Nov. 23, a woman was shot in the upper leg as part of an altercation that involved her boyfriend and two other men in an alley in the 4600 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, while on Saturday, Nov. 25, a man was shot twice in his right arm and once in his left arm during a domestic dispute in 5100 block of West Cullom Avenue, police said.
Also, the advisory committee selected Vincent Baldassano as "Officer of the Month" for his Oct. 24 arrest of three suspects in an incident near Foster and Neenah avenues.
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