Police responded to Walmart on Roosevelt Road on Feb. 17 just before 2 a.m. after an overnight employee called to report that a woman had shattered a glass door with a hammer before fleeing toward Roosevelt Road. Police made contact with the woman at the nearby 7-Eleven parking lot. She gave them a fake name and birthday, but after fingerprinting her, police found the woman had a warrant for her arrest out of Cook County. The woman told police that after she was evicted from her New York apartment in December, she came to the Chicagoland area and is homeless. The woman was charged with criminal damage to property, burglary, possession of burglary tools, obstructing identification, and her in-state warrant.
Aggravated DUI
Police were called to Pioneer Tap on Randolph on Feb. 16 for a disturbance. Upon arrival, police said Pioneer Tap’s security guard described a woman who was highly intoxicated and, when he attempted to escort her out, shattered the business’ front door. He said she then fled north on Des Plaines Avenue, according to the police report. When police found the woman and told her to stop where she was, she disregarded their requests and got into her car. Officers used their cars to block her path, then detained her. Police found two bottles of tequila in the woman’s car and discovered she has a revoked driver’s license. She was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, criminal damage to property, attempting to elude a police officer, having a suspended driver’s license, illegal transportation of alcohol, driving an uninsured car, and an aggravated DUI.
Criminal trespass to vehicle
Police arrived at a Hannah Avenue residence Feb. 15 after a woman said she forgot to lock her vehicle and woke up in the morning to a Ring notification on her phone. The Ring video shows a man jumping her fence, opening the passenger door of her car and rummaging through its contents. The woman said no items were taken from the car, but things were thrown around and a box of dog food was open. She said she’d sign complaints if the offender was located.
Aggravated battery
On Feb. 15, police responded to the Forest Park Aldi on Harlem after the store manager reported a man who took several items without paying. Police found a suspect matching the description walking on Harlem Avenue. When police told him to drop the stolen items, totaling about $11, the man slapped an officer. The police performed an emergency takedown, according to the police report, while the man spit at officers and repeatedly attempted to resist arrest. Police reported that, based on past encounters, the man has a history of severe mental illness and erratic behavior. They contacted a mental health crisis hotline, and social workers who spoke with the man determined he should be involuntarily committed, so he was taken to MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn for further evaluation. The man was charged with aggravated battery of a police officer and retail theft.
These items were obtained from Forest Park Police Department reports dated Feb. 14 through Feb. 17 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.
