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Police Blotter
NORTHLAKE
DEC. 21 - THEFT – A truck parked in the lot at Iggy Music Store and Repair Shop on North Avenue had its catalytic converter stolen. DEC. 22 - THEFT – The owner of a purse reported it stolen from an unattended shopping cart at Wal-Mart on North Avenue. DEC. 27 - THEFT – The Home Depot on North Avenue reported having an electric ratchet stolen. DEC. 29 - THEFT – The Verizon store on North Avenue reported having an iPhone 13 Max Pro stolen from a display area. JAN. 4 - THEFT – Catalytic Converters were reported stolen from the 400 block of East Armitage Avenue, several cars in the King Arthur Court area, and another in the 500 block of North Lavergne Avenue. JAN. 7 - THEFT – A car parked in the Casa San Carlo lot on Wolf Road had it’s catalytic converter stolen.
FRANKLIN PARK
DEC. 19 - BURGLARY – A pickup truck parked in the 3100 block of George Street had its rear window broken and several items stolen from the vehicle which included a concrete cutter and a brick cutter valued at approximately $2000. DEC. 21 - THEFT – A package containing medical needles was reported stolen from the lobby of a building in the 9500 block of Franklin Avenue. DEC. 24 - VEHICLE THEFT – The owner of a 2019 Volkswagen Golf reported it stolen from the 3500 block of DeSota Court JAN. 1 - RESIDENTIAL THEFT – An apartment in the 9500 block of Franklin Avenue was robbed of a Wii U and Xbox. JAN. 4 - THEFT – A Honda Accord parked in the 9200 block of Robinson Avenue had its catalytic converter stolen. JAN. 7 - THEFT – A truck parked in the 3900 block of Mannheim Road had its catalytic converter stolen. JAN. 8 - THEFT – Two Isuzu trucks parked in the 3700 block of River Road had their catalytic converters stolen. JAN. 9 - GRAFFITI – Graffiti was reported being found on the walls of three buildings in the 3000 block of Ruth Street, one in the 3000 block of Prairie Street and a fifth in the 10500 block of Crown Road. JAN. 10 - CRIMINAL DAMAGE – A car parked in the 3200 block of Calwagner Street had all four of its tires slashed. JAN. 10 - VEHICLE THEFT – A 2009 Hyundai Azera was reported stolen from the 10100 block of Chestnut Avenue JAN. 15 - CLASS X FELONY – Franklin Park Police charged a Franklin Park man with “drug induced homicide” for allegedly supplying heroin to a woman in 2018 that led to her death by overdose. Troy Campbell was arrested and charged with drug induced homicide
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and held without bond. He had a preliminary hearing on January 19th.
ELMWOOD PARK
DEC. 11 - VEHICLE THEFT – A 2011 BMW parked on the 2nd floor parking lot of a building in the 7800 block of North Avenue was reported stolen. DEC. 11 - CRIMINAL DAMAGE – The owner of a home in the 7500 block of Cortland Street reported someone attempted to gain access to the home by prying open a window. DEC. 12 - THEFT – A car parked in the BP gas station parking lot on Harlem Avenue had a purse stolen from inside while the owner made a purchase in the store. DEC. 12 - THEFT – A home in the 2800 block of 75th Court had a laptop stolen. DEC. 12 - RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY – Police arrested Richard Rosado of Chicago after he allegedly broke into a home in the 7700 block of West Sunset Drive. He was charged with residential burglary, possession of burglary tools, aggravated battery to a police officer, resisting arrest and reckless conduct. DEC. 13 - THEFT – The keys were left in a pickup truck parked in the 7300 block of North Avenue and it was reported stolen. DEC. 17 - THEFT – Two vehicles parked in the 7200 block of Wrightwood Avenue had their catalytic converters stolen. DEC. 20 - THEFT – A car parked in the 1600 block of 75th Court had their catalytic converter stolen. DEC. 22 - THEFT – A car parked in the 2900 block of 78th Court had its catalytic converter stolen. JAN. 8 - THEFT – A car parked in the 1600 block of 77th Avenue had its catalytic converter stolen. JAN. 10 - RETAIL THEFT – Binny’s Beverage Depot on North Avenue reported having a bottle of Tequila stolen.
RIVER GROVE
DEC. 29 - THEFT – The owner of a 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander reported having its catalytic converter stolen when it was parked in the 8200 block of Oconnor Drive. DEC. 30 - CRIMINAL DAMAGE – A landscape rock was thrown and broke through the front glass door of a building in the 8100 block of Grand Avenue. JAN. 4 - THEFT – A car parked in the 2500 block of Spruce Street had its catalytic converter stolen. JAN. 11 - RETAIL THEFT – A woman entered the Jane’s Hallmark Shop on Thatcher Avenue and allegedly stole $40 worth of soaps and placed them into a bag she brought into the store. As she ran out of the store, she defaced the window with a magic marker.
