Police reported they were monitoring a funeral procession March 19 that was traveling west on Roosevelt Road from Harlem Avenue. They noticed five vehicles in the procession recklessly taking up multiple lanes, or driving with open doors and people hanging out of windows and sunroofs. Police mailed citations to the vehicles’ registered owners for negligent driving. 

Disturbance 

A woman came to the police station March 19 to report an incident that happened at Walmart March 16. She was shopping with her two-year-old son when someone came up to them and threatened to attack her outside the store. The woman and the person have a history of violence, as one stabbed the other in 2016 and served prison time. The woman called 911 and officers came to briefly speak to her, but left for another call since there seemed to be no immediate threat. But when the woman went to the vehicle, the person followed her, continuing to threaten her.

The woman showed police two videos of the incident that she uploaded on Facebook, in which she is inviting the other person to fight, not vice versa. She asked for information for an order of protection, and police directed her to speak with the Chicago Police Department to find the appropriate courthouse. 

Fire

After 6 p.m. March 18, a structure fire broke out on Marengo Avenue. The Forest Park Fire Department responded, along with Berwyn, Maywood and River Forest’s fire departments. The resident of the unit wasn’t on the scene and couldn’t be contacted at the time of the fire. There were no reported injuries, and the building sustained significant interior and exterior damage. 

Domestic trouble

A woman came into the police station March 19 to report that she was worried she would be attacked by a man she was dating or by one of his family members. She had been dating this man since October and discovered that, while dating her, he was living with a woman he’d fathered a child with. The woman is pregnant with his child and, when she called to tell him, he said the woman he’s living with would beat her up. On March 19, the man called her and said his sister would beat her up, and that the two of them would be at her apartment when she got home. She reported she is able to stay at a family member’s house if she feels unsafe and is seeking an orders of protection. 

Battery 

On March 20, police were dispatched for reports of battery. On Des Plaines Avenue, a property manager said that a maintenance employee who was working on the building was hit in the chest by a tenant. The maintenance person and his coworker couldn’t do work on her unit because of building regulations and started to leave the property. The woman, who is deaf and appeared upset, flipped them off, then punched one between the chest and shoulder. The man didn’t sustain any bruises, refused medical attention and doesn’t wish to sign complaints. 

Suspicious circumstances

A woman came into the police station March 24 to report the behavior of a man who attends church with her at Living World. Though she has reported the man to Living World Security, his odd and aggressive behavior continues, like opening her car door while she’s inside, or getting in her face and yelling “hey!” Police advised the woman to call 911 if she has issues with the man in the future. 

These items were obtained from Forest Park Police Department reports dated March 18 through March 24 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.