• A man said his wife hit him in the face Feb. 16 at their home on Hannah Avenue during a discussion of a possible separation. Police have record of a previous domestic incident between the couple. The man signed a complaint refusal form against his wife and was provided with an informational sheet on domestic violence. Police made a report to DCFS because the couple’s newborn son was present during the incident.
  • A woman from the 7700 block of Yuba Avenue came into the police department Feb. 16 to file a report against her brother, who called her the week before saying he was arrested and that his dog was in an abandoned building in Chicago. The woman went to get the dog and took it to an animal shelter. When the brother was released from jail and unable to get his dog back from the shelter, he sent her threatening messages over Facebook. She was told to get an order of protection against her brother if his behavior worsens.
  • Police arrived at a residence on Des Plaines Avenue Feb. 18 to address a report of domestic battery. The victim, let into the residence by a roommate, caught a man he’d had a relationship with last year with a man who had broken up with the him just hours before. A verbal and physical altercation followed, and the victim had a ripped shirt, bloody face, and said he was stabbed in his left hand by one of the men. The two men were each charged with a count of domestic battery and given a date to appear in court.

House fire, no one injured

A house fire broke out on the rear porch of a residence in the 500 block of Circle Avenue Monday morning. Although an upstairs window at the front of the house was shattered, the homeowner said she didn’t know the extent of the fire or smoke damage. No one was injured.

Residential burglary

Police responded to a burglary on Adams Street Feb. 18. The victim left the residence in the evening and, when he returned a few hours later, found the kitchen and bedroom windows open, which he doesn’t believe were locked. His handheld gaming computer was missing, along with a sword, totaling more than $500.

Criminal damage to property

  • A woman came into the police station Feb. 20 to report that the day before, she’d parked her 2012 Kia in the 1100 block of Hannah Avenue and when she returned, her left rear passenger window was shattered. Nothing in her car had been stolen.
  • A woman reported that she parked her 2013 Hyundai on Marengo Avenue Feb. 20 and returned to a damaged rear passenger window. None of her items were missing from the vehicle, and the offender has not been identified.

Violation of order of protection

A woman at Ferdinand Avenue reported Feb. 21 a violation of a court order against her ex-boyfriend for ongoing domestic issues. Last May, she issued an order of protection against her ex, which is valid through May 2025. Her ex-boyfriend was arrested by the River Forest Police Department Feb. 7 and was held in Cook County Department of Corrections through Feb. 20. He called the woman Feb. 18 and twice Feb. 20. Police contacted DuPage County Jail and put the woman’s cell number on a block list, which would prevent the man from calling her on his personal jail account, but not another prisoner’s. He has now been released from jail and a watch has been placed on the woman’s residence.

Suspicious circumstances

  • A woman living on Roosevelt Road reported Feb. 22 that the day before, a subject wearing all black and a ski mask followed her 10-year-old son into the building. She contacted her property management company for footage from their video cameras.
  • Police responded to the 1300 block of Des Plaines Avenue Feb. 21 after receiving a call from a Walmart employee. He reported seeing a man and a woman pulling on car door handles in the Walmart parking lot. Police addressed the suspects and discovered they had four laptops that they denied ownership of. Because the suspects weren’t observed entering any vehicles, they were released and on the scene. Police confiscated the laptops and said they would return them if the suspects could provide receipts.

These items were obtained from Forest Park Police Department reports dated Feb. 16 through Feb. 22 and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.

Compiled by Jessica Mordacq, staff reporter