SCHILLER PARK
DEC. 25 - HIT AND RUN – Emil Benak of Schiller Park was crossing the street in the 9400 block of Irving Park Road at approximately 9:49 pm when he was struck by a vehicle described as a Volvo S60. Benak was taken to an area hospital in critical condition and later succumbed to his injuries. The driver did not stop and police later recovered the car that struck Benak in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood with fire damage. After further investigation, Schiller Park Police arrested a 68 year old Chicago man and charged him with leaving the scene of an accident involving death. The name of the suspect has not been released. DEC. 31 - HIT AND RUN – Andrzej Gucwa of Schiller Park was arrested after a hit and run accident at River Road and Lawrence Avenue. The traffic crash was captured by Redspeed red light camera and police located the offending vehicle. Gucwa was charged with leaving the scene of a property damage report, no insurance, improper turn and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. He had a court date of Jan. 21st. DEC. 31 - CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY – The owner of a 2011 Nissan Versa parked in the 9300 block of Irving Park Road reported to police that she found the driver side of her vehicle to be scratched with an unknown object. A witness advised the owner that it was a male Hispanic wearing glasses and he was driving a silver pickup truck. Complaints will be signed if offender is located. JAN. 4 - BATTERY – Davell Dixon-Matthew was arrested by police after an altercation at a hotel on Lawrence Avenue. Dixon-Matthew tried renting a room but was unable to produce proper credentials or a credit card with his name on it. An argument ensued with the employees and Dixon-Matthew became irate and started to yell, making verbal threats, at the front desk clerk. He then threw a cup of coffee which struck the clerk in the leg. Dixon-Matthew was then arrested by police and charged with battery and assault. He had a Jan. 22nd court date. JAN. 4 - THEFT – A vehicle parked in the 4000 block of Mannheim Road had its rear license plate stolen. JAN. 5 - THEFT – A resident living in the 3900 block of Wehrman Avenue reported to police that a package containing a $1,000 coat was supposedly delivered to his address but the package was never found by him. The merchant stated that a police report would need to be made in order for the buyer to receive a refund. JAN. 7 - THEFT – A car parked in the 3900 block of Mannheim Road had its catalytic converter stolen. JAN. 8 - THEFT – A car parked in the 9200 block of Sally Lane had its catalytic converter stolen. JAN. 9 - RETAIL THEFT – A gas station in the 10000 block of Irving Park Road reported having two male Hispanics enter the store and take a case of Modelo valued at $30.65 out of the store without paying for it. JAN. 9 - POSSESSION OF STOLEN GOODS – Police arrested Angelica M. Converse of Chicago after finding “a stack of license plates” in the trunk of her vehicle. After some investigation, it was found the license plates had been stolen. Police also found a black plastic bag containing individually packaged green leafy substance which turned out to be cannabis. Converse’s vehicle was seized and towed. She was charged with possession of cannabis over 100 grams, possession of cannabis with intent over 100 grams, possession of stolen license plates. JAN. 12 - DECEPTIVE PRACTICES AND THEFT – A resident in the 9800 block of Montrose Blvd. reported to police that he was a victim of a scam phone call. The victim received a text message from a person who identified themselves as “Mark”. “Mark” stated in the text message the he was from Amazon and that an iPhone 12 Pro Max was ordered for $1,150 on his account and to call an 800 number if he had not ordered an iPhone. The victim later called “Mark”, who had an Indian accent and appeared to be calling from a call center due to the background noise. The victim told “Mark” he did not order the iPhone. “Mark” said he would help fix the issue. “Mark” had the victim install the application AnyDesk on his phone so “Mark” could remote into his cell phone. The victim provided “Mark” with his full name social security number, address, birthday, bank account information, bank login and password. The victim the next day noticed some money was transferred from his accounts. $299 from his bank account to CashApp and $250 was transferred from his bank account to purchase a gift card. $350 was transferred to purchase another gift card from another bank account. The victim then went to the bank to report the fraudulent transfers. He removed AnyDesk from his cell phone and was told by police to monitor his credit report to ensure no fraudulent accounts are opened under his social security number. He was also advised to freeze his credit.
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DES PLAINES
DEC. 29 - THEFT – A car parked in the 600 block of Berkshire Lane had items stolen from it. DEC. 29 - THEFT – Several unlocked vehicles in the 600 block of Nelson Lane had items stolen from inside. DEC. 31 - THEFT – A package was stolen from a front porch of a home in the 700 block of Cordial Drive. JAN. 1 - VEHICLE THEFT – The owners of two vehicles parked in the 3000 block of Patton Drive reported them stolen. JAN. 1 - THEFT – Vehicles parked in the 1600 and 1700 blocks of Greenleaf Avenue and the 1900 block of Morse Avenue had items taken from inside the cars. JAN. 2 - VEHICLE THEFT – An unlocked vehicle was stolen from the 1600 block of Buckingham Drive.
RIVER GROVE HOUSE FIRE - JAN 5
A house fire in the 2300 block of Grove Street around 7:30 a.m. took the lives of three residents and injured a fourth. Marilyn Owrey Hennig, 91, Michelle Owrey, 24, and 61 year-old John Owrey were all killed in the fire. A fourth person had smoke inhalation and was taken to an area hospital where his condition was stabilized. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Due to the intensity of the fire, It was not immediately clear if the house had any smoke detectors. A GoFundMe account has been established for help the family pay for funeral expenses.
