Thursday, March 20, 2008

* News Star Police Blotter - The 'Crime is Down' Report

Blood Trail


Police from the 24th District responded to a battery in progress on the 6800 block of North Sheridan Road around 3:15 a.m. March 7. When police arrived, they found a 27-year-old man bleeding from a head wound. Police called an ambulance for the victim who was highly intoxicated, according to the police report. The victim told police that he got into a fight with a male acquaintance of an unspecified age. The police report described the victim as "uncooperative."

The victim then walked away from police and refused to stop when ordered. Police followed the victim to his residence on the 6600 block of North Glenwood Avenue, who left a blood trail. A Chicago Fire Department ambulance arrived and took the victim to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was listed in critical condition with multiple puncture wounds to his head, neck and shoulders. While at the hospital, police interviewed another man who was being treated for a cut to his right hand. The man gave conflicting accounts of his injury, at one point telling police that he cut his hand at "Foster and Broadway at a liquor store." Police spoke to the man's brother, who told them that he received a phone call from the man at 3:26 a.m. that same morning.

The brother told police that he picked up his bro in Evanston at Church and Dodge. After the man was identified by the victim as the acquaintance who allegedly stabbed him, police took the man to Area 3 at Belmont and Western Avenue for more questioning. The report did not indicate if charges were pressed against the man.
'Gray hoodie' robber sticks up food stores

A man described in his 20s and wearing a "gray hoodie," robbed at least two grocery stores at gunpoint last week. The first robbery occurred at a convenience store on the 6400 block of North Bell around 8:40 p.m. March 2. The store owner told police that the man walked through the front door and displayed a handgun. The robber told the store owner to give up all the money, before fleeing with $300.

The second robbery took place at an ethnic food store on the 6300 block of North Talman around 8:40 p.m. March 7. The store owner told police that a man in his early 20s wearing a gray hoodie, walked into his store and displayed a blue steel handgun, stating "Give me the money. I only have two minutes." The store owner handed over $300 to the robber. On his way out, the robber took a carton of Newport cigarettes and the store owner's cell phone placing all the items in a black plastic bag before heading southbound on Talman Avenue.

A man described as wearing a blue puffy coat whose face was partially concealed by a mask, held up a grocery store on the 6400 block of North Artesian around 9 p.m. March 7. The robber entered the store displaying a handgun wrapped in a white cloth and said, "You have three seconds to give me the money." A store employee handed over $200 to the robber, who fled the store on foot in an unknown direction. The store employee told police he believed the robber was in his early 20s.
'If she moves, kill her'

A 25-year-old woman was robbed by two men in their early 20s who pushed her into an alley on the 1200 block of West Columbia around 5 a.m. March 13. One of the men held her arms while the second man said, "Hold her. If she moves, kill her." The men rifled through her purse and took $60, then fled through the alley west of Sheridan Road.

This summary contains information taken from the arrest records from the 24th district of the Chicago Police Department. Anyone named has only been charged with a crime. The cases have not yet been adjudicated.

Compiled by Lorraine Swanson

Blognotes: Every Block 60626 reports 101 officially logged crime cases on their site from March 5th to March 11th, 2008.

6 comments:

Craig Gernhardt said...

6:10 AM: Two officers in one squad car guarding the cul-de-sac in the 1100 block of West Morse.

6:15 AM: Three open air drug market salesmen hard at work in the 1200 block of West Morse.

Seeing I didn't want them dispersed to the 1300 block of West Morse, or worse yet, the 1300 block of West Lunt - I didn't bother calling 911. That's what happens when you know how the system works.

Bosworth said...

I recently read in the newspaper a warrant was issued in CA for actor Shia Lebouf. His crime? Failing to appear for a hearing on his public smoking violation! In Rogers Park, you can smoke cigarettes and marijuana in public, buy or sell drugs, solicit for prostitution and urinate anywhere you like without worry. And they call California the land of opportunity!

Craig Gernhardt said...

7:25 AM: Fire trucks and police road blocks are all over at 6800 North Sheridan. Avoid Sheridan around Pratt this morning.

Hugh said...

how many dispersals were logged?

Hillari said...

The neighborhood is perfect for me to start selling self-defense products. It's a shame, but true.

ZombieDante said...

Bosworth, is it illegal to smoke cigarettes in public?

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