On April 29, police reported they were looking for a car, registered to its owner living at the 7300 block of Roosevelt Road, in connection with a shooting that had just occurred in Chicago. The car was parked on the street, and the driver was taken into custody. According to the police report, he then told officers that his cousin is a member of the Latin King gang and had just borrowed his car, returning it while wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, sweating and breathing hard. There was not enough cause to arrest the driver or tow the car. 

Motorcycle crash 

Police were dispatched April 28 to assist in a motorcycle accident in the 7200 block of Roosevelt. Officials said the motorcyclist was unconscious, sustained injuries to his body and neck and was transported to Loyola University Medical Center. A witness told police that the motorcyclist hit the curb and flew from his seat. There were no criminal charges in the accident.

Battery

  • Police were dispatched to the CTA Blue Line station April 27 to address an assault. The complainant, who appeared to be intoxicated or under the influence of narcotics, according to the police report, was transported to Rush Oak Park Hospital. On April 29, he came to the police station to report that a K9 security employee, whom he was unable to provide a name or description for, pushed him to the ground and stole his cigarettes and $20. No one has been charged in the battery, and the man told police he would make a report of the incident for his lawyer.
  • On April 29, police arrived at Walmart because two employees were fighting. According to the police report, the victim had cuts, swelling and bruising around his face. He told officers that his coworker approached him, called him a “hoe” and began hitting him in the face, reportedly because of a woman they both had a sexual relationship with. The man signed a complaint against his coworker for battery, according to the police report. 
  • Police responded to Dunkin’ Donuts April 30 for reports of a battery. An employee told officers that a woman came into the store and ordered two drinks, then complained they were wrong and requested a refund. The employee told her she would be unable to give a refund, since her manager wasn’t present. According to the police report, the woman started throwing coffee cups that were on display, tossed two buckets of dirty mop water at the employee, then went behind the counter and knocked over two jugs of syrup before leaving the store. The employee said she’d sign a complaint if the offender could be located. 

Domestic dispute

Police reported they were dispatched to Garfield Elementary School May 1 for a requested escort. At the school, a man wanted to serve an order of protection against a woman who was there, but a check in the police system didn’t show an unserved order against the woman, according to the police report. The man provided police with court documents showing an order of protection hearing May 3, and police relayed the information to the woman. The woman later called the police department and reported that the man removed the child from school and took him into custody, violating the court order, and that she wanted to sign complaints against him. 

These items were obtained from Forest Park Police Department reports dated April 28 through May 1 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.