On Aug. 25, a woman reported to police that, earlier that month, she and her husband ordered Uber Eats to their home on Circle Avenue. When the Uber Eats driver arrived, the woman opened the door for him and, after brief conversation, he entered her apartment, gave her a hug, attempted to kiss her and grabbed her breasts. The woman said she pushed him out of the apartment and closed the door. She told police that she’d sign criminal complaints against the man if he was located and that she reported the incident to Uber, which said it would no longer dispatch the driver to her address and provided her a number to a confidential sexual abuse hotline. 

Criminal damage to property 

On Aug. 24, police spoke with staff at a cemetery. Because of recent thefts of mausoleum doors at local cemeteries, staff installed locks on all gates a few days prior. But on Aug. 23, a groundskeeper found a cut lock on a gate. The cost of the lock is estimated at about $30.  

Motor vehicle theft  

While on patrol on Aug. 24, a police officer saw a vehicle that was associated with an armed vehicular hijacking in Chicago. Police pulled over the car in the 200 block of Des Plaines. The driver and two passengers opened their doors and exited the car before police told them to sit on the curb. The driver attempted to run away, but police performed an emergency takedown and took him into custody. When police ran after the driver, the two passengers fled on foot at the same time backup arrived at the scene. Officers pursued the two men, locating one at the parking garage in the 200 block of Des Plaines and the other in the 7400 block of Washington. The driver was charged with motor vehicle theft, resisting police, and driving with a suspended or revoked license. The passengers were both charged with criminal trespass to a vehicle and resisting police.  

Aggravated battery 

Police were dispatched to 400 Thomas Ave. on Aug 22 for a fight in progress. Upon arrival, a man told police that another person punched him and was inside the liquor store. Police entered the store and detained the suspect. The suspect told police that the other man nearly hit him with his car in the parking lot and refused to apologize. Police reported that the victim had bleeding inside his mouth and a scrape on his forehead. The offender was charged with aggravated battery. 

These items were obtained from Forest Park Police Department reports dated Aug. 21 through Aug. 27 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